Methods, apparatus and systems for enhanced synthetic vision and multi-sensor data fusion to improve operational capabilities of unmanned aerial vehicles
US7747364B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 6, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jun 29, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B7/18504
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention provides, in some aspects, improved methods, apparatus and systems for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operation that utilize multiple data links between a UAV and a control station in order to transmit control and actionable intelligence data. Such methods, apparatus and systems can be used, for example, to monitor a selected environment (e.g., an oil field or other terrain/environment of interest). In a related aspect, such data links comprise satellite communication channels.
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