Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods to interchangeably couple tool systems with unmanned vehicles
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Application No.: US15699919Application Date: 2017-09-08
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Publication No.: US10246187B2Publication Date: 2019-04-02
- Inventor: Robert L. Cantrell , John P. Thompson , David C. Winkle , Michael D. Atchley , Donald R. High , Todd D. Mattingly , Brian G. McHale , John J. O'Brien , John F. Simon , Nathan G. Jones , Robert C. Taylor
- Applicant: Walmart Apollo, LLC
- Applicant Address: US AR Bentonville
- Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
- Current Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US AR Bentonville
- Agency: Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP
- Main IPC: B64C39/02
- IPC: B64C39/02 ; B64D1/22 ; G05D1/10 ; G05D1/00

Abstract:
In some embodiments, unmanned aerial task systems are provided that include a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) each comprising: a UAV control circuit; a motor; propulsion system; and a universal coupler configured to interchangeably couple with and decouple from one of multiple different tool systems each having different functions to be put into use while carried by a UAV, wherein a coupling system of the universal coupler is configured to secure a tool system with the UAV and enable a communication connection between a communication bus and the tool system, and wherein the multiple different tool systems comprise at least a package securing tool system configured to retain and enable transport of a package while being delivered, and a sensor tool system configured to sense a condition and communicate sensor data of the sensed condition to the UAV control circuit over the communication bus.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180072415A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO INTERCHANGEABLY COUPLE TOOL SYSTEMS WITH UNMANNED VEHICLES Public/Granted day:2018-03-15
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