US 11,754,657 B2
Unmanned aerial vehicle as well as direction finding system
Baris Guezelarslan, Munich (DE); and Dominik Hettich, Munich (DE)
Assigned to Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG, Munich (DE)
Filed by Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG, Munich (DE)
Filed on Oct. 29, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/83,410.
Claims priority of application No. 19214989 (EP), filed on Dec. 10, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0173036 A1, Jun. 10, 2021
Int. Cl. G01S 3/38 (2006.01); G01S 3/12 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); H01Q 1/28 (2006.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 101/00 (2023.01)
CPC G01S 3/38 (2013.01) [B64C 39/024 (2013.01); G01S 3/12 (2013.01); H01Q 1/286 (2013.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 2101/00 (2023.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An unmanned aerial vehicle with a main body and at least two rotor units configured to propel the unmanned aerial vehicle, wherein the unmanned aerial vehicle comprises at least two antenna units configured to receive a radio signal, and wherein the antenna units are located with respect to the main body such that the antenna units are assigned to different lateral sides of the main body,
wherein the unmanned aerial vehicle comprises at least one of a base interface, the base interface being configured to be connected to a mast, or a communications interface configured to transmit direction finding data measured, wherein the communications interface is configured to use optical communication techniques.