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SOFTWARE-DEFINED MULTI-MODE ULTRA-WIDEBAND RADAR FOR AUTONOMOUS VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDING OF SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS

  • US 20140222246A1
  • Filed: 11/16/2012
  • Published: 08/07/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/18/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • an aircraft having a plurality of wing unit propellers for vertical takeoff and landing;

    a control system included in the aircraft for controlling flight of the aircraft both autonomously and from a remote location;

    an ultra-wideband (UWB) radar imaging system, wherein the UWB radar imaging system is carried by the aircraft; and

    wherein;

    the control system and imaging system are configured to perform an autonomous landing pattern by autonomously flying the aircraft in a pre-defined pattern over a selected area while interrogating the selected area with the UWB radar imaging system; and

    a telemetry system carried by the aircraft for providing information from the UWB radar imaging system to the remote location for surveillance of the selected area.

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