Expandable decoy unmanned aerial vehicles
AssigneeInsitu, Inc.
InventorDonald Calvin Harring, III
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Abstract
Expandable decoy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are disclosed. A disclosed example decoy UAV includes an expandable body at least partially defining an exterior of the expandable decoy UAV, an expander to expand the expandable body to a desired footprint, and a propulsion device operatively coupled to the expandable body, the propulsion device to move the expandable decoy UAV.
Claims20
An expandable decoy unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) comprising:
- an expandable body at least partially defining an exterior of the expandable decoy UAV, wherein the expandable body includes an upper surface and a lower surface opposite the upper surface,
- the expandable body configured to be expanded to a desired footprint by moving the upper surface and the lower surface apart from one another;
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- a propulsion device operatively coupled to the expandable body, the propulsion device to move the expandable decoy UAV.
An expandable decoy unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) comprising:
- an expandable body at least partially defining an exterior of the expandable decoy UAV, wherein the expandable body includes an inflatable balloon,
- the expandable body configured to be expanded to a desired footprint by moving an upper surface of the expandable body and a lower surface of the expandable body apart from one another;
- and
- a propulsion device operatively coupled to the expandable body, the propulsion device to move the expandable decoy UAV.
A method of operating an expandable decoy unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the method comprising:
- deploying the expandable decoy UAV;
- expanding an expandable body of the expandable decoy UAV to a desired footprint, the expandable body at least partially defining an exterior surface of the expandable decoy UAV, wherein the expandable body includes an upper surface and a lower surface opposite the upper surface, the expandable body configured to be expanded by moving the upper surface and the lower surface apart from one another;
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- directing, by executing an instruction with at least one processor, a propulsion device of the expandable decoy UAV to move the expandable decoy UAV.
A non-transitory machine readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed, cause at least one processor to:
- cause an expandable decoy UAV to deploy;
- cause an expandable body of the expandable decoy UAV to expand to a desired footprint, the expandable body at least partially defining an exterior surface of the expandable decoy UAV, wherein the expandable body includes an upper surface and a lower surface opposite the upper surface, the expandable body configured to be expanded by moving the upper surface and the lower surface apart from one another;
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- direct a propulsion device to move the expandable decoy UAV.
An expandable decoy unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) comprising:
- means for supporting the expandable decoy UAV, the means for supporting including an upper surface and a lower surface opposite the upper surface;
- means for expanding the means for supporting to a desired footprint, the means for expanding configured to move the upper surface and the lower surface apart from one another;
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- means for moving the expandable decoy UAV.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.