Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) landing systems
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Application No.: US17821980Application Date: 2022-08-24
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Publication No.: US12183940B2Publication Date: 2024-12-31
- Inventor: Julian Bell
- 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: B64U70/00
- IPC: B64U70/00 ; B60H1/00 ; B60L53/80 ; B64C39/02 ; B64D9/00 ; B64F1/02 ; F25B21/02 ; F25D11/00 ; G05D1/00 ; H01M50/204 ; H01M50/249 ; H01M50/264 ; H01M50/269 ; H01M50/296 ; B64U50/19 ; B64U80/86 ; B64U101/60

Abstract:
A landing system suitable for receiving an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) comprises an autonomous ground vehicle (AGV). A landing surface is disposed on the AGV, and the landing system comprises a loading channel suitable for passing an object delivered by the UAV through a first loading channel opening in the landing surface. The object passes within the loading channel through to a second loading channel opening at a bottom aspect of the AGV. In this way, a UAV can land on the landing surface, and the AGV positions the object in line with a target delivery location, where the object is delivered. Aspects of the landing system comprise an electromagnet or vacuum chamber for securing the UAV to the landing surface, thereby enhancing stability of the UAV during movement of the landing system.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230063715A1 UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) LANDING SYSTEMS Public/Granted day:2023-03-02
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