Patent ID: 8178825
Filing Date: 2012-05-15
Classification: F41G,G01S

Abstract:
1. A system for delivering and guiding a munition from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to a target, comprising: a passive sensor mounted on the UAV, the passive sensor providing a sensor output corresponding to a sensed condition associated with an area being traversed by the UAV, and the passive sensor capable of being articulated with respect to the UAV as controlled by a gimbal controller; a command transmitter for transmitting commands from the UAV to the munition, the munition having at least one command receptor for receiving the commands, and the commands assisting in guiding the munition to the target; a first radio mounted on the UAV for transceiving communications to and from a ground control system, the ground control system including an operator control unit having a second radio, a display, and a user input mechanism to allow a user to select and transmit to the first radio at least one image feature corresponding to the target; and a feature processing device for operating the UAV processing sensor data received from the gimbaled sensor, and determining commands to be transmitted by the command transmitter based on the received sensor data.