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SG11201703804UA - Apparatus and method for launch and recovery of an unmanned aerial vehicle - Google Patents

Apparatus and method for launch and recovery of an unmanned aerial vehicle

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SG11201703804UA
SG11201703804UA SG11201703804UA SG11201703804UA SG11201703804UA SG 11201703804U A SG11201703804U A SG 11201703804UA SG 11201703804U A SG11201703804U A SG 11201703804UA SG 11201703804U A SG11201703804U A SG 11201703804UA SG 11201703804U A SG11201703804U A SG 11201703804UA
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Singapore
Prior art keywords
launch
recovery
aerial vehicle
unmanned aerial
unmanned
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SG11201703804UA
Inventor
Xujian Chen
Leon Choon Seng Tan
Chian Poh Lam
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Singapore Tech Aerospace Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64F—GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT; DESIGNING, MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLING, CLEANING, MAINTAINING OR REPAIRING AIRCRAFT, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, TESTING OR INSPECTING AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B64F1/00—Ground or aircraft-carrier-deck installations
    • B64F1/02—Ground or aircraft-carrier-deck installations for arresting aircraft, e.g. nets or cables
    • B64F1/0295—Ground or aircraft-carrier-deck installations for arresting aircraft, e.g. nets or cables aerodynamically or aerostatically supported, e.g. parafoil or balloon
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64U—UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64U70/00—Launching, take-off or landing arrangements
    • B64U70/20—Launching, take-off or landing arrangements for releasing or capturing UAVs in flight by another aircraft
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64U—UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64U70/00—Launching, take-off or landing arrangements
    • B64U70/30—Launching, take-off or landing arrangements for capturing UAVs in flight by ground or sea-based arresting gear, e.g. by a cable or a net
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64U—UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64U10/00—Type of UAV
    • B64U10/25—Fixed-wing aircraft
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64U—UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64U70/00—Launching, take-off or landing arrangements
    • B64U70/80—Vertical take-off or landing, e.g. using rockets
    • B64U70/83—Vertical take-off or landing, e.g. using rockets using parachutes, balloons or the like
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64U—UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64U70/00—Launching, take-off or landing arrangements
    • B64U70/90—Launching from or landing on platforms
    • B64U70/95—Means for guiding the landing UAV towards the platform, e.g. lighting means

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Jib Cranes (AREA)
SG11201703804UA 2014-11-27 2014-11-27 Apparatus and method for launch and recovery of an unmanned aerial vehicle SG11201703804UA (en)

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