TETHERED AERIAL SYSTEM FOR DATA GATHERING

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20130233964A1
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13413696

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A tethered unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”) may be outfitted with a sensor payload for data gathering. The tethered UAV may be tethered to a ground station for constricting the flight space of the UAV while also providing the option for power delivery and/or bidirectional communications. The tethered UAV's flight path may be extended by introducing one or more secondary UAVs that cooperate to extend the horizontal flight path of a primary UAV. The ground station, which may be coupled with the tethered aerial vehicle, may comprise a listening switch configured to determine a condition of the tether such that the supply of power to the tether may be terminated when tether damage or a tether severance is detected.

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AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION9950 WAKEMAN DRIVE MANASSAS VA 20110

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Peverill, James Canton, US 18 721
Woodworth, Adam Melrose, US 57 1313

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