Some embodiments provide an aerial monitoring system to monitor a geographic area, comprising: a unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) comprising: a plurality of lift motors to drive a propeller; a substructural support supporting the lift motors and propellers; a UAV control circuit configured to control the operation of the lift motors; a rechargeable electrical power source that supplies electrical power to the UAV control circuit and the plurality of lift motors; a recharge control circuit; and a modifiable support system cooperated with the substructural support and supporting a set of photovoltaic cells electrically coupled with the rechargeable power source and configured to supply electrical power to the rechargeable power source, wherein the recharge control circuit is configured to control a modification of the modifiable support system to cause a physical modification of at least an orientation of the modifiable support system relative to the substructural support.


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    Titel :

    SOLAR RECHARGEABLE UNMANNED VEHICLE SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO MONITOR A GEOGRAPHIC AREA


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    SYSTEMES DE VEHICULE SANS PILOTE RECHARGEABLES SOLAIRES ET PROCEDES DE SURVEILLANCE D'UNE ZONE GEOGRAPHIQUE


    Beteiligte:
    THOMPSON JOHN P (Autor:in) / WINKLE DAVID C (Autor:in) / ATCHLEY MICHAEL D (Autor:in) / HIGH DONALD R (Autor:in) / MATTINGLY TODD D (Autor:in) / MCHALE BRIAN G (Autor:in) / O'BRIEN JOHN (Autor:in) / SIMON JOHN F (Autor:in) / CANTRELL ROBERT L (Autor:in) / JONES NATHAN G (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2018-03-15


    Medientyp :

    Patent


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Klassifikation :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT



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