Invention Application
- Patent Title: VEHICLE AND UAV REFUELING AND RECHARGING SYSTEM
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Application No.: US15434411Application Date: 2017-02-16
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Publication No.: US20180229852A1Publication Date: 2018-08-16
- Inventor: Gregory J. Boss , Jeremy R. Fox , Andrew R. Jones , Kevin C. McConnell , John E. Moore, JR.
- Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
- Main IPC: B64D37/00
- IPC: B64D37/00 ; B60L11/18 ; B64C39/02 ; B64F1/00 ; G06Q20/32 ; B67D7/08 ; B67D7/84
Abstract:
A drone or UAV can use a mobile docking platform mounted to a vehicle to receive fuel. The fuel provided from the vehicle to the UAV. By using a mobile docking platform mounted to a mobile vehicle, the UAVs can fly for a larger period of time without having to return to a home or base for fuel and/or refuel when the UAV is not needed for a main task.
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