AUTONOMOUS INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE RECONNAISSANCE AND PAYLOAD DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING SAME

摘要

An intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance system is disclosed including a ground station and one or more aerial vehicles. The aerial vehicles are autonomous systems capable of communicating intelligence data to the ground station and be used as part of a missile delivery package. A plurality of aerial vehicles can be configured to cast a wide net of reconnaissance over a large area on the ground including smaller overlapping reconnaissance areas provided by each of the plurality of the aerial vehicles.

主权项

1. A fin assembly for a vehicle having a skin defining an interior volume adapted to hold a first quantity of fluid that is lighter than air, the fin assembly comprising:
a first rod disposed within the interior volume, the first rod having a first end and a second end; a second rod disposed within the interior volume, the second rod having a third end and a fourth end; a first horizontal fin disposed external to the interior volume and operatively coupled to the first end through the skin; a second horizontal fin disposed external to the interior volume and operatively coupled to the second end through the skin; a first vertical fin disposed external to the interior volume and operatively coupled to the third end through the skin; and a second vertical fin disposed external to the interior volume and operatively coupled to the fourth end through the skin.