公开(公告)号：US20250058894A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-20

申请号：US18939015

申请日：2024-11-06

Applicant: Dragonfly Pictures, Inc.

Inventor： Joseph Pawelczyk ,  Kris Auker ,  Trevor Stephens ,  Jeffrey Field ,  James Megariotis

IPC: B64F1/222 ,  B64C1/06 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64U10/60 ,  B64U70/00 ,  B64U70/99 ,  B64U80/30 ,  B64U80/82

Abstract: A method of aligning an aircraft with a landing platform in motion comprises measuring a GPS heading with at least one GPS sensor positioned at a known location relative to the landing platform while the landing platform is in motion, measuring an orientation of the aircraft with an orientation sensor fixed relative to the aircraft, calculating an orientation of the landing platform from the GPS heading, calculating an orientation offset between the measured orientation of the aircraft and the calculated orientation of the landing platform, and changing an orientation of the aircraft or the landing platform to reduce the orientation offset. A system for landing and securing an aircraft in an enclosure, a system for disconnecting a tether from an aircraft, and a system for landing an aircraft in an enclosure are also described.

公开(公告)号：US20230082712A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-16

申请号：US17824190

申请日：2022-05-25

Applicant: Dragonfly Pictures, Inc.

Inventor： Joseph Pawelczyk ,  Kris Auker ,  Trevor Stephens ,  Jeff Field ,  James Megariotis

IPC: B64F1/22 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C1/06

Abstract: A method of aligning an aircraft with a landing platform in motion comprises measuring a GPS heading with at least one GPS sensor positioned at a known location relative to the landing platform while the landing platform is in motion, measuring an orientation of the aircraft with an orientation sensor fixed relative to the aircraft, calculating an orientation of the landing platform from the GPS heading, calculating an orientation offset between the measured orientation of the aircraft and the calculated orientation of the landing platform, and changing an orientation of the aircraft or the landing platform to reduce the orientation offset. A system for landing and securing an aircraft in an enclosure, a system for disconnecting a tether from an aircraft, and a system for landing an aircraft in an enclosure are also described.