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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2021
Working Drones, Inc., Jacksonville, FL (US);
Robert Lewis Dahlstrom, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Jeffrey C. McCutcheon, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Tariq Rashid, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Working Drones, Inc., Jacksonville, FL (US);
Abstract
A method for performing one or more tasks on a surface via an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or aerial robotics system (ARS) includes tethering a first UAV to a ceiling, a vertical wall, or a second UAV via a tethering cord with an extendible and retractable length, performing at least one task via the first UAV to an object during flight of the first UAV, sensing at least one parameter of the surface of the object via a task sensor, and resiliently adjusting an adjustable sensor arm of the first UAV to facilitate performance of the task(s). The adjustable sensor arm may support the task sensor and be resilient to impact forces caused by direct contact of the task sensor or the adjustable sensor arm with the surface. The tethering cord may be extended or retracted via at least one motor while the first UAV performs the task(s).