Systems and Methods for Tethered Drones
AssigneeBlue Vigil LLC
InventorsRobert Schumann, Gerard Eldering, Charles A. Eldering, Brandon Wernick, Ted Markson
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Abstract
In an example embodiment, a drone-based system comprises: a base station, wherein the base station is configured to provide drone control and power; a drone; a tether connecting the base station to the drone and configured to provide the drone with the power from the base station; and a lighting system, operably attached to the drone via the tether, configured to generate illumination of a ground area, wherein the illumination of the ground area is controllable by modifying least one of an intensity of the illumination and a height of the drone above the ground area.
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A drone-based system comprising:
- a base station, wherein the base station is configured to provide drone control and power;
- a drone;
- a tether connecting the base station to the drone and configured to provide the drone with the power from the base station;
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- a lighting system, operably attached to the drone via a gimbal, configured to generate illumination of a ground area, wherein the gimbal is configured to compensate for motion of the drone while in flight, and the illumination of the ground area is controllable by modifying least one of an intensity of the illumination and a height of the drone above the ground area.
A drone-based system comprising:
- a base station, wherein the base station is configured to provide drone control and power;
- a drone;
- a tether connecting the base station to the drone and configured to provide the drone with the power from the base station;
- a directionally-alterable lighting system operably attached to the drone via a gimbal configured to compensate for motion of the drone while in flight and wherein the directionally-alterable lighting system generates illumination;
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- a lighting system controller electrically connected to the directionally-alterable lighting system and configured to provide direction and intensity control of the directionally-alterable lighting system.
A drone-based system comprising:
- a base station, wherein the base station is configured to provide drone control and power;
- a drone;
- a tether connecting the base station to the drone and configured to provide the drone with the power from the base station;
- a directionally-alterable lighting system having a plurality of independently-addressable lighting units, each operably attached to the drone via a gimbal system and configured to provide illumination of a ground area;
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- a lighting system controller electrically connected to the directionally-alterable lighting system and configured to provide direction and intensity control of each of the plurality of independently-addressable lighting units.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.