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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2019
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Aditya Singh, Redwood City, CA (US);
James Carthew, Oakland, CA (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Described herein are systems, methods, and devices for recovering unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), such as UAVs that are trapped in an obstacle such as a tree. In particular, a method is described, the method including determining location parameters associated with a trapped UAV; navigating to the proximity of the UAV; determining launching parameters and a target associated with the launch of a launching device; and causing the launch of a launching device towards the target. The launching device may include a tether, such that a user may pull on the tether to dislodge the trapped UAV from the tree.