US 12,235,660 B1
Guided rocket system for the non-destructive capture of slow moving high altitude objects
Osman Ersed Akcasu, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA (US)
Assigned to Akcasa Hypersonics, LLC, Carlife by the Sea, CA (US)
Filed by Akcasu Hypersonics, LLC, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/507,452.
Int. Cl. G05D 1/689 (2024.01); B64G 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC G05D 1/689 (2024.01) [B64G 1/006 (2023.08)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A high-altitude non-destructive aerial object takedown system comprising:
a rocket with a propulsion system;
a takedown payload embedded with the rocket comprising:
a first plurality of ballast units releasable from the takedown payload in a substantially circular capture pattern;
a first plurality of tethers, each tether having a proximal end attached to a corresponding ballast unit and a distal end connected to a takedown payload capture net;
the capture net with a first plurality equally spaced attachment points formed along a capture net perimeter, with each attachment point connected to a corresponding tether; and,
a release mechanism associated with each ballast unit selected from the group consisting of a compressed spring, a gas discharge, and an attached ballast rocket.