Invention Grant
- Patent Title: UAV launch and recovery
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Application No.: US14963965Application Date: 2015-12-09
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Publication No.: US09969505B2Publication Date: 2018-05-15
- Inventor: Thomas Sandlin McKee , Steve Conrad Roden
- 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.
- Main IPC: B64F1/10
- IPC: B64F1/10 ; B64C39/02 ; B60P3/11 ; G05D1/02

Abstract:
A UAV support vehicle carries a UAV support apparatus for launching and/or recovering a UAV while the UAV support vehicle is moving. The UAV support apparatus releases the UAV during launch and receives the UAV during recovery. An active suspension may be connected between the UAV support vehicle and at least a portion of the UAV support apparatus and reduce motion imparted to that portion of the UAV support apparatus. During UAV recovery, data from a synchronization link between the UAV and the UAV support vehicle may be used to maneuver the UAV and/or the UAV support vehicle.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160167805A1 UAV Launch and Recovery Public/Granted day:2016-06-16
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