Method for precision localization of aircraft in dynamic Euclidean reference frames while moving

A method of controlling the motion of an autonomous aircraft and a capture device using computational processes and algorithms, said method comprising the steps of:

• a. Calculating local Euclidean reference frame positions, velocities, and accelerations of an aircraft, a capture device, and a host vehicle based on sensor inputs, wherein the computations are performed on any available computer hardware component locally or globally;
• b. Using differentiation with respect to time to compute relative velocities and accelerations of the moving objects;
• c. Directing the motion path of the autonomous aircraft relative to a fixed point moving with the host vehicle, using computer algorithms to command the movement of the capture device;
• d. Controlling the capture device's position using algorithms executed on any available computer hardware component locally or globally;
• e. Capturing and launching the autonomous aircraft using the computed relative positions, velocities, and accelerations, with the capture device controlled by computer algorithms.

A method of capturing and launching an autonomous aircraft inflight in various environments using a moving capture device mounted on an articulating mechanism, said method comprising the steps of:

• a. Operating moving objects comprising an aircraft, a capture device, and a host vehicle in environments including air, ground, on water, and underwater, wherein more than three moving objects can be used for localization;
• b. Using sensors, including mechanical, infrared, visible light, and other electromagnetic waveforms, to determine distances and angles between the moving objects in these environments;
• c. Directing the motion path of the autonomous aircraft relative to a fixed point moving with the host vehicle, wherein the capture device can be mounted at any point on the articulating mechanism or host vehicle;
• d. Commanding the articulating mechanism to a fixed point moving with the host vehicle, comprising a free-moving end with a capture device and a secured end to the host vehicle;
• e. Capturing and launching the aircraft using the capture device, adapted for operation in the given environment.