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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2011
James Goldie, Lexington, MA (US);
Nicholas Vitale, Albany, NY (US);
George A. Downey, Arlington, MA (US);
Kevin Leary, Hamilton, MA (US);
William Hafer, College Station, TX (US);
James Goldie, Lexington, MA (US);
Nicholas Vitale, Albany, NY (US);
George A. Downey, Arlington, MA (US);
Kevin Leary, Hamilton, MA (US);
William Hafer, College Station, TX (US);
Infoscitex Corporation, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
A UAV recovery system including a recovery cart; a guide mechanism for defining the path of the cart; a base station for capturing a UAV tailhook; a momentum transfer system driven by the inertia of the UAV through the arresting member to move the recovery cart along the guide mechanism away from the base station in the same direction as the UAV; an acceleration control device for converging the speeds and positions of the UAV and cart for enabling engagement of the cart and UAV as their relative speeds approach zero; and a brake system for stopping the recovery cart when the cart and UAV are engaged. Also disclosed is a UAV having a tailhook pivotably mounted on the UAV at the center of gravity of the UAV.