Lucas B Anderson

US Patent:

20190236962, Aug 1, 2019

Filed:

Jan 30, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/262122

Inventors:

- New York NY, US
David Mitchell - Waterville MN, US
Larry Dickinson - Waseca MN, US
Lucas Anderson - Waseca MN, US
Trevor Smith - Yonkers NY, US
Ryan Gury - Mount Vernon NY, US

Assignee:

Drone Racing League, Inc. - New York NY

International Classification:

G08G 5/00
B64C 39/02
G05D 1/00
G05D 1/10
H04N 7/171
H04B 1/713
H04W 12/00

Abstract:

Techniques are described for the exchange of control signals between a controlled unmanned aircraft (i.e. drone) and a ground control station and for the transmission of communication signals, such as video, from the drone to the ground control station so that the signals are more difficult to intercept or jam. The video signal transmitted from the drone can be an analog RF signal employing one or more of video “scrambling”, RF signal inversion, hopping, usage of a wide frequency range and other techniques. To secure the control signals between the drone and the ground control station, techniques can include hopping, encryption and use of a wide frequency range.