Ryan A Wilson

US Patent:

20180329026, Nov 15, 2018

Filed:

Jul 30, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/049158

Inventors:

- Chicago IL, US
Ryan S. Wilson - Creve Coeur MO, US

International Classification:

G01S 7/02
B64C 30/00
H01Q 1/28
G01S 13/87
G01S 13/00
F42B 10/48
B64C 3/38
B64C 39/02
B64D 5/00
F02K 7/10
G05D 1/00
G01S 7/00

Abstract:

A system for bistatic radar target detection employs an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) having a ramjet providing supersonic cruise of the UAV. Deployable antenna arms support a passive radar receiver for bistatic reception of reflected radar pulses. The UAV operates with a UAV flight profile in airspace beyond a radar range limit. The deployable antenna arms have a first retracted position for supersonic cruise and are adapted for deployment to a second extended position acting as an airbrake and providing boresight alignment of the radar receiver. A mothership aircraft has a radar transmitter for transmitting radar pulses and operates with an aircraft flight profile outside the radar range limit. A communications data link operably interconnects the UAV and the tactical mothership aircraft, transmitting data produced by the bistatic reception of reflected radar pulses in the UAV radar antenna to the mothership aircraft.

US Patent:

20170343645, Nov 30, 2017

Filed:

May 26, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/165663

Inventors:

- Chicago IL, US
Ryan S. Wilson - Creve Coeur MO, US

International Classification:

G01S 7/02
G01S 7/00
B64C 39/02
F02K 7/10
B64D 5/00
G05D 1/00
B64C 30/00

Abstract:

A system for bistatic radar target detection employs an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) having a ramjet providing supersonic cruise of the UAV. Deployable antenna arms support a passive radar receiver for bistatic reception of reflected radar pulses. The UAV operates with a UAV flight profile in airspace beyond a radar range limit. The deployable antenna arms have a first retracted position for supersonic cruise and are adapted for deployment to a second extended position acting as an airbrake and providing boresight alignment of the radar receiver. A mothership aircraft has a radar transmitter for transmitting radar pulses and operates with an aircraft flight profile outside the radar range limit. A communications data link operably interconnects the UAV and the tactical mothership aircraft, transmitting data produced by the bistatic reception of reflected radar pulses in the UAV radar antenna to the mothership aircraft.