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公开(公告)号：US11104439B2
公开(公告)日：2021-08-31
申请号：US16161279
申请日：2018-10-16
申请人： Bell Textron Inc.
发明人： Carlos Alexander Fenny , Joseph Scott Drennan , Michael John Ryan , John Richard McCullough , Brett Rodney Zimmerman
摘要： A system for deploying and retrieving a parasite aircraft includes a parasite aircraft with a dock and a carrier aircraft that includes a maneuverable capture device tethered to the carrier aircraft via a cable. The maneuverable capture device includes a plurality of rotors and is configured to dock in the dock of the parasite aircraft. A method of deploying a parasite aircraft includes positioning a parasite aircraft on a loading surface; positioning a carrier aircraft above the parasite aircraft; releasing, from the carrier aircraft, a maneuverable capture device comprising a plurality of rotors; securing the maneuverable capture device to a dock positioned on the parasite aircraft; lifting, via a cable secured at a first end to the carrier aircraft and at a second end to the maneuverable capture device, the parasite aircraft with the carrier aircraft; and releasing the parasite aircraft from the maneuverable capture device.
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公开(公告)号：US11027842B1
公开(公告)日：2021-06-08
申请号：US16007733
申请日：2018-06-13
发明人： Nicholas H. Albrecht , Vincent R. Schuetz , Pavel K. Rybakov , Chase A. York , Scott D. Slaughter , Derek A. Hamel
摘要： Embodiments are directed to releasing smaller unmanned aerial vehicles from larger unmanned aerial vehicles. Apparatus and system embodiments are disclosed for physically retaining and ejecting the smaller unmanned aerial vehicles, including the communication networks associated with the command and control of both the smaller unmanned aerial vehicles and the larger unmanned aerial vehicles.
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公开(公告)号：US20210163148A1
公开(公告)日：2021-06-03
申请号：US17093137
申请日：2020-11-09
摘要： A system for refueling has a boom having a rigid portion and, extendible portion and a fuel nozzle at an end of the extendible portion, the fuel nozzle mates with a port on an aircraft. Control circuitry in the tanker aircraft has input elements by which an operator controls actuators moving the boom left, right and up and down, and a first imaging device proximate the end of the extendible portion of the boom, capturing images and transmitting the captured images to the control circuitry, where the images are displayed on a monitor visible to the operator. The operator controls extension and attitude of the fuel nozzle at the end of the extendible portion, according to the images displayed, mating the fuel nozzle with the refueling port, and transferring fuel from the tanker aircraft to the aircraft to be refueled.
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24.发明授权公开(公告)号：US11008102B2
公开(公告)日：2021-05-18
申请号：US16161455
申请日：2018-10-16
申请人： Bell Textron Inc.
发明人： Michael John Ryan , Carlos Alexander Fenny , Joseph Scott Drennan , John Richard McCullough , Brett Rodney Zimmerman
摘要： In an embodiment, a maneuverable capture device includes a frame, a plurality of rotors secured to the frame, an attachment point disposed on the frame for securing a cable of a carrier aircraft to the frame, and an attachment feature configured to secure maneuverable capture device to a dock of a parasite aircraft. In an embodiment, a method of docking a maneuverable capture device with a parasite aircraft includes positioning a carrier aircraft above a parasite aircraft, releasing the maneuverable capture device attached to the carrier aircraft by a cable from the carrier aircraft, flying the maneuverable capture device to a dock of the parasite aircraft, and securing the maneuverable capture device to the dock of the parasite aircraft.
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公开(公告)号：US10988257B2
公开(公告)日：2021-04-27
申请号：US15966356
申请日：2018-04-30
摘要： The present disclosure provides various embodiments of an aircraft retrieval system including winch-equipped retrieval assembly that is removably attachable to a rotorcraft to facilitate retrieval of a fixed-wing aircraft from wing-borne flight.
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公开(公告)号：US20210107653A1
公开(公告)日：2021-04-15
申请号：US16618867
申请日：2018-06-10
发明人： Ehud Baharav , Nir Tel Oren
摘要： A payload elevator system and method are disclosed, configured for providing a plurality of alternative payload elevator configurations, each payload elevator configuration being configured for transporting a payload module. A composite air vehicle configuration is also provided, including a respective payload elevator configuration, the payload elevator configuration being defined by and provided by the payload elevator system, and also including at least one payload module reversibly engaged to the payload elevator configuration via a corresponding engagement and release system.
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公开(公告)号：US10933996B2
公开(公告)日：2021-03-02
申请号：US14816318
申请日：2015-08-03
申请人： Dustin Gamble , Matthew Curran
发明人： Dustin Gamble , Matthew Curran
摘要： In one embodiment, a system includes an unmanned, multirotor helicopter and a fixed-wing aircraft. The multirotor helicopter may couple to the fixed-wing aircraft to support and hold the fixed-wing aircraft. The multirotor helicopter may then elevate the fixed-wing aircraft from a launch site to a release altitude. The multirotor helicopter may also accelerate the fixed-wing aircraft to a release speed and upon reaching the release speed, release the fixed-wing aircraft. The unmanned, multirotor helicopter may then return to the launch site.
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公开(公告)号：US10793271B2
公开(公告)日：2020-10-06
申请号：US15537639
申请日：2015-12-18
申请人： DAE
发明人： Thierry Demonfort
摘要： The present invention relates;—to a drone comprising a fuselage (1) provided with a carrying means (11, 12) capable of allowing a belly-to-ground flight position and an inverted flight position, at least one propulsion means (2), autonomous navigation instruments and an axial compartment (10) forming a recess incorporated into an upper part of the fuselage in order to receive a parachutist (h) in the lying position, avionics provided with programmable control means coupled to the autonomous navigation instruments and means for releasing said parachutist controlled by said avionics, characterised in that said release means are designed and intended to ensure the release of said parachutist in the inverted flight position, and,—to a piece of airborne intervention equipment.
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公开(公告)号：US10723456B2
公开(公告)日：2020-07-28
申请号：US15375590
申请日：2016-12-12
发明人： Taikjin Lee , Suk Woo Nam , Chang Won Yoon , Hyun Seo Park , Young Min Jhon , Seok Lee , Min-Jun Choi
摘要： The present invention relates to an unmanned aerial vehicle system having a multi-rotor type rotary wing. The unmanned aerial vehicle system having a multi-rotor type rotary wing includes a first unmanned aerial vehicle, at least one second unmanned aerial vehicle, and a bridge that connects the first unmanned aerial vehicle and the at least one second unmanned aerial vehicle to be separable from each other, wherein the at least one second unmanned aerial vehicle is moveable by the first unmanned aerial vehicle in a state where the at least one second unmanned aerial vehicle is coupled to the first unmanned aerial vehicle by the bridge without being driven, and the at least one second unmanned aerial vehicle is separable from the first unmanned aerial vehicle which is in flight.
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公开(公告)号：US10703480B1
公开(公告)日：2020-07-07
申请号：US16418157
申请日：2019-05-21
发明人： Sebastian Thrun , Damon Vander Lind
IPC分类号： G05B15/00 , B64D5/00 , H01M2/10 , B64F1/36 , B64D11/06 , B64C29/00 , B64C37/02 , H01M10/44 , H01M10/42 , B64D27/24
摘要： A vertical landing of an aircraft is performed using the first battery where the aircraft is unoccupied when the vertical landing is performed, the unoccupied aircraft includes the first battery, and the unoccupied aircraft excludes a second, removable battery. In response to detecting that the second, removable battery is detachably coupled to the aircraft, a power source for the aircraft is switched from the first battery to the second, removable battery. After switching the switch power source, a vertical takeoff of the aircraft is performed using the second, removable battery, wherein the aircraft is occupied when the vertical takeoff is performed.
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