Methods for formation flying aided by a relative navigation system
US8463463B1 · kind B1 · utility
23Cited by
17References
25Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 27, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/104
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods for flying multiple aircraft in a predetermined formation in which a relative navigation grid is emitted from at least one of the aircraft, a spatial relationship is calculated based on the emitted relative navigation grid, and a relative position of at least one aircraft is altered to position the aircraft in the predetermined formation when the spatial relationship does not conform with the predetermined formation.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.