STANDOFF DETECTION OF MOTION AND CONCEALED UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE (UXO)
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- 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 housed in the housing;
a control system, housed in the housing, for controlling flight of the multi-propeller aircraft from a remote location; and
a telemetry system, housed in the housing, for providing information from the ultra-wideband (UWB) radar imaging system to the remote location.
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Abstract
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 controlling flight of the multi-propeller aircraft from a remote location; and a telemetry system for providing information from the ultra-wideband (UWB) radar imaging system to the remote location. A method includes: remotely controlling flight of the aircraft using a main propeller and a plurality of wing unit propellers with airflow from the main propeller to the wing unit propellers for lift and propulsion; operating an ultra-wideband (UWB) radar imaging system from the aircraft; and transmitting information from the UWB radar imaging system to a display at a location remote from the aircraft.
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17 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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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 housed in the housing; a control system, housed in the housing, for controlling flight of the multi-propeller aircraft from a remote location; and a telemetry system, housed in the housing, for providing information from the ultra-wideband (UWB) radar imaging system to the remote location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7)
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5. The system of clam 1, wherein flight control is provided by adjusting the relative speeds of the main propeller and wing unit propellers.
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8. A method comprising:
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remotely controlling flight of an aircraft using a main propeller and a plurality of wing unit propellers for lift and propulsion; operating an ultra-wideband (UWB) radar imaging system from the aircraft; and transmitting information from the UWB radar imaging system to a display at a location remote from the aircraft. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) comprising:
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a ground plate; a plurality of wing propeller units attached to the ground plate; a housing attached to the ground plate; a main propeller unit connected, directly or indirectly, to the ground plate and disposed to provide a portion of airflow to the wing propeller units; and a control system in communication with the main propeller unit and the wing propeller units and providing flight control by adjustment of the speed and thrust from all of the propeller units concurrently.
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16. The UAV of claim 18, wherein:
the housing has a shape that directs a flow of air from the main propeller unit to at least one of the wing propeller units.
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17. The UAV of claim 18, further comprising:
a plurality of hollow tubes that open to the outside of the housing.
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