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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2018
Applicant:
Insitu, Inc., Bingen, WA (US);
Inventor:
John R. Wong, Klickitat, WA (US);
Assignee:
Insitu, Inc., Bingen, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 25/68 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 25/68 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64C 2201/021 (2013.01); B64C 2201/206 (2013.01);
Abstract
Example magnetic recovery systems and magnetic docking mechanisms for fixed-wing UAVs are disclosed herein. An example capture mechanism for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes a first member attached to a capture vehicle, the first member having a first portion having a first shape and a magnetic portion; and a second member attached to the UAV, the second member having a second portion having a second shape, wherein the first member and the second member mutually self-align responsive to incidental contact of the first shape and the second shape, and the magnetic portion is to capture the second member.