Search and rescue UAV system and method
US11415689B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 24, 2017 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S2013/0245
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) having at least one sensor for detecting the presence of a survivor in a search and rescue area. The at least one sensor is preferably an ultra-wide band (UWB) transceiver sensor. The UAV includes a UAV data link transceiver for wirelessly communicating information concerning the survivor to a command center.
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