무인 항공기에 대한 공중 발사 및/또는 회수, 그리고 이와 관련된 시스템 및 방법. 무인 항공기(UAV) 시스템을 작동하는 대표적인 방법은 제1 다중 로터 운반 항공기가 제2 적재된 항공기를 하늘 위로 운반하고, 내장 배터리로 제1 항공기에 전원을 공급하면서 제2 항공기를 비행을 위해 분리시키는 단계를 포함한다. 방법은 제1 항공기가 제2 항공기를 포획하기 위해 제2 항공기의 비행경로에 포획줄을 위치시키는 방법을 추가로 포함할 수 있다.

    There is described an unmanned aerial vehicle system comprising a first multi-rotor carrier aircraft and a carried aircraft, wherein the first carrier aircraft comprises: an airframe; a plurality of rotors carried by the airframe, the plurality of rotors being positioned to support the first carrier aircraft in hover; a battery carried by the airframe and operatively coupled to the rotors to power the rotors; a launch fixture positioned to releasably attach to the carried aircraft, the carried aircraft having a capture device, wherein the launch fixture includes a pivoting portion positioned to be engaged with the carried aircraft, and a plunger movable relative to the airframe and positioned to pivot the carried aircraft relative to the airframe; and a capture line carried by the first carrier aircraft and deployable to hang from the first carrier aircraft, the capture line being sized to releasably engage with the capture device of the carried aircraft.


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    Title :

    / AERIAL LAUNCH AND/OR RECOVERY FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS


    Additional title:

    무인 항공기에 대한 공중 발사 및/또는 회수, 그리고 이와 관련된 시스템 및 방법


    Publication date :

    2023-11-17


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    Korean


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT



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