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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2022
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
John Wong, Klickitat, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/02 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64C 29/00 (2006.01); B64U 80/84 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/029 (2020.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64C 29/00 (2013.01); B64U 80/84 (2023.01);
Abstract
Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) launch and recovery is disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus for recovering a UAV includes a base to be mounted to a recovery vehicle, a flexible arm extending from the base to pivot therefrom, the arm having a first end at the base and a second end opposite the first end, the arm to move to counteract a movement of the recovery vehicle, and a coupler mounted on or proximate the second end of the arm, the coupler to be releasably coupled to the UAV.