Landing pad for aerial vehicles
    2.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12043421B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-23

    申请号:US17880258

    申请日:2022-08-03

    IPC分类号: B64U70/99 B64U70/97

    CPC分类号: B64U70/99 B64U70/97

    摘要: Landing pads for a drone. One of the landing pads can include a landing area with a first surface configured to receive a second surface of a landing gear of a drone; a docking area i) with a first end adjacent to the landing area and a second opposite end and ii) a docking surface configured to contact the second surface of the landing gear of the drone; a fixed member i) with a third surface adjacent to the second end of the docking area and ii) configured to contact an end of the landing gear of the drone; a moveable member configured to i) move the landing gear across the first surface of the landing area onto the docking surface and ii) secure the landing gear of the drone in place between the docking surface of the docking area and the third surface of the fixed member.

    TAKEOFF/LANDING ASSIST DEVICE
    4.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230202691A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-29

    申请号:US18085821

    申请日:2022-12-21

    IPC分类号: B64U70/99 B64F1/22 B64C39/02

    CPC分类号: B64U70/99 B64C39/024 B64F1/22

    摘要: A position correcting mechanism sandwiches, from both sides, a horizonal leg portion of a flying vehicle that has landed on a takeoff/landing surface of a stage, and moves the flying vehicle on the takeoff/landing surface to a position along a centerline. A grip mechanism grips a supporting leg portion of the flying vehicle. The flying vehicle is moved toward a securing device provided at an edge part of the stage, and an end portion of the horizontal leg portion is inserted into an insertion hole of an insertion part. The flying vehicle is thereby secured on the takeoff/landing surface.

    UAV DOCKING SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS LANDING AND DOCKING

    公开(公告)号:US20240359835A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-31

    申请号:US18685300

    申请日:2022-08-24

    申请人: SVARMI EHF.

    IPC分类号: B64U70/99 B60L53/16 B64U80/25

    摘要: A landing and docking system for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the system comprises two main parts, a docking unit configured to be attached to a UAV and a mating ground base platform. The docking unit has clamping arms that can swing outwardly by hinges that have a spring function, and a downwardly extending cone portion shaped to mate with a corresponding drogue shaped receptacle in the ground platform. The clamping arms comprise inwardly extending hook parts to hold the docking unit in place in the ground base platform. The system preferably comprises a sensor array in the cone, that comprises at least one but preferably at least two or more sensors such as optical lenses and/or other sensors. The system with sensor array thus provides a rugged and sturdy alternative to conventional camera carrying UAVs with gimbal mounted camera.