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US 2018/0025651 A1Published application
Systems and devices to control antenna azimuth orientation in an omni-directional unmanned aerial vehicle
AssigneeTaoglas Group Holdings Limited
InventorChristopher M. ANDERSON
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Abstract
Disclosed is the use of a fixed, directional antenna mounted on a surface of an omni-directional UAV. An orientation of the UAV is altered as a result of a pitch-roll-yaw command executed by the UAV to position the fixed, directional antenna optimally towards the base station.
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An unmanned aerial vehicle system comprising:
- an unmanned aerial vehicle having a fixed, directional antenna, a rotational orientation detector, an absolute location detection system, and a flight control system;
- a base station having an RF transceiver, an azimuth computation unit, a rotational orientation detector, and an absolute location detection system in wireless communication with the unmanned aerial vehicle wherein the base station is configured to receive an absolute location data from the unmanned aerial vehicle and calculate an orientation of the unmanned aerial vehicle.
An unmanned aerial vehicle system comprising:
- an unmanned aerial vehicle having a fixed, directional antenna, a rotational orientation detector, an absolute location detection system, a flight control system and an azimuth computation unit;
- a base station having an RF transceiver, and a control station absolute location detection system in wireless communication with the unmanned aerial vehicle wherein the base station is configured to receive an absolute location data from the unmanned aerial vehicle rotational orientation detector and calculate an orientation of the unmanned aerial vehicle.
A method of controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle system comprising:
- an unmanned aerial vehicle having a fixed, directional antenna, a rotational orientation detector, an absolute location detection system, and a flight control system;
- a base station having an RF transceiver, an azimuth computation unit, a rotational orientation detector, and an absolute location detection system in wireless communication with the unmanned aerial vehicle wherein the base station is configured to receive an absolute location data from the unmanned aerial vehicle and calculate an orientation of the unmanned aerial vehicle, the method steps comprising
- establishing a wireless communication link between the unmanned aerial vehicle and the base station;
- determining a location and orientation of the unmanned aerial vehicle;
- calculating an instruction for the flight control system to change one or more of a pitch, roll and yaw of the unmanned aerial vehicle to change an orientation of the fixed, directional antenna.
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A method of controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle system comprising:
- an unmanned aerial vehicle having a fixed, directional antenna, a rotational orientation detector, an absolute location detection system, a flight control system and an azimuth computation unit;
- a base station having an RF transceiver, and a control station absolute location detection system in wireless communication with the unmanned aerial vehicle wherein the base station is configured to receive an absolute location data from the unmanned aerial vehicle rotational orientation detector and calculate an orientation of the unmanned aerial vehicle, the method steps comprising
- establishing a wireless communication link between the unmanned aerial vehicle and the base station;
- determining a location of the unmanned aerial vehicle;
- calculating an instruction for the flight control system to change one or more of a pitch, roll and yaw of the unmanned aerial vehicle to change an orientation of the fixed, directional antenna.
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An unmanned aerial vehicle system comprising:
- an unmanned aerial vehicle means having a fixed, directional antenna means, a rotational orientation detector, an absolute location detection system, and a flight control system;
- a base station means having an RF transceiver, an azimuth computation unit, a rotational orientation detector, and an absolute location detection system in wireless communication with the unmanned aerial vehicle wherein the base station means is configured to receive an absolute location data from the unmanned aerial vehicle and calculate an orientation of the unmanned aerial vehicle.
An unmanned aerial vehicle system comprising:
- an unmanned aerial vehicle means having a fixed, directional antenna means, a rotational orientation detector, an absolute location detection system, a flight control system and an azimuth computation unit;
- a base station means having an RF transceiver, and a control station absolute location detection system in wireless communication with the unmanned aerial vehicle wherein the base station means is configured to receive an absolute location data from the unmanned aerial vehicle rotational orientation detector and calculate an orientation of the unmanned aerial vehicle.
A method of controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle system comprising:
- an unmanned aerial vehicle means having a fixed, directional antenna means, a rotational orientation detector, an absolute location detection system, and a flight control system;
- a base station means having an RF transceiver, an azimuth computation unit, a rotational orientation detector, and an absolute location detection system in wireless communication with the unmanned aerial vehicle wherein the base station means is configured to receive an absolute location data from the unmanned aerial vehicle and calculate an orientation of the unmanned aerial vehicle, the method steps comprising
- establishing a wireless communication link between the unmanned aerial vehicle and the base station;
- determining a location of the unmanned aerial vehicle;
- calculating an instruction for the flight control system to change one or more of a pitch, roll and yaw of the unmanned aerial vehicle to change an orientation of the fixed, directional antenna.
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A method of controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle system comprising:
- an unmanned aerial vehicle means having a fixed, directional antenna means, a rotational orientation detector, an absolute location detection system, a flight control system and an azimuth computation unit;
- a base station means having an RF transceiver, and a control station absolute location detection system in wireless communication with the unmanned aerial vehicle wherein the base station means is configured to receive an absolute location data from the unmanned aerial vehicle rotational orientation detector and calculate an orientation of the unmanned aerial vehicle, the method steps comprising
- establishing a wireless communication link between the unmanned aerial vehicle and the base station;
- determining a location of the unmanned aerial vehicle;
- calculating an instruction for the flight control system to change one or more of a pitch, roll and yaw of the unmanned aerial vehicle to change an orientation of the fixed, directional antenna.
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