Features for in-flight recovery of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). A towline may be deployed by a host aircraft in-flight in order to recover a target UAV that is also in-flight. A reel on the host aircraft may pay out the towline having a fitting thereon. A catch on the target UAV may engage with the fitting on the towline, and the reel may then retract the towline to thereby pull in the target UAV to the host aircraft. The target UAV may then securely attach with the host aircraft.
UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE RECOVERY SYSTEM
2021-11-18
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
Unmanned aerial vehicle recovery system, unmanned aerial vehicle, recycle bin and recovery method
Europäisches Patentamt | 2020
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