A removable catch arm and rotating porous platform improve attachment and positioning for autonomous delivery to moving vessels.
A steerable kite keeps a tether line tensioned to capture and decelerate UAVs from ships or unprepared areas without runways.
A steerable kite suspends a tether line so UAVs can be captured and decelerated without runways, enabling recovery from ships and unprepared areas.
A semisubmersible vessel uses suspended cables, hooks, and straps to catch, stabilize, and rotate a descending rocket without heavy landing gear.
A motorized trolley grips and lifts skid landing gear to move VTOL aircraft safely with less operator effort and better stability in harsh conditions.
A shipborne cable and strap system captures a descending rocket by a rotatable arm, avoiding heavy landing gear and enabling sea recovery.
An acute angled stern extending below the design waterline decreases rear displacement to reduce wave slamming impact loads and pitching.
A floating platform with submerged fuel storage enables continuous surveillance and vehicle dispatch without manned assets.
Independent rotatable hulls provide rapid lateral acceleration, positioning the vessel under descending rocket components to prevent ocean impact damage.
Capsule mounts drones with charging and buoyancy control to extend operational radius while reducing exposure risks.
Multiple hulls and vertical deck stacking resolve stability limits in existing carriers, enabling safe simultaneous aircraft operations.
Colored optical beams replace GPS navigation to guide drones onto naval platforms, resolving jamming risks while maintaining precise landing control.
Vacuum disc means analyze platform behavior to deploy adhesive support plates, preventing aircraft slippage and tilting in heavy seas.
An active landing platform uses moving means to keep the footboard horizontal.
A hybrid aircraft system merges gas engine and electric motor power to provide vertical thrust and forward flight capability.
Segmented buoy modules deploy via UAVs to extend operational range, resolving the trade-off between speed and structural complexity.