Methods of laser powering unmanned aerial vehicles with heat engines

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9920706
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15009080

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Methods of laser powering unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) with heat engines are disclosed. The laser powered heat engines are used in conjunction with devices for absorbing laser optical radiation, turning the laser optical radiation into heat, supplying the heat to a working fluid of the heat engine and harvesting mechanical work from expanding working fluid in the heat engine.

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Blank, Stephen Jon East Norwich, US 2 26
Yavid, Dmitriy Stony Brook, US 72 2624

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