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RAPIDLY-DEPLOYABLE, DRONE-BASED WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE OPERATION THEREOF

  • US 20180234164A1
  • Filed: 04/05/2018
  • Published: 08/16/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A drone-based wireless communications system, comprising:

  • a satellite signal transformation unit configured to receive a satellite signal from a satellite, to extract content from the satellite signal, and to transmit a network source signal containing the content; and

    a plurality of aerial network drones deployable to form a multi-drone network over a designated geographical area, the multi-drone network configured to;

    receive the network source signal from the satellite signal transformation unit;

    disseminate drone relay signals containing the content through the multi-drone network; and

    broadcast user device signals containing the content over the designated geographical area for reception by user devices located therein;

    wherein, when forming the multi-drone network, each aerial network drone in the plurality of aerial network drones repeatedly triangulates an ownship drone position and implements corresponding flight adjustments to maintain the ownship drone position within a predetermined proximity of an assigned hover position in the horizontally-spaced drone array.

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