Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods for landing an unmanned aerial vehicle
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Application No.: US15582187Application Date: 2017-04-28
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Publication No.: US10586201B2Publication Date: 2020-03-10
- Inventor: Julio Gil , Andrew Cooper , Jeffrey Cooper
- Applicant: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US GA Atlanta
- Assignee: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC.
- Current Assignee: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US GA Atlanta
- Agency: Shook, Hardy & Bacon, L.L.P.
- Main IPC: G06Q10/08
- IPC: G06Q10/08 ; B64F1/02 ; B64F1/10 ; B60P3/11 ; B64C39/02 ; B64D9/00 ; B64D45/04 ; B64F1/22 ; B64F1/32 ; B65G1/06 ; B65G1/04 ; G01S19/42 ; G08G5/02 ; B64D1/22 ; E05F15/77 ; G08G5/00 ; H04W4/70 ; H04L29/08

Abstract:
Systems and methods include UAVs that serve to assist carrier personnel by reducing the physical demands of the transportation and delivery process. A UAV generally includes a UAV chassis including an upper portion, a plurality of propulsion members configured to provide lift to the UAV chassis, and a parcel carrier configured for being selectively coupled to and removed from the UAV chassis. UAV support mechanisms are utilized to load and unload parcel carriers to the UAV chassis, and the UAV lands on and takes off from the UAV support mechanism to deliver parcels to a serviceable point. The UAV includes computing entities that interface with different systems and computing entities to send and receive various types of information.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170316701A1 METHODS FOR LANDING AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2017-11-02
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