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Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2024

Filed:

Jul. 31, 2020
Applicant:

Teledyne Flir Defense, Inc., Stillwater, OK (US);

Inventors:

Elliott Forrest Leslie, Cambridge, MA (US);

Annan Michael Mozeika, Groton, MA (US);

Daniel Tully, Tyngsboro, MA (US);

Jordan Daniel Jesiolowski, Methuen, MA (US);

Assignee:

Teledyne FLIR Defense, Inc., Stillwater, OK (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60P 3/06 (2006.01); B60P 3/11 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64U 80/86 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60P 3/062 (2013.01); B60P 3/11 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64U 80/86 (2023.01);
Abstract

This specification describes systems for unmanned vehicle carrying and deployment. In some examples, a system includes a deployable robot including at least one rotatable flipper disposed on a surface of the deployable robot. The system includes a base unmanned vehicle configured for carrying and deploying the deployable robot. The base unmanned vehicle includes a base robot chassis, and the base robot chassis includes a platform for securing the deployable robot and at least one retention bracket disposed on the platform. The flipper is configured to rotate in a first rotational direction to lock the deployable robot onto the base robot chassis by engaging with the retention bracket.


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