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  • US 8,536,501 B2
  • Filed: 10/22/2003
  • Issued: 09/17/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/22/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A control system for a remote-controlled vehicle, the control system comprising:

  • an electromagnetic energy receiver configured to receive an electromagnetic beam, the electromagnetic energy receiver including;

    an electromagnetic energy converter configured to convert energy received from the electromagnetic beam and generate electrical power; and

    a beam position sensor configured to generate a control signal indicative of a position of the electromagnetic energy receiver relative to a position of the electromagnetic beam and generate a control; and

    a propulsion control system configured to receive at least some of the electrical power and the control signal and further configured to generate propulsion commands to direct the vehicle to the position of the electromagnetic beam.

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