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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2011
Robert Gilchrist, Iii, Cook, WA (US);
John Stafford, Lyle, WA (US);
Brian D. Dennis, White Salmon, WA (US);
Allen Smith, Hood River, OR (US);
Jaime Mack, White Salmon, WA (US);
Steven M. Sliwa, White Salmon, WA (US);
Bradley Schrick, Bingen, WA (US);
Robert Hughes, Springfield, VA (US);
Robert Gilchrist, III, Cook, WA (US);
John Stafford, Lyle, WA (US);
Brian D. Dennis, White Salmon, WA (US);
Allen Smith, Hood River, OR (US);
Jaime Mack, White Salmon, WA (US);
Steven M. Sliwa, White Salmon, WA (US);
Bradley Schrick, Bingen, WA (US);
Robert Hughes, Springfield, VA (US);
Insitu, Inc., Bingen, WA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for recovering unmanned aircraft and controlling post-recovery motion of the aircraft are disclosed herein. An aircraft recovery system for handling an unmanned aircraft in accordance with one embodiment of the disclosure includes a base portion and an elongated aircraft capture member having a first end movably coupled to the base portion and a second, free end opposite the first end. The aircraft capture member includes a first portion and a second portion at a distal end of the first portion and positioned to intercept an unmanned aircraft in flight. The first and/or second portions are generally flexible. The system further includes an energy capture and dissipation assembly operably coupled to the aircraft capture member and positioned to receive at least a portion of the landing forces from the aircraft.