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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
James Carthew, Oakland, CA (US);
Aditya Singh, Redwood City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 39/02 (2006.01); B64D 1/22 (2006.01); G01S 1/70 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/06 (2006.01); G05D 1/10 (2006.01); G05D 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 39/024 (2013.01); G01S 1/70 (2013.01); G05D 1/0022 (2013.01); G05D 1/0094 (2013.01); G05D 1/101 (2013.01); G05D 1/12 (2013.01); B64C 2201/145 (2013.01); B64C 2201/146 (2013.01);
Abstract
A precision landing system including an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and a beacon is provided. A processor of the UAV controls a flight system of the UAV to fly the UAV. The processor detects, via a sensor of the UAV, a signal emitted by a beacon. The processor controls the flight system of the UAV to land on or near the beacon. The processor also energizes one or more electromagnets on a cradle of the UAV to retrieve the beacon.