Patent ID: 11952114
Assignee: ISRAEL AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES LTD.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 27:
28. A system for collecting situation awareness data of a carrier aircraft, the system comprising:
a deployable device configured to collect situation awareness data with respect to the carrier aircraft;
an ejection sub-system including an ejection module and an ejection mechanism configured to eject the deployable device from the carrier aircraft, responsive to an ejection request;
a towing sub-system including a tow control module and a towing mechanism configured to control the towing of the deployable device by the carrier aircraft after ejection; and
a release sub-system mechanism including a release module and a release mechanism configured to release the deployable device from being towed by the carrier aircraft, responsive to a release request;
wherein the deployable device is designed and configured as an aerial vehicle comprising: at least one recorder device, at least one data acquisition device, and a control unit configured to control the deployable device after being ejected;
wherein the deployable device is configured while being towed, to operate a data acquisition device for collecting situation awareness data with respect to the carrier aircraft, and
wherein the control unit is configured to maneuver the deployable device while being towed to enable the data acquisition device to collect the situation awareness data with respect to the carrier aircraft from a desired observation angle external to the carrier aircraft.