Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for power reduction in formation flight
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Application No.: US16545938Application Date: 2019-08-20
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Publication No.: US11887493B2Publication Date: 2024-01-30
- Inventor: Kip Gregory Campbell , Juan Li
- Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Fort Worth
- Assignee: TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.
- Current Assignee: TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US RI Providence
- Agency: Pramudji Law Group PLLC
- Agent Ari Pramudji
- Main IPC: G08G5/04
- IPC: G08G5/04 ; B64C39/02 ; G05D1/10 ; G08G5/00 ; B64D31/00

Abstract:
According to one implementation of the present disclosure, a method for formation flight is disclosed. The method includes: during flight, arranging for a first aircraft to fly into a proximity range of a second aircraft; and determining first aircraft positioning based on power consumption data of the first aircraft, where the first aircraft positioning corresponds to power-reducing formation flight of the first aircraft.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210056857A1 SYSTEMS & METHODS FOR POWER REDUCTION IN FORMATION FLIGHT Public/Granted day:2021-02-25
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