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US 11,667,379 B1Granted
Systems, apparatus, and methods for airborne data retrieval
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorJudah H. Milgram
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Abstract
Systems, apparatus, and methods are provided for retrieving data from remotely deployed sensor systems. Flight control systems are also provided for maintaining the orientation of a high gain antenna affixed to an aircraft relative to a stationary or nearly stationary transceiver.
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A method for receiving data from a sensor system, comprising:
- providing a sensor system comprising data stored therein, and a radio transceiver for transmitting stored data;
- providing an aircraft comprising a high-gain antenna;
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- providing a flight control system comprising a processor,
- where the processor is programmed to operate the aircraft to conduct a loitering maneuver, where the loitering maneuver is a pylon turn, to maintain alignment of a high-gain lobe of the high-gain antenna in the aircraft with the radio transceiver of the sensor system, based at least on a roll about a longitudinal axis of the aircraft relative to the position of the sensor system, such that radio waves transmitting stored data are received from the radio transceiver of the sensor system,
- where the high-gain antenna receives stored data transmitted by the radio transceiver of the sensor system.
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A system for retrieving data from a sensor system, comprising:
- a sensor system comprising data stored therein, and a radio transceiver for transmitting stored data;
- an aircraft having a lateral axis, a longitudinal axis, and a vertical axis, comprising:
- a high-gain antenna for receiving radio signals transmitted by the radio transceiver;
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- a processor programmed to conduct a loitering maneuver the aircraft to maintain the high-gain antenna in an orientation capable of receiving the radio signals transmitted by the radio transceiver on the stationary sensor system, where the loitering maneuver is a pylon turn, such that the orientation is to maintain alignment of a high-gain lobe of the high-gain antenna in the aircraft with the radio transceiver of the sensor system, based at least on a roll about a longitudinal axis of the aircraft relative to the position of the radio transceiver of the sensor system.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.