An aircraft system incorporates a first aircraft having a grappling device including a first gripper with a first actuator and a second gripper with a second actuator. The first gripper and the second gripper are movable between an open and a closed position to engage a hooking device and pivot together to change a capture angle. A first controller receives a command and operates the actuators in response to open and close the first and second grippers of the grappling device. The controller also receives a second command and operates the first and second actuators to pivot the grippers and provide grappling at a range of capture angles. A second aircraft, which may be a UAV, incorporates the hooking device. The hooking device includes a ring rotatable from the surface and a third actuator to rotate the ring between a stowed and an extended position.


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    Title :

    AIRCRAFT DEPLOYMENT AND RETRIEVAL OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES


    Additional title:

    FLUGZEUGEINSATZ UND -ABRUF VON UNBEMANNTEN LUFTFAHRZEUGEN
    DÉPLOIEMENT ET RÉCUPÉRATION D'AÉRONEFS DE VÉHICULES AÉRIENS SANS PILOTE


    Contributors:
    HANNA MARK (author) / POLING DAVID R (author)

    Publication date :

    2023-06-14


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64U



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