Aerial display system with floating pixels
US8862285B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 15, 2013 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 5, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2380/12
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for performing an aerial display. The system includes a plurality of UAVs each including a propulsion device and a display payload, and the system includes a ground station system with a processor executing a fleet manager module and memory storing a different flight plan and a set of display controls for the UAVs. Then, wherein, during a display time period, the UAVs concurrently execute the flight plans through operation of the propulsion devices and operate the display payloads based on the display controls. The display payloads each include a lighting assembly and a light controller. The output light is one of a two or more colored light streams, and each of the display payloads further may include a light diffuser with the output light being directed onto a surface of the light diffuser. The light diffuser may include a light diffusing screen extending about the lighting assembly.
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