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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2014
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Emad W. Saad, Renton, WA (US);
John L. Vian, Renton, WA (US);
Matthew A. Vavrina, Seattle, WA (US);
Jared A. Nisbett, Saint James, MO (US);
Donald C. Wunsch, Rolla, MO (US);
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A method includes positioning a vehicle on a vehicle base station such that a first payload is aligned with an aperture in the vehicle base station. The method includes aligning an empty docking station of a payload advancing assembly with the aperture. The method includes removing the first payload from the vehicle and placing the first payload in the empty docking station of the payload advancing assembly, where the full docking station includes a second payload. The method also includes aligning a full docking station of the payload advancing assembly with the aperture and securing the second payload to the vehicle.