Haofeng Tu

How a Drone Can Fly Ahead of a Moving Vehicle

This patent describes a system where a drone flies a non-linear path, deliberately spaced from a moving ground or water vehicle, using the vehicle's future path information to stay ahead or in a specific relative position.

How a Boat Guides Air and Underwater Drones for Data Collection

This patent describes a system where a watercraft follows a planned route, guiding an aerial drone that stays a fixed distance ahead, which in turn tows a tethered underwater drone to collect combined air and sea data.

How a Drone Flies Ahead of a Moving Ground or Water Vehicle

This patent describes a method where an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flies ahead of a mobile base station, like a boat or ground vehicle, by predicting the base station's future path and scouting the area in advance.