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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2018
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Arlington, VA (US);
Shawn Kerry McGann, Ridgecrest, CA (US);
Nicholas McGaha, Ridgecrest, CA (US);
The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A UAV recovery system. The UAV recovery system may comprise: a mast having a mast pulley with a swivel, a base, upper and lower booms extending somewhat horizontally from the mast, a cable and pulley arrangement, a shock absorber, and a mast cable coupled between the mast pulley and the shock absorber. The cable and pulley arrangement may comprise: upper boom pulleys coupled near an associated end of the upper boom, lower boom pulleys coupled near an associated end of the lower boom, and a cable forming a loop around the upper and lower boom pulleys. The cable and pulley arrangement may also comprise a net for capturing the UAV. The shock absorber may urge the mast to rotate into a neutral position, but permit the mast to rotate not more than a controlled-tensioned position.