Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Means of controlling large numbers of commercial drones over airports and populated areas
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Application No.: US15418345Application Date: 2017-01-27
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Publication No.: US09773418B1Publication Date: 2017-09-26
- Inventor: Charles R. Smith , Matthew A. Neal
- Applicant: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US VA Falls Church
- Assignee: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
- Current Assignee: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US VA Falls Church
- Agency: Miller IP Group, PLC
- Agent John A. Miller
- Main IPC: G08G5/00
- IPC: G08G5/00 ; B64C39/02 ; B64D47/08 ; G05D1/10 ; G06Q10/08

Abstract:
A method for providing air traffic controlled flight of drones flying in to and out of an air traffic controlled space around an airport. The method includes causing the drones to congregate at a congregation area in the air traffic controlled space, causing the drones to fly from the congregation area as a group out of the air traffic controlled space under air traffic control, causing the drones to disperse from the group once the drones are out of the air traffic controlled space, causing the drones to fly to a package delivery location after they are dispersed to deliver the package, causing return drones to fly to a re-congregation area outside of the air traffic controlled space after they have delivered their packages, and causing the return drones to enter the air traffic controlled space as a group under air traffic control.
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