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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2023
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
James Carthew, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Nelson Alexander Brock, Sebastopol, CA (US);
John Galin, Mill Valley, CA (US);
Siddharthan Selvasekar, Livermore, CA (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64U 70/93 (2023.01); B64F 1/02 (2006.01); B64U 70/95 (2023.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01); G08G 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64U 70/93 (2023.01); B64F 1/02 (2013.01); B64U 70/95 (2023.01); G08G 5/0069 (2013.01); G08G 5/025 (2013.01); B64U 2201/00 (2023.01);
Abstract
Resilient unmanned aerial vehicle landing platforms are disclosed herein. An example device includes a base plate having protuberances that are arranged into rows of concentric rings, each of the protuberances being a conical member that extends orthogonally from the base plate, wherein each of the protuberances is resilient and are adapted to arrest and protect the drone during landing.