Tracking unmanned aerial vehicles using reflected light

This disclosure describes systems and methods for visually tracking a position of an unmanned aerial vehicle ("UAV") using reflected light. A light source at an origin location, such as the location of an operator of the UAV, is aligned and emitted toward the position of the UAV. The emitt...

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Hauptverfasser:	Wilcox Scott Michael, Beckman Brian C, Haskin Menashe, Parent Gershon
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AEROPLANES AIRCRAFT ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES ARRANGEMENTS OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSIONTRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT FLYING SUITS HELICOPTERS LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION ORRERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES MEASURING PARACHUTES PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHYSICS RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING RADIO NAVIGATION TESTING TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	This disclosure describes systems and methods for visually tracking a position of an unmanned aerial vehicle ("UAV") using reflected light. A light source at an origin location, such as the location of an operator of the UAV, is aligned and emitted toward the position of the UAV. The emitted light source reflects off a reflector coupled to the UAV toward a location of the operator or a visual observer working with the operator. The reflected light increases the visibility of the UAV, thereby extending the distance from an operator at which the UAV can be operated while maintaining visible contact between the operator and/or a visual observer working with the operator and the UAV.