System and methods for preventing the unauthorized use of aircraft
First Claim
1. An aircraft having a memory loaded with geolocation data corresponding to restricted airspace boundaries and a flight computer programmed with software for rerouting said aircraft outside of said restricted airspace boundaries as said aircraft approaches to within a predetermined distance of said restricted airspace, said aircraft further being controllable by way of a command and control radio signal, wherein said flight computer includes software routines to loiter said aircraft over a predetermined area in the event of a loss of said command and control radio signal.
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Abstract
An aircraft having a memory loaded with geolocation data corresponding to restricted airspace boundaries and an autonomous system for rerouting the aircraft outside of the restricted airspace boundaries as the aircraft approaches to within a predetermined distance of the restricted airspace.
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- 1. An aircraft having a memory loaded with geolocation data corresponding to restricted airspace boundaries and a flight computer programmed with software for rerouting said aircraft outside of said restricted airspace boundaries as said aircraft approaches to within a predetermined distance of said restricted airspace, said aircraft further being controllable by way of a command and control radio signal, wherein said flight computer includes software routines to loiter said aircraft over a predetermined area in the event of a loss of said command and control radio signal.
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15. A communications relay system using unmanned aircrafts, said system comprising:
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a) a ground based wireless communications station; b) a first unmanned aircraft for flying a predetermined pattern within wireless communication range of said ground based wireless communications station; and c) a second unmanned aircraft for operating within wireless communication range of said first unmanned aircraft and for simultaneously flying outside the wireless range of said ground based wireless communication station and for receiving ground based wireless communications station commands relayed through said first unmanned aircraft. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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