Spear Tactical RFID Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS)

• US 20140061377A1
• Filed: 11/21/2012
• Published: 03/06/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Donald Earl Smith
• Original Assignee: Donald Earl Smith
• Inventors: Smith, Donald Earl
• Application Number:
  US13/682,816
• Publication Number:
  US 20140061377A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 244/63
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 3/10 Shape of wings
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 39/024 of the remote controlled vehicle type, i.e. RPV
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 39/028 Micro-sized aircraft
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 47/08 Arrangements of cameras
• CPC Class Codes: B64F 1/027 using net or mesh
• CPC Class Codes: B64F 1/0297 adjustable to align with aircraft trajectory
• CPC Class Codes: B64F 1/04 for launching aircraft
• CPC Class Codes: B64F 1/06 using catapults
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 70/30 for capturing UAVs in flight by ground or sea-based arresting gear, e.g. by a cable or a net
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 70/70 Launching or landing using catapults, tracks or rails launching from storage containers B64U70/50
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10366 the interrogation device being adapted for miscellaneous applications

Abstract

This disclosure relates generally to the field of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), specifically to launch, fly and land unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). This disclosure describes a system comprised of a UAV, a portable launch pad, a telescoping landing net and an integrated RFID system. This system provides a unique combination of UAV performance and payload capabilities with integrated Radio Frequency Identification Device (RFID) electronic systems capable of withstanding extreme weather conditions including high winds in remote locations.

Claims

1. An unmanned aircraft system comprising:

a portable launch pad for launching unmanned aerial vehicles;

a landing net system with telescoping net support poles;

an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV);

and a radio frequency identification device (RFID) system comprising active RFID tags, a UAV-based onboard active RFID tag reader and high powered gain antenna.

2. The unmanned aircraft system of system of claim 1, the telescoping net support poles having hard surface pole mounts for affixing said telescoping net support poles to the ground.

3. A portable launch pad for launching unmanned aerial vehicles comprising:

two forward stabilizer legs;

a main rail comprising joined parts with exposed channels attached to said stabilizer legs;

a launch pad mount for supporting and moving an unmanned aerial vehicle along said main rail;

a sliding launch shoe assembly attached to said launch pad mount with adjustable attachments to said main rail via said channels;

two rubber catapult bands attached to said sliding launch shoe and extended around two sets of roller band tension tubes which are adjustable to variable distances from one another;

a slide brake attached to the front of said main rail in advance of the forward set of roller band tension tubes;

and a rear ground stabilizer support plate with foot pedal release.

5. The portable launch pad of claim 3, the main rail comprising joined T-slotted aluminum extrusions of sides of equal length with eight exposed channels.

6. The portable launch pad of claim 3, the main rail'"'"'s parts each connected with two (2) four hole joiner plates and one (1) eight hole joiner plate.

7. The portable launch pad of claim 3, the sliding launch shoe assembly being a double flange linear bearing.

8. The portable launch pad of claim 3, the slide brake being adjustable in location on said main rail.

9. The portable launch pad of claim 3, the rubber catapult bands adjusted in length by moving the rear roller band tension tube forward or aft along the main rail.

10. An unmanned aerial vehicle RFID system for in-flight bi-directional information transmission via wireless fidelity (WIFI) comprising:

active RFID tags;

a UAV-based onboard reader of said active RFID tags;

a UAV-based onboard high powered antenna;

and a UAV-based onboard power source for the RFID reader and antenna.

11. The unmanned aerial vehicle RFID system of claim 10, the active tags capable of receiving and sending information to the UAV-based onboard active tag reader.

12. The unmanned aerial vehicle RFID system of claim 10, the antenna comprising an amplifier for extended range communications.

13. The unmanned aerial vehicle RFID system of claim 10, the reader capable of in-flight reprogramming of active RFID tags.

14. The unmanned aerial vehicle RFID system of claim 10, the ground-based active RFID tags containing batteries and microprocessors.

15. The unmanned aerial vehicle RFID system of claim 10, the active RFID tags affixed to stationary, ground-based objects.

16. The unmanned aerial vehicle RFID system of claim 10, the active RFID tags affixed to individual personnel or vehicles.