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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2020
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
David L. Alspaugh, Seattle, WA (US);
Pragyana K. Mishra, Seattle, WA (US);
Dipan M. Shah, Seattle, WA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods relating to automated handline of aerial vehicles are disclosed. The described systems and methods can include a plurality of robots operating on a continuous, closed-loop track. A plurality of aerial vehicle handling stations can be disposed along the continuous, closed-loop track, and each of the plurality of robots can engage an aerial vehicles and transport it to the aerial vehicle handling station, as needed, in accordance with a workflow associated with the aerial vehicle. The described systems and methods can provide a fully automated system for the ground handling of multiple aerial vehicles simultaneously.