Insitu, Inc.

Bradley Louis Schrick

Robert W Hughes

Allen L Smith

Brian D Dennis

Andrew Royds Hayes

Wayne David Goodrich

John Stafford

Jaime Mack

Steven M Sliwa

Robert Gilchrist, Iii

Peter Josef Kunz

Darcy Lynn Davidson Jr

Jeffrey Hugh Knapp

Charles Lawrence Guthrie

James Statelar Mcgrew

Systems and methods for capturing unmanned aircraft and controlling post-recovery motion of the aircraft are disclosed herein. An aircraft system in accordance with one embodiment of the technology, for example, includes a base assembly and an aircraft capture member attached to and extending from the base assembly. The aircraft capture member has a distal region positioned to intercept an unmanned aircraft in flight. The aircraft capture member comprises an elongated telescoping rod including a plurality of discrete segments having a telescoping arrangement relative to each other. The aircraft capture member is configured to elongate or pay out from a first initial length to a second extended length greater than the first length after an unmanned aircraft intercepts and engages the distal region of the aircraft capture member.

Systems and methods for capturing and recovering unmanned aircraft

Systems and methods for recovering unmanned aircraft and controlling post-recovery motion of the aircraft are disclosed herein. An aircraft recovery system for handling an unmanned aircraft in accordance with one embodiment of the disclosure includes a base portion and an elongated aircraft capture member having a first end movably coupled to the base portion and a second, free end opposite the first end. The aircraft capture member includes a first portion and a second portion at a distal end of the first portion and positioned to intercept an unmanned aircraft in flight. The first and/or second portions are generally flexible. The system further includes an energy capture and dissipation assembly operably coupled to the aircraft capture member and positioned to receive at least a portion of the landing forces from the aircraft.

Systems and methods for recovering and controlling post-recovery motion of unmanned aircraft

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Bradley Louis Schrick