211results about "Portable landing pads" patented technology

Exemplary disclosed embodiments include systems, methods, and devices for a ground maneuvering system for aircraft. The systems, methods, and devices may include a ground maneuvering system including at least one processor in communication with at least one sensor and at least one maneuvering vehicle. The at least one maneuvering vehicle includes one or more processors in communication with one or more sensors. The one or more processors can be configured to sense, using the one or more sensors, an area associated with a plurality of areas, to determine a location within area, or to maneuver the maneuvering vehicle to the location. The maneuvering vehicle may also include a movement system for maneuvering the maneuvering vehicle in or around the plurality of areas, and a platform configured for an aircraft.

A landing system suitable for receiving an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) comprises an autonomous ground vehicle (AGV). A landing surface is disposed on the AGV, and the landing system comprises a loading channel suitable for passing an object delivered by the UAV through a first loading channel opening in the landing surface. The object passes within the loading channel through to a second loading channel opening at a bottom aspect of the AGV. In this way, a UAV can land on the landing surface, and the AGV positions the object in line with a target delivery location, where the object is delivered. Aspects of the landing system comprise an electromagnet or vacuum chamber for securing the UAV to the landing surface, thereby enhancing stability of the UAV during movement of the landing system.

Systems and methods related to landing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are provided. In one example, a method includes receiving a UAV on a surface of a landing platform. The method may further include operating a positioning device disposed under the surface to locate the UAV. The method may further include operating the positioning device to move the UAV to a location and / or an orientation on the surface. The UAV may comprise landing gear having a plurality of legs, where each leg comprises a shock absorption system. The method may further include operating the shock absorption system during the receiving operation to reduce force received at stress areas of the UAV, and after the receiving operation, operating the shock absorption system to dampen movement by the UAV. Related devices and systems are also provided.

An apparatus for facilitating the landing and takeoff of electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (EVTOL) can comprise a moveable landing platform, a moveable charging assembly comprising a high voltage cable adapted for electrical, magnetic induction positioned within a vertically moveable column having a magnetic plate and multiple access connections, and weight sensors positioned on the landing platform. The weight sensors are operatively connected to the charging assembly such that when the sensors detect the landing of an EVTOL on the platform, the sensors trigger the charging assembly to rise up to contact the EVTOL and begin charging the EVTOL.

The application provides an autonomous refueling vehicle for a hydrogen-electric aircraft, which includes two or more wings. The wings are provided with one or more removable electric propulsion pods. The autonomous refueling vehicle includes a hydrogen refueling module adapted to connect to the propulsion pods and to a hydrogen source. The autonomous refueling vehicle includes also includes a propulsion pod handling device, which is adapted to remove the propulsion pod from the wings and to position the propulsion pods on the hydrogen refueling module such that the propulsion pods are connected to the hydrogen refueling module. The autonomous refueling vehicle is also adapted to autonomously move itself to the hydrogen source to allow the hydrogen refueling module to removably connect to the hydrogen source for refueling of the propulsion pods.

An apparatus for facilitating the landing and takeoff of electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (EVTOL) can comprise a moveable landing platform, a moveable charging assembly comprising a high voltage cable adapted for electrical, magnetic induction positioned within a vertically moveable column having a magnetic plate and multiple access connections, and weight sensors positioned on the landing platform. The weight sensors are operatively connected to the charging assembly such that when the sensors detect the landing of an EVTOL on the platform, the sensors trigger the charging assembly to rise up to contact the EVTOL and begin charging the EVTOL.

According to the modularized traffic tool with multiple take-off modes, through the innovative split modularized design, the form of the traffic tool can be flexibly changed between an automobile and an aircraft, the flight state and the land running state are switched, and more novel passenger and freight application scenes can be expanded through cooperation of the independent carrying cabin modules. By utilizing the tiltable ducted fan mechanism and by virtue of boosting of the autonomous traveling chassis, the composite wing flight module can realize vertical take-off and landing, and wing lift force can be provided for short-distance taxiing take-off and landing to reduce energy consumption, so that the purposes of large voyage and high load are finally realized. The foldable fixed wing, the horizontal tail and the telescopic tail wing structure ensure that the traffic tool is small in size when running and parking on the land, so that the requirements of existing urban and rural roads and traffic safety laws and regulations can be met, and actual popularization is more facilitated.

A device and a method for introducing a drone to an area of interest are presented. The delivery system may include a housing, a drone, either a timer or a receiver, a lock mechanism, and a biasing mechanism. The housing further includes a pair of parts with or without subparts. At least one sensor is attached to the drone. The timer or the receiver is secured to the housing and communicable with the lock mechanism to control function thereof. The lock mechanism is adapted to releasably secure the parts or the subparts. The drone is enclosed within the housing in a CLOSED configuration when the lock mechanism is locked. The biasing mechanism separates the parts or the subparts to an OPEN configuration when the lock mechanism is unlocked. The drone is introducible to the area of interest in the CLOSED configuration and separable from the housing in the OPEN configuration.

A take-off and landing site monitoring device is configured to include: an image data acquiring unit that acquires, from an imaging device that images a take-off and landing site, image data indicating a captured image of the take-off and landing site; and an obstruction detecting unit that determines the type of obstruction that hinders take-off and landing of a vertical take-off and landing aircraft using the take-off and landing site on the basis of the image data acquired by the image data acquiring unit.

An unmanned aerial vehicle rack is applicable to an unmanned aerial vehicle including a charging end. The unmanned aerial vehicle rack includes a mounting body, where the mounting body is configured to mount the unmanned aerial vehicle and to be parked on a parking platform; and an electrical connection cable including a first end and a second end, where a first fitting portion of the first end of the electrical connection cable is configured to electrically connect to the charging end, a second end of the electrical connection cable is connected to a second fitting portion at a bottom of the mounting body, and the second fitting portion is configured to electrically connect to a power supply end of the parking platform.

The present invention relates to a low-impact landing system for a rotary-wing aircraft, and includes a landing pad 110 having a landing surface 111 formed on the upper part for the rotary-wing aircraft 10 to land on, a tilt drive unit 120 disposed below the landing pad 110 to support the landing pad 110 and adjust the horizontal tilt of the landing pad 110 while driving in accordance with a control signal, a ground communication unit 130 that receives an aircraft tilt detection signal detected by an aircraft tilt sensor 15 disposed on the rotary-wing aircraft 10, and a drive control unit 140 that controls the tilt drive unit 120 in accordance with the received aircraft tilt detection signal so that the horizontal tilt of the landing pad 110 is adjusted and each landing gear 12 disposed below the rotary-wing aircraft 10 comes into contact with the landing surface 111 of the landing pad 110 at the same time.

The invention discloses an electric flight system, which is characterized by comprising an electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, a transportation flat car and a transportation track, the transportation flat car runs on the transportation track and is used for enabling the electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft to take off or land and charging the electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft during landing and parking; or when the electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft takes off, the electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft carries the transportation flat car to fly away from the transportation track. The transportation flat car is arranged on the off-line platform, the eVTOL can directly fall onto the transportation flat car to be charged when falling, the transportation flat car conveys the fallen eVTOL to the off-line position, the charging problem is solved, and parking management can be facilitated.

A device and a method for introducing a drone to an area of interest are presented. The delivery system may include a housing, a drone, either a timer or a receiver, a lock mechanism, and a biasing mechanism. The housing further includes a pair of parts with or without subparts. At least one sensor is attached to the drone. The timer or the receiver is secured to the housing and communicable with the lock mechanism to control function thereof. The lock mechanism is adapted to releasably secure the parts or the subparts. The drone is enclosed within the housing in a CLOSED configuration when the lock mechanism is locked. The biasing mechanism separates the parts or the subparts to an OPEN configuration when the lock mechanism is unlocked. The drone is introducible to the area of interest in the CLOSED configuration and separable from the housing in the OPEN configuration.

Embodiments provide a compact vertiport system. The vertiport system may be efficient and compact by combining, into one space and time period, multiple activities that typically take place in different spaces and different times. For example, when an aircraft is being moved from a landing zone to a takeoff zone, the aircraft may also be charged simultaneously. Also, passenger exchange may take place while the aircraft is being moved. As a result, compact vertiport systems may fit into smaller spaces (e.g., tops of buildings, or smaller plots of land).

The present invention provides a UAV take-off and landing platform, comprising a driving mechanism, a first clamping push rod assembly, a second clamping push rod assembly, a platform body and a limiting structure arranged at the platform body, wherein the first clamping push rod assembly and the second clamping push rod assembly are arranged relatively to each other, and the first clamping push rod assembly and / or the second clamping push rod assembly are movably connected to the limiting structure, and the driving mechanism is suitable for driving the first clamping push rod assembly and / or the second clamping push rod assembly to move, so as to adjust the relative distance between the first clamping push rod assembly and the second clamping push rod assembly. The beneficial effects of the present invention: the position of the UAV can be automatically locked when the UAV is landing, reducing manual operations and improving efficiency.

A ground station of a UAS for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes a landing pad assembly and a carousel assembly that allow for passive removal and replacement of a battery from and to a UAV. The UAS can include a battery replacement system that uses the mechanical movement of a landing pad of the ground station to control movement of a battery door of the landing pad assembly.

Vision-based vehicle guidance is disclosed. An example landing pad (102) for vision-based guidance of a vehicle (101) includes a first perimeter (134) of a landing area (136) defined by the landing pad, the first perimeter having a first array of first light sources, and a second perimeter (132) having a second array of second light sources, the second perimeter around the first perimeter, at least two of the first or second light sources having a different light characteristic to define a pattern to be detected by an image sensor of the vehicle for guiding the vehicle toward or away from the landing area.

An unmanned aerial vehicle airport, an unmanned aerial vehicle system, a tour inspection system, a tour inspection method, a control device, an apparatus and a storage medium, and an unmanned aerial vehicle cruise system relate to the field of unmanned aerial vehicles, and are used to optimize a structure of the unmanned aerial vehicle airport. The unmanned aerial vehicle airport comprises a support base (1), a parking apron (2), a protective cover (3) and a protective cover opening and closing driving device (4). The parking apron (2) is installed on the top of the support base (1); the protective cover (3) covers the top of the parking apron (2); the protective cover opening and closing driving device (4) is installed between the support base (1) and the protective cover (3), and the protective cover opening and closing driving device (4) is configured to cause a bar linkage mechanism to drive the protective cover (3) to switch between an open position and a closed position. The unmanned aerial vehicle airport is provided with the protective cover (3) for the parking apron (2). If the protective cover (3) is open, the unmanned aerial vehicle is parked on the parking apron (2), and takes off from the parking apron. When the protective cover (3) is in the closed position, the protective cover (3) plays a protective role on the unmanned aerial vehicle, and prevents external rain, impurities and the like from damaging and polluting the unmanned aerial vehicle.

A hangar is provided for an unmanned aerial vehicle, and is suitable for being arranged on a vehicle. The hangar includes a hangar body, the hangar body being configured to accommodate the unmanned aerial vehicle; a charging apparatus, the charging apparatus being arranged in the hangar body, and the charging apparatus being configured to charge an unmanned aerial vehicle battery, wherein the unmanned aerial vehicle battery includes a first battery mounted on the unmanned aerial vehicle and / or a second battery outside the unmanned aerial vehicle; and a battery pick-and-place apparatus, the battery pick-and-place apparatus being arranged in the hangar body, and the battery pick-and-place apparatus being configured to detach the first battery from the unmanned aerial vehicle and / or mount the second battery into the unmanned aerial vehicle.

According to the present disclosure, there is provided a landing platform assembly (100) for landing an aerial vehicle (200) at a target location at which the landing platform assembly is providable, the landing platform assembly comprising: a platform (110); an actuator arrangement (120) connected to the platform and configured to adjust the orientation of the platform; and a processor (130) configured to: receive orientation information from the aerial vehicle during a landing procedure; and operate the actuator arrangement to adjust the orientation of the platform based on the received orientation information from the aerial vehicle.

Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for controlling a takeoff / landing pad structure by using a hexapod mechanism. The method for controlling a takeoff / landing pad structure by using a hexapod mechanism comprises the steps of: receiving eVTOL information from an eVTOL if the eVTOL prepares for landing; predicting the impact weight to be applied to the takeoff / landing pad structure if the eVTOL touches down, by using the received eVTOL information; calculating a first spring stiffness and a first damper damping required for the suspension according to the predicted impact weight; and controlling the suspension by setting the spring stiffness and the damper damping of the suspension with the calculated first spring stiffness and first damper damping.

Parking device for a drone, in particular a parking device for the remote control of a drone (3), which has a frame structure (4) with a landing surface (2), characterized in that the landing surface (2) is provided with at least one protective cover (1).

According to the present disclosure, there is provided a landing platform assembly for landing an aerial vehicle at a target location at which the landing platform assembly is providable, the landing platform assembly comprising: a platform; an actuator arrangement connected to the platform and configured to adjust the orientation of the platform; and a processor configured to: receive orientation information from the aerial vehicle during a landing procedure; and operate the actuator arrangement to adjust the orientation of the platform based on the received orientation information from the aerial vehicle.

The present invention discloses a fire extinguishing bomb fire truck, comprising: a vehicle body assembly, including a vehicle body, a carriage arranged on the vehicle body, and a hook arranged at the upper end of the carriage; a functional platform, including a communication system, an air conditioning system arranged inside the carriage, and a drone carrying system arranged at the upper end of the carriage, wherein the communication system is electrically connected to the drone carrying system, and the drone system performs data interaction with the drone carrying system; and a storage assembly, which is arranged at the upper end of the carriage. During fire extinguishing, the operator can report and transmit data in real time through the communication system, and at the same time, can use the drone to photograph and transmit the real-time situation of the fire scene, and use the communicators equipped for each firefighter to perform signal interaction and transmit in real time.

Exemplary disclosed embodiments include systems, methods, and devices for a ground maneuvering system for aircraft. The systems, methods, and devices may include a ground maneuvering system including at least one processor in communication with at least one sensor and at least one maneuvering vehicle. The at least one maneuvering vehicle includes one or more processors in communication with one or more sensors. The one or more processors can be configured to sense, using the one or more sensors, an area associated with a plurality of areas, to determine a location within area, or to maneuver the maneuvering vehicle to the location. The maneuvering vehicle may also include a movement system for maneuvering the maneuvering vehicle in or around the plurality of areas, and a platform configured for an aircraft.

It is a security net construction (10) having a net (32) placed on at least one frame (11) connected to the edge of the deck (1a) and a net support bar (31 ) passing through the edges of the said net (32) in order to ensure the safety of goods and living beings on the ship deck. In order to obtain a security net construction (10) that can move independently of each other on the ship, the said frame (11) comprises at least one lower frame (11 a) and at least one upper frame (11 b), it comprises a connection slot (20) for the placement of the net support bar (31) between the said lower frame (11a) and the upper frame (11b), and it comprises at least one mounting hole (50) on one of the two and at least one mounting element (51) on the other in order for the lower frame (11a) and the upper frame (11b) to be connected to each other.

Various embodiments of a docking station configured for semi-autonomous or fully autonomous management of drones. In various embodiments, the station can identify the exact location and angle of a drone on a landing pad, and modify the location and angle in order for a robot to retrieve a used battery from the drone and also insert a fully charged replacement battery. The station may also determine the charge status of a drone's battery, the exact type of battery used by a particular drone, and select for replacement into the drone the specific battery needed. There are various embodiments of a system with such a docking station, command & control software, a database, and a network control center. Various embodiments are of methods to identify the need to replace a battery, identify the type of battery required, and effect replacement in an automated manner.

A release robotic arm for in-vehicle drones, comprising a vehicle body and a box body. A platform is provided inside the box body. An auxiliary release device is provided on one side of the box body. The auxiliary release device includes a robotic arm component, a rotating component, a lifting component, a clamping component and a leveling component. The clamping component includes a swing arm, a clamping jaw and a first driving assembly. The first driving assembly is installed on the swing arm and can drive the two clamping jaws to move synchronously towards / away from each other along a first rotating shaft; the leveling component is used to drive the first rotating shaft to rotate so that the posture of the clamping jaw does not change with the swing of the swing arm; the rotating component drives the robotic arm assembly to rotate circumferentially along the axis of the sleeve; the lifting component drives the robotic arm assembly to reciprocate up and down in the vertical direction. The present invention can find the most suitable take-off angle for the drone in a complex environment, and at the same time can improve the coordination of multiple drones during flight and improve the use efficiency.

This aircraft position control system makes the position of an aircraft follow movement in a target landing point due to ship motion, and comprises: a processing unit for deck displacement estimation that estimates a first deck displacement of the target landing point, on the basis of attitude correction acceleration obtained by correcting acceleration of the aircraft and a relative position between the aircraft and the target landing point; a processing unit for deck displacement prediction that predicts a future second deck displacement of the target landing point, on the basis of the estimated first deck displacement; a filtering process unit that performs filtering process on the second deck displacement predicted by the processing unit for deck displacement prediction such that the relative position becomes zero; and a model prediction control unit that performs model prediction control based on the estimated first deck displacement and the filtering-processed future second deck displacement and that outputs a control quantity for controlling flight of the aircraft.