Patent ID: 9322917
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: B64C,F41H,G01S

Claim Text:
1. A system comprising: a multi-propeller aircraft having a plurality of wing unit propellers for vertical takeoff and landing; a housing that houses a main propeller and the wing unit propellers, the housing having a diameter of approximately 1.5 feet to 3 feet; an ultra-wideband (UWB) radar imaging system housed in the housing; an optical camera within the housing: a control system, housed in the housing, for controlling flight of the multi-propeller aircraft from a remote location; a microwave transmitter configured to heat water within or on one or more ground surfaces; an infrared camera for detecting a heat signature of a ground surface in response to the heating from the microwave transmitter; and a telemetry system, housed in the housing, for providing information from the ultra-wideband (UWB) radar imaging system and the optical camera to the remote location, wherein the system is configured to scan, from the aircraft, a general area of interest using a first UWB radar system operating at a first center frequency; perform a coarse analysis using data provided by the first radar system to isolate a target of interest from clutter; display imaging of the target of interest on a display at the remote location; remotely direct the aircraft to scan the target of interest using a second ultra-wideband (UWB) radar system operating at a second center frequency that is higher than the first center frequency; perform a fine analysis using narrow beam data provided by the second radar system; and display imaging of the results of the fine analysis on the display at the remote location.