Airborne payload control system
US10384782B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 28, 2017 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64U2201/10
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for an airborne payload system includes receiving, from a sensor on a payload line, information about the payload line, wherein the payload line comprises a first end wound about a main reel of a winch system and a second end configured to couple to a payload. The method further includes providing instructions, based on the received information, to the unmanned aircraft and the winch system in order to control a position of the second end of the payload line.
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