An aerial vehicle includes a body and a wireless charging receiver pad connected to the body, whereby the aerial vehicle is configured to be wirelessly charged when parked above a wireless charging transmitter pad. The aerial vehicle includes landing gear connected to the body and extending underneath the body. The landing gear is configured for actuation to control the location of the receiver pad with respect to the transmitter pad.

A device that is capable of creating multiple connections on a grounding point in a single airport hangar, as well as reducing the likelihood of there being a tripping hazard over the connected cables, while also assisting in preventing damage to cable connections which may result from vehicles being driven inside an airport hangar.

A method for providing a multimodal transport service based on a personal air vehicle may include checking, for at least one traffic object, route information including waypoint information and destination information, checking destination information of at least one passenger, setting service use information based on the route information for the at least one traffic object and the destination information of the at least one passenger, checking the service use information of the traffic object that approaches a take-off and landing facility, setting a transport zone as an entry zone of the traffic object, in response to a demand for transport processing of the traffic object, and processing the at least one passenger's getting into the traffic object.

A device for the decontamination of materiel, notably an aircraft such as a military helicopter, using a nuclear, biological and/or chemical decontaminant. The device includes a protective cover that can be adapted to the shape of the materiel, able to form a fluid tight decontamination tunnel around the materiel; at least one decontamination module able to eliminate the contamination from the materiel arranged inside the tunnel formed by the protective cover; an air-blowing module able to be arranged at the entrance to the tunnel formed by the protective cover in order to dispatch air into the said tunnel; and a filtration module able to be positioned at the exit from the tunnel formed by the protective cover in order to destroy contaminated air vapours and/or to recover the decontaminant at the exit from the said tunnel.

A kiosk for use an unmanned aerial system (UAS) delivery system is disclosed. In one embodiment, the kiosk includes an enclosure comprising at least one vertical wall having a secured entrance therethrough to prevent unauthorized persons from entering the enclosure, wherein an external appearance of the enclosure corresponds to a location of the kiosk; a landing zone for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) of the UAS located within the enclosure, the landing zone comprising infrastructure from which the UAV can take off and on which the UAV can land; sensors for detecting an environment of at least one of the kiosk and the enclosure; and a guidance system for providing signals to the UAV to guide the UAV into the enclosure and onto the landing zone.

A system for landing an unmanned aerial vehicle has an unmanned aerial vehicle and a ground-based platform. A guide structure for receiving the unmanned aerial vehicle is mounted on the ground base platform. The guide structure has an inner diameter greater than a smallest outer diameter of the unmanned aerial vehicle landing gear and less than the largest outer diameter of the unmanned aerial vehicle landing gear.

A system for landing an unmanned aerial vehicle has an unmanned aerial vehicle and a ground-based platform. A guide structure for receiving the unmanned aerial vehicle is mounted on the ground base platform. The guide structure has an inner diameter greater than a smallest outer diameter of the unmanned aerial vehicle landing gear and less than the largest outer diameter of the unmanned aerial vehicle landing gear.

Apparatus and associated methods relate to ranging object(s) nearby an aircraft using triangulation. A light projector mounted at a projector location on the aircraft projects pulses of polarized light onto the scene external to the aircraft. The projected pulses of polarized light are polarized in a first polarization state. A camera mounted at a camera location on the aircraft has a shutter synchronized to the projector output pulse and receives a portion of the projected pulses of polarized light reflected by the object(s) in the scene and polarized at a second polarization state orthogonal to the first polarization state. Location(s) and/or range(s) of the object(s) is calculated, based on the projector location, the camera location, and pixel location(s) upon which the portion of light is imaged.

A vehicle diagnostic device includes: a communication unit that communicates with a vehicle which drives autonomously; and a diagnostic unit that performs, via the communication unit, diagnosis as to whether the vehicle is being hacked. The diagnostic unit performs the diagnosis by checking resilience of software which runs a travel system provided in the vehicle.

An external power assist system for an eVTOL aircraft having one or more onboard batteries includes a subsurface power source and a power transfer interface electrically coupled to the subsurface power source. The power transfer interface is movable between various positions including a deployed position and a stowed position. The power transfer interface is configured to transfer power to the onboard batteries of the eVTOL aircraft in the deployed position. The power transfer interface is moved at least partially subsurface in the stowed position.