Aerial vehicle interception system
AssigneeAurora Flight Sciences Corporation
InventorsBoris Abramov, John B. Wissler, Martin Kearney-Fischer, Jason Ryan, Jae-Woo Choi, James D. Paduano
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Abstract
The subject disclosure relates an aerial system to track a detected obstacle. The aerial system may comprise a plurality of aircraft, an aircraft storage system to house the plurality of aircraft, an aircraft controller in communication with each of a tracking system and the plurality of aircraft. In operation, one or more of the plurality of aircraft may engage the detected threat. At least one of the plurality of aircraft may include a target neutralization device to strike the detected threat.
Claims20
An aerial system to manage a detected obstacle, the aerial system comprising:
- a plurality of aircraft;
- an aircraft storage system to house the plurality of aircraft;
- and
- an aircraft controller in communication with each of a tracking system and the plurality of aircraft, wherein the aircraft controller comprises a processor and a memory device with an executable program stored therein, wherein the executable program instructs the processor to:
- identify a detected obstacle;
- identify a first aircraft from said plurality of aircraft that is within a first predetermined distance of the detected obstacle;
- and
- send, via a tracking system, a launch command message to the first aircraft, wherein the launch command message comprises a location and trajectory of the detected obstacle and instructs the first aircraft to deploy from the aircraft storage system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.