Invention Grant
- Patent Title: UAV capture system
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Application No.: US15554934Application Date: 2016-03-14
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Publication No.: US10518902B2Publication Date: 2019-12-31
- Inventor: David C. Briggs , Corey A. Fleischer , Greg W. Klein , Adam M. Knabe , George Gregory Miller , Michael W. Poppek
- Applicant: Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Applicant Address: US MD Bethesda
- Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Current Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MD Bethesda
- Agency: Reising Ethington P.C.
- International Application: PCT/US2016/022339 WO 20160314
- International Announcement: WO2016/149198 WO 20160922
- Main IPC: B64F1/02
- IPC: B64F1/02 ; B64C39/02
Abstract:
A UAV capture system including a cable array comprising at least two laterally-spaced cables carried by a first cable support structure. Catches disposed on respective port and starboard wings of a UAV are positioned to engage the cables when the UAV flies into them. A payout device pays out the engaged cables after they have been engaged by the UAV and a brake decelerates the UAV by resisting the pay out of the cables.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180086481A1 UAV Capture System Public/Granted day:2018-03-29
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