Class 244/190 - Of pilotless aircraft

Subclass of Class 244 - Aeronautics and astronautics
Definition: System wherein the path of flight of an aircraft having
No. of applications: 29
Last issue date: 01/19/2012

Application No.	Application Title	Issue Date
20120016534	ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE USING THE SAME A method for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) using an electronic device obtains movement data of the electronic device detected by an accelerometer of the electronic device, and converts the movement data of the electronic device to control signals. The met...	01/19/2012
20110210883	STANDOFF DETECTION OF MOTION AND CONCEALED UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE (UXO) A surveillance system includes a multi-propeller aircraft having a main propeller and a plurality of wing unit propellers; a housing that houses the main propeller and the wing unit propellers; an ultra-wideband (UWB) radar imaging system; a control system for controlli...	09/01/2011
20110204187	Homeostatic Flying Hovercraft A homeostatic flying hovercraft preferably utilizes at least two pairs of counter-rotating ducted fans to generate lift like a hovercraft and utilizes a homeostatic hover control system to create a flying craft that is easily controlled. The homeostatic hover control sy...	08/25/2011
20110130913	UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMS Unmanned aerial vehicle control systems are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method of controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle includes transmitting an indication of a take-off or landing location to the unmanned aerial vehicle. The unmanned aerial vehicle is launc...	06/02/2011
20100256839	Performing Corrective Action on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Using One Axis of Three-Axis Magnetometer Methods and systems are provided for using a measurement of only one axis of a three-axis magnetometer to perform at least one corrective action on an unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”). An exemplary embodiment comprises (i) receiving from a three-axis magnetometer a m...	10/07/2010
20100237199	ADJUSTABLE SERVOMECHANISM ASSEMBLIES AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Adjustable servomechanism assemblies and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. An unmanned aircraft system in accordance with one embodiment of the disclosure includes a movable mechanism and a servomechanism assembly operably coupled to the movable mecha...	09/23/2010
20100228406	UAV Flight Control Method And System Disclosed herein is a method and system for flying a ducted-fan air-vehicle, such as an unmanned air-vehicle. The method includes receiving a first input associated with a target point of interest and pointing the gimbaled sensor at the target point of interest. The met...	09/09/2010
20100224732	WIRELESSLY CONTROLLING UNMANNED AIRCRAFT AND ACCESSING ASSOCIATED SURVEILLANCE DATA Controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) may be accomplished by using a wireless device (e.g., cell phone) to send a control message to a receiver at the UAV via a wireless telecommunication network (e.g., an existing cellular network configured primarily for mobile...	09/09/2010
20100084513	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIRECTING UNMANNED VEHICLES A method of remotely controlling an aerial vehicle within an environment, including providing a control station in communication with the aerial vehicle, providing a map of the environment, receiving target world coordinates for the aerial vehicle within the environment...	04/08/2010
20090224094	System for tactical balloon launch and payload return A system is disclosed whereby a sensor, communication device, or other payload may be lofted to an operational altitude and maintained over an area of interest for some time by a relatively inexpensive and disposable buoyant aircraft, then returned intact to its point o...	09/10/2009
20090222148	Autonomous Outer Loop Control of Man-Rated Fly-By-Wire Aircraft The present invention is directed to a system for converting a man-rated fly-by-wire (FBW) aircraft into a remote controlled unmanned airborne vehicle (UAV). The FBW aircraft includes a FBW flight control system (FBW-FCS) configured to control aircraft control surfaces ...	09/03/2009
20090108140	Checklist Administration System for a Vehicle According to one embodiment, code embodied in a computer readable storage medium is configured to generate a checklist for a vehicle by receiving a measured value obtained from at least one sensor configured on the vehicle, setting a parameter value that is associated w...	04/30/2009
20090050747	Remote control model aircraft with laser tag shooting action The present invention is a radio-controlled (RC) model aircraft system with laser tag capabilities. A transmitter and receiver are each installed in at least two separate RC aircrafts. The transmitter on one aircraft emits an infrared light beam to the receiver on the o...	02/26/2009
20080203231	Control apparatus of wireless remote-control model and operating parameter setup system thereof A control apparatus of a wireless remote-control model and its operating parameter setup system is set up and changed by a personal computer, and various settings of setup information are transmitted to a wireless remote-control helicopter through a communication line, ...	08/28/2008
20080190274	COMMERCIAL AIRLINER MISSILE PROTECTION USING FORMATION DRONE AIRCRAFT A commercial airliner (100) controls and is flown in formation with a drone aircraft (200) that includes missile detection and diversion equipment (215) capable of protecting the airliner from a man portable missile (130)....	08/14/2008
20080033604	System and Method For Safely Flying Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Civilian Airspace A system and method for safely flying an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), or remotely piloted vehicle (RPV) in civilian airspace uses a remotely located pilot to control the aircraft using a synthetic vision system during at least se...	02/07/2008
20070131822	Aerial and ground robotic system An aerial and ground robotic system has a number of mobile nodes creating a mesh network, including at least one aerial node. A sensor is provided on the at least one aerial node. A base station receives data from the sensor through the mesh network. ...	06/14/2007
20070084971	Wireless-controlled airplane A wireless-controlled airplane includes a flying unit and an on-ground controller which is connected to the flying unit through a communication section and flies the flying unit. The flying unit includes a body, a drive section installed on the body, a propulsion appara...	04/19/2007
20070029440	Aircraft configuration for micro and mini uav An aircraft arrangement for Mini or Micro UAV comprising a fore wing (14) and an aft wing (12) in tandem closed-coupled arrangement. The aft wing (12) has side panels (18) and control surfaces (19), and tapered planform with positive s...	02/08/2007
20070023582	Unmanned air vehicle, integrated weapon platform, avionics system and control method A small, reusable interceptor unmanned air vehicle (UAV), an avionics control system for the UAV, a design method for the UAV and a method for controlling the UAV, for interdiction of small scale air, water and ground threats. The UAV includes a high performance airfram...	02/01/2007
20070018052	A system and method for in-flight control of an aerial vehicle A system for in-flight control of an aerial vehicle (2) including an on-board flight control system (5), a remote control station (4) and a read-only digital representation of a subset of the airspace. The flight control system (5) and the re...	01/25/2007
20060266884	Miniature airplane apparatus and method An apparatus is described comprising: an aircraft having one or more control surfaces; and one or more micro-electro mechanical systems (“MEMS”) actuators to control the movement of the one or more control surfaces. ...	11/30/2006
20060214064	Multi-device controller for model aircraft Control system for radio-controlled aircraft. The control system includes a control master for simultaneously controlling a group of flight control means, for example, a group of ailerons. A control bar is slidably mounted in the control master and connected to a servo-...	09/28/2006
20060113428	Programmable flying object A launcher has programmable keys that activate a programming device to communicate with a flying toy to set up any one of multiple different motions of the toy. This is affected when the flying object and the launcher are connected together. Different combinations of pr...	06/01/2006
20060102798	Unmanned biplane for airborne reconnaissance and surveillance having staggered and gapped wings The present invention provides an unmanned airborne reconnaissance vehicle having a fuselage, a forward wing pair and a rearward wing pair vertically separated by a gap and staggered fore and aft therebetween such that a general biplane configuration is formed. The pres...	05/18/2006
20050151023	Control system for model aircraft A steering control system for a model aircraft monitors a steering control signal and determines if the signal is above a first predetermined level or below a second predetermined level, which would be indicative of a strong right turn or left turn input from a controll...	07/14/2005
20050109872	Method and apparatus for detecting a flight obstacle An apparatus for and a method of detecting a flight obstacle (28, 30, 32, 34) in the surroundings (50) of an aircraft (4), in particular for collision warning purposes, wherein images of the surroundings (50) are recorded, the flight obstacle...	05/26/2005
20050103943	Laser-tethered vehicle The present invention provides a position control system for a remote-controlled vehicle, a vehicle operated by the control system, and a method for operating a remote-controlled vehicle. An electromagnetic energy receiver is configured to receive an electromagnetic bea...	05/19/2005
20050096800	Virtuality attached node The present invention provides a position control system for a remote-controlled vehicle, a vehicle operated by the control system, and a method for operating a remote-controlled vehicle. An electromagnetic energy receiver is configured to receive an electromagnetic bea...	05/05/2005

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Class 244/190 - Of pilotless aircraft