| 发明名称 | Method and apparatus for extending the operation of an unmanned aerial vehicle | ||
| 摘要 | A method of extending the operation of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is disclosed. The method comprises detecting that an energy storage device on board the UAV is depleted below a threshold level, landing the UAV at a base station, and initiating operation of the base station to cause a replacement mechanism thereof to remove the energy storage device on board the UAV from the UAV and to replace this with another energy storage device. | ||
| 申请公布号 | US9551989(B2) | 申请公布日期 | 2017.01.24 |
| 申请号 | US201313871825 | 申请日期 | 2013.04.26 |
| 申请人 | The Boeing Company | 发明人 | Scarlatti David;Campillo David Esteban;Casado Magana Enrique Juan |
| 分类号 | G05D1/00;B64C39/02 | 主分类号 | G05D1/00 |
| 代理机构 | Toler Law Group, P.c. | 代理人 | Toler Law Group, P.c. |
| 主权项 | 1. A method comprising: determining a position of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on a landing pad of a base station after the UAV has landed on the landing pad, the position determined via a surface sensor coupled to the landing pad; removing an energy storage device on board the UAV from the UAV using a replacement mechanism of the base station based on the position; and coupling a second energy storage device to the UAV using the replacement mechanism based on the position. | ||
| 地址 | Chicago IL US | ||