Small unmanned aerial vehicle (SUAV) shipboard recovery system
US9669947B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 28, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 6, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64U80/84
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Systems, devices, and methods for impacting, by a small unmanned aerial vehicle (SUAV), a net having at least three sides; and converting the kinetic energy of the SUAV into at least one of: elastic potential energy of one or more tensioned elastic cords connected to at least one corner of the net, gravitational potential energy of a frame member connected to at least one corner of the net, rotational kinetic energy of the frame member connected to at least one corner of the net, and elastic potential energy of the frame member connected to at least one corner of the net.
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