Patent ID: 8669504
Filing Date: 2014-03-11
Classification: B64C,F41F,F41G,F42B,G05D

Abstract:
1. An aerial vehicle system, the system comprising: an unmanned aerial vehicle and a portable launcher; wherein said unmanned aerial vehicle comprises: wherein said portable launcher including a support to hold the body in a stored mode of operation, and a deployment mechanism to propel the body upwardly into the air in a launch mode of operation; wherein the deployment mechanism comprises a catapult operably coupled to the support, the body supporting a hook configured to engage the catapult in the stored mode; wherein the controller is in communication with the acquisition sensor, and the controller adjusts the flight control surfaces to reposition the target within the center of the collector grid of the video processor; wherein the trigger sensor includes a plurality of light emitting diodes and a plurality of receivers configured to receive light from the plurality of light emitting diodes and in electrical communication with the controller; wherein said acquisition sensor is mounted within a repositionable receiver assembly adapted to direct said optical receiver downwardly from the body and configured to commence target identification processing when the navigation system determines the aerial vehicle has reached an area of interest and enters a search mode.