ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,399,206, issued on Aug. 26.
"Unmanned aerial vehicle for measuring and mapping electromagnetic field strength" was invented by Henry Hardy Perritt Jr. (Charlottesville, Va.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for measuring and mapping electromagnetic field strength using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) equipped with a field strength indicator. The UAV records signal power levels while tracking its position via GPS, transmitting data in real-time to a ground station. The ground station software generates detailed maps and charts visualizing antenna signal propagation. Users can customize measurement parameters to achieve d...