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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7931239 | 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 contro... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7581702 | 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 mo... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7362234 | Controller for remote vehicles and craft and for virtual subjects A control system which provides directional control over various real and virtual vehicles, craft and moveable subjects. The control system includes a housing, a controller in the housing having an electronic radio control PC board or an electronic video control PC ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7350748 | Modular construction of an aircraft control system Apparatus is disclosed for disabling on-board pilot operation of an aircraft and transferring aircraft operation to an alternate source of control. The aircraft has an aircraft control system for controlling at least one controlled component, such as an aircraft att... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7275973 | Toy aircraft A toy aircraft may include an airframe, which may include a fuselage and a wing assembly. The toy aircraft may include at least one propulsion unit mounted to the airframe. The at least one propulsion unit may be operable to propel the toy aircraft. The toy aircraft... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7271740 | System and process for providing improved aircraft operational safety The present invention relates to a system and a process for providing improved operational safety for aircraft. The system/process of the instant invention utilizes real-time, two-way transmission of voice and/or text and flight-critical data between an aircraft and... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7195208 | 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 se... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7183946 | Safety aircraft flight system The present invention is a computer system designed to use the conventional devices and special programming of the present invention that will ensure the safe operation of aircraft. The present invention is an anti-terrorist and Anti-Crash System to ensure and maint... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7162230 | Radio-controlled device A radio-controlled device is provided that has improved steering responsivity. The radio-controlled device consists of a transmitter, a receiver, and digital servomechanisms. A PPM signal format of signals transmitted from the transmitter is shown in FIG. 4( | 01/09/2007 |
| 7158877 | Waypoint navigation The invention relates to remote control of an unmanned aerial vehicle, UAV, (100) from a control station (110) by means of a wireless command link (115). The UAV (100) may be controlled in an autonomous mode wherein it flies according to ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7142971 | System and method for automatically controlling a path of travel of a vehicle The method and system for automatically controlling a path of travel of a vehicle include engaging an automatic control system when the security of the onboard controls is jeopardized. Engagement may be automatic or manual from inside the vehicle or remotely via a c... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7121506 | Remotely controlled model airplane having deflectable centrally biased control surface A remotely controlled model airplane includes a receiver responsive to signals from a transmitter to control the direction of flight of the model airplane. The receiver, powered by a battery, demodulates the signal transmitted by the transmitter to selectively energ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7120521 | Anti hijacking fail-safe system with alert locator tracking capabilities The Anti Hijacking Fail-safe System with Alert Locator Tracking Capabilities is a tamper-proof computer hardware/software system that could be installed in a commercial aircraft that, in case of an emergency, could be irreversibly engaged by the pilot, or by remote ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7110866 | Security enhanced automatic pilot system for air vehicles A security enhanced automatic pilot system for an air vehicle. Upon a change of trajectory for an air vehicle during flight, the pilot is requested to confirm the change in trajectory. Through the placement of the pilot's finger on a fingerprint sensor, messages can... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7099745 | Robot system using virtual world A robot system, operable to perform a task, is integrated on a robot with a sensor, a control module, and a virtual world. The virtual world represents a generic continuum including a collection of information replicating the spatial and temporal properties of a num... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7099752 | Safelander SAFELANDER provides a method of safely operating aircraft, equipped with a Flight Control Unit, Instrument Landing System, and Autopilot, remotely on the ground and/or in congested airspace. The remote pilot, who can concurrently control a plurality of operational a... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7073750 | Propulsion system for model airplane An improved structure and method for powering the flight of a model airplane by positioning the motors and propellers on the back side of the top wings of an airplane using a single or double-deck wing design so that the propellers and motors of the airplane are bet... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7014141 | Unmanned airborne reconnaissance system An unmanned airborne reconnaissance system, the unmanned airborne reconnaissance system including a lightweight, portable, powered aircraft and a foldable launch rail, the aircraft, in a broken down condition and the launch rail in a broken down condition fitable in... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7006904 | Anti-hijacking security system and apparatus for aircraft A vehicle security system and method allows for the disabling of manual vehicle control, while automatic vehicle guidance provides control of the vehicle. The vehicle, which may be an aircraft, boat, train, truck, etc. is thus secured against unauthorized guidance t... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6975923 | Autonomous vehicle guidance on or near airports A method for operating an autonomous vehicle at an airport comprises the steps of: receiving a set of general purpose navigation signals; receiving a supplementary set of navigation signals; receiving constraint data representing a permitted area of operation; calcu... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6965816 | PFN/TRAC system FAA upgrades for accountable remote and robotics control to stop the unauthorized use of aircraft and to improve equipment management and public safety in transportation This invention, a Protected Primary Focal Node PFN is a Trusted Remote Activity Controller TRAC and mobile communication router platform that provides accountable remote and robotics control to transportation vehicles by interfacing with the vehicles E/E systems. It... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6928363 | Autotiller control system for aircraft An automatic guidance and control system for aircraft moving on the ground. On-ground taxi control is provided in response to steering commands for nosewheel positioning. ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6898492 | Self-contained flight data recorder with wireless data retrieval A flight recorder designed for small aircraft captures various onboard flight data in real-time and stores it in non-volatile memory. Recorded data includes aircraft's instantaneous position, altitude, attitude, engine RPM, G forces, flap position, cockpit voice and... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6845303 | Micro-satellite and satellite formation for inverse and distributed proximity operations A method and apparatus for conducting proximity operations is disclosed. The method called inverser proximity operations includes maneuvering an active vehicle into general proximity to a target vehicle, transmitting from the target vehicle to the active vehicle dat... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6789768 | Bordered flying tool Differential Global Positioning System receivers (60) are located at the corners of a confined zone and receive signals from Global Positioning System satellites (62). The Differential Global Positioning System receivers (60) aid an aircraft ( | 09/14/2004 |
| 6739556 | Method and apparatus for providing an aircraft emergency safety control system A method and apparatus for providing an Aircraft Emergency Safety Control System (AESCS) capable of regaining control of an aircraft that may have been lost due to incapacitation of the crew includes an airborne segment, a ground segment, and a communications segmen... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6691956 | Airplane security system An airplane security system, particularly for a commercial airliner, includes an on-board device for allowing a person not on-board the airplane to override an on-board piloting system for the airplane. This on-board device is used together with an off-bo... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6694228 | Control system for remotely operated vehicles for operational payload employment A control system for a UAV includes control translations which maximize operational employment of the UAV payload. By determining spatial references, and then using the references to transform the control stick commands, the operator treats the UAV as a p... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6641082 | Aircraft ferrying system and method thereof The invention is a system for ferrying at least one aircraft by a ferrying aircraft, the at least one aircraft and ferrying aircraft having vehicle management systems. In detail, the invention includes an attachment device for joining a wing tip of the at... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6634593 | Remote controlled aircraft, in particular for surveillance or inspection The invention concerns a remote-controlled flying machine, in particular for surveillance and inspection, capable of hovering and comprising a spherical open-worked resistant shroud integral with a cylindrical fairing wherein rotates a propeller powered b... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6460810 | Semiautonomous flight director A device for programming industry standard autopilots by unskilled pilots. The effect of the invention is such that when the invention is employed in a flying body comprising an industry standard autopilot with a digital flight control system, the inventi... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6131065 | Electronic flight data strips and method for air traffic control A portable, re-usable, battery-powered, electronic device for storing, displaying and modifying air traffic control information. The electronic flight data strip receives input data from an external data source via infrared or radio transmission, stores t... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6025790 | Position recognizing system of autonomous running vehicle A camera assembly 10 images a distant landscape and a downward landscape every a predetermined period of time. A position recognizing unit 30 of a moving object (autonomous running vehicle) detects the movement of the moving object on the basis of the mov... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6021980 | Stabilization of radio controlled aircraft A stabilization system is disclosed in which stabilization pitch and roll signals effective for stabilizing the aircraft are combined with respective pilot provided elevator and aileron position demand signals in accordance with a function which reduces t... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5904724 | Method and apparatus for remotely piloting an aircraft A method and apparatus that allows a remote aircraft to be controlled by a remotely located pilot who is presented with a synthesized three-dimensional projected view representing the environment around the remote aircraft. According to one aspect of the ... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5803407 | Apparatus and methods for in-space satellite operations The life of a target satellite is modified, i.e., extended or terminated by docking an extension spacecraft with the target satellite to form a docked satellite-spacecraft combination. The extension spacecraft is docked with and mechanically connected to ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5712446 | Flat-sided model rocket and method therefor The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method a flat-side model rocket. In the preferred embodiment, the model rocket is four-sided, and may be constructed by a user from wooden pieces that are pre-cut and pre-engraved with a sealed-CO... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5609312 | Model helicopter A fuselage structure for use on a model helicopter includes a longitudinally extending keel defined by a vertical flat plate oriented to lie in parallel relation to a longitudinal axis of the model helicopter. A radio control system component is mounted t... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5531402 | Wireless flight control system A primary or backup flight control system for controlling the flight path of an aircraft or spacecraft using wireless transmitters (15 and 16) located near the flight deck (14) and positioned within, or on, the outer skin of the fuselage (10). These trans... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5087000 | Toy Airplane A radio controlled toy airplane has an airframe with a fixed vertical tail plane, a fixed horizontal tail plane, and at least one set of rightside and leftside propellers. The rotational outputs of the propellers are controlled discretely and continuously... | 02/11/1992 |
