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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2021
Applicant:
Honeywell International Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Honeywell International Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/00 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 70/30 (2023.01); B64U 80/86 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/007 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 70/30 (2023.01); B64U 80/86 (2023.01); B64U 2201/10 (2023.01);
Abstract
A system for deploying and retrieving an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a UAV carrier including a UAV bay, where the system includes a UAV pad including a UAV pad base and a UAV pad coupler to couple the UAV to the UAV pad base; a mechanical arm including a first end configured to couple to the UAV carrier, and a second end configured to couple to the UAV pad; and a controller configured to determine a deployment position for the UAV pad, determine a retrieval position for the UAV pad, control the UAV pad, and control the mechanical arm.