| 发明名称 | Methods and systems for low-cost aerial relay | ||
| 摘要 | A method for relaying a radio signal between two points having an obstacle therebetween is described. The method includes maintaining an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in an orientation with respect to the two points, the UAV having at least one passive reflective device having an elongated configuration thereon, transmitting a signal from one of the two points, the transmitted signal impinging the at least one passive reflective device, and receiving the signal at the other of the two points, the received signal being a signal reflected from the at least one passive reflective device. | ||
| 申请公布号 | US8904880(B1) | 申请公布日期 | 2014.12.09 |
| 申请号 | US201113272391 | 申请日期 | 2011.10.13 |
| 申请人 | The Boeing Company | 发明人 | Tillotson Brian J.;Glover Keith J. |
| 分类号 | G01F1/66 | 主分类号 | G01F1/66 |
| 代理机构 | Armstrong Teasdale LLP | 代理人 | Armstrong Teasdale LLP |
| 主权项 | 1. A method for relaying a radio signal between two points having an obstacle therebetween, said method comprising: maintaining an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in an orientation with respect to the two points, the UAV including a wing and having at least one passive reflective device coupled to the wing or within the wing, the at least one passive reflective device having an elongated configuration, wherein a long axis of the at least one reflective device is oriented parallel to the wing; transmitting a signal from one of the two points, the transmitted signal impinging the at least one passive reflective device; and receiving the signal at the other of the two points, the received signal being a signal reflected from the at least one passive reflective device. | ||
| 地址 | Chicago IL US | ||