B64U2101/64

CONTAINER DEVICE AND TRANSPORT SYSTEM OF UAV
20230202679 · 2023-06-29 ·

A container device of a UAV is provided. The container device is configured to receive a cargo and be connected to a UAV. The container device includes an outer housing, an inner housing, and a power supply. The outer housing is connected to the UAV. The inner housing is detachably connected to the outer housing, and configured to receive the cargo. The power supply is disposed in the inner housing. When the outer housing is connected to the UAV and the inner housing is connected to the outer housing, the power supply is electrically connected to a battery of the UAV. A transport system of a UAV is also provided.

TAKEOFF/LANDING ASSIST DEVICE

A position correcting mechanism sandwiches, from both sides, a horizonal leg portion of a flying vehicle that has landed on a takeoff/landing surface of a stage, and moves the flying vehicle on the takeoff/landing surface to a position along a centerline. A grip mechanism grips a supporting leg portion of the flying vehicle. The flying vehicle is moved toward a securing device provided at an edge part of the stage, and an end portion of the horizontal leg portion is inserted into an insertion hole of an insertion part. The flying vehicle is thereby secured on the takeoff/landing surface.

Payload-release device position tracking
09849981 · 2017-12-26 · ·

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is disclosed that includes a retractable payload delivery system. The payload delivery system can lower a payload to the ground using a delivery device that secures the payload during descent and releases the payload upon reaching the ground. The location of the delivery device can be determined as it is lowered to the ground using image tracking. The UAV can include an imaging system that captures image data of the suspended delivery device and identifies image coordinates of the delivery device, and the image coordinates can then be mapped to a location. The UAV may also be configured to account for any deviations from a planned path of descent in real time to effect accurate delivery locations of released payloads.

Propeller apparatus of air mobility

A propeller apparatus of an air mobility includes a housing having an inner space, where multiple slits are formed along a circumferential surface of the housing to extend in a vertical direction; a driving unit having connection portions formed to match respective ones of the slits in the housing; multiple link units configured to match the respective ones of the slits in the housing, where the link units are rotatably connected to the connection portions, respectively, of the driving unit; and multiple wing units configured to be rotated in a manner of being linked with the link units, which rotate when the driving unit moves up and down, thereby being folded to or deployed from the housing. The propeller apparatus is configured to prevent an accident due to scattering of a propeller when the air mobility falls, and to improve space utilization during storage of the air mobility.

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, METHOD FOR DECIDING IMPLEMENTATION DETAIL, AND DELIVERY SYSTEM
20230192332 · 2023-06-22 · ·

The center server 3 determines, for each take-off/landing port 2, any one of charging of the UAV 1, discharging of the UAV 1, operation of the UAV 1 for article delivery, and standby of the UAV 1 as a action to be implemented in the take-off/landing port 2 on the basis of delivery schedule information related to a schedule for article delivery and battery information of the UAV 1 deployed in each of the plurality of take-off/landing ports 2.

Package Retrieval System with Funneling Mechanism
20230192297 · 2023-06-22 ·

A payload retrieval apparatus is provided including a stand or base, wherein the base or stand has an upper end and a lower end, a first sloped surface positioned over the upper end of the stand or base, a second sloped surface positioned over the upper end of the stand or base and adjacent the first sloped surface, a tether slot positioned in a channel having a first end and a second end, the channel positioned under or near the first sloped surface, and a payload holder positioned at the second end of the channel, wherein the payload holder is adapted to secure a payload.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATION SERVICES
20230189190 · 2023-06-15 ·

Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for communication services. The method may be performed by a first device which is able to be attached to a radio access network node. The method comprises receiving a first message for a service from a second device via a short range communication. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, the method further comprises transmitting, via a cellular network, a second message for the service to an application apparatus in a core network through the radio access network node, according to the first message for the service.

Telescoping tail assemblies for use on aircraft
11673662 · 2023-06-13 · ·

A telescoping tail assembly for use on an aircraft having a fore-aft length. The telescoping tail assembly includes a housing extending in an aftward direction, a tailboom slidable along the housing into various positions including an extended position and a retracted position and one or more control surfaces coupled to the tailboom. The tailboom increases the fore-aft length of the aircraft in the extended position and decreases the fore-aft length of the aircraft in the retracted position.

AIRCRAFT, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL DEVICE
20230176589 · 2023-06-08 · ·

An UAV 1 performs a detachment control to detach a cargo supported by a support portion 117 or connected a connecting portion 118, and thereafter, performs a load detection process of detecting a mechanical load applied to the support portion 117 or the connecting portion 118. And then An UAV 1 performs different control according to the mechanical load, with respect to a movement of the UAV 1 after the detection of the mechanical load.

Adaptive Transition Systems for VTOL Aircraft

A tailsitter aircraft includes an airframe, a thrust array attached to the airframe and a flight control system. The thrust array includes propulsion assemblies configured to transition the airframe from a forward flight orientation to a VTOL orientation at a conversion rate for an approach to a target ground location in a forward flight-to-VTOL transition phase. The flight control system implements an adaptive transition system including a transition parameter monitoring module configured to monitor parameters including a ground speed and a distance to the target ground location. The adaptive transition system includes a transition adjustment determination module configured to adjust the conversion rate of the airframe from the forward flight orientation to the VTOL orientation based on the ground speed and the distance to the target ground location such that the airframe is vertically aligned with the target ground location in the VTOL orientation of the forward flight-to-VTOL transition phase.