The Boeing Company
DRONE NETWORK AND METHOD OF OPERATING

Abstract:

A drone network including a first drone including a first receiver, a first transmitter, and a first processor, and a second drone positionable at a distance from the first drone. The second drone includes a second receiver, a second transmitter, and a second processor. The first transmitter is configured to emit a signal towards the second drone for reception at the second receiver, and the second processor is configured to determine a minimum signal power for the signal to be processed at the second drone. The second transmitter is configured to emit a return signal towards the first drone for reception at the first receiver. The return signal contains minimum signal power data as determined by the second processor, and the first processor is configured to modulate the power of signals to be emitted towards the second drone from the first transmitter based on the minimum signal power data.