Methods and apparatuses for launching, capturing, and storing unmanned aircraft, including a container having a guide structure for aircraft components
    193.
    发明授权
    Methods and apparatuses for launching, capturing, and storing unmanned aircraft, including a container having a guide structure for aircraft components 有权
    用于发射,捕获和存储无人飞行器的方法和装置,包括具有用于飞行器部件的引导结构的容器

    公开(公告)号:US07104495B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-09-12

    申请号:US11269395

    申请日:2005-11-08

    Inventor: Brian T. McGeer

    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for launching, capturing, and storing unmanned aircraft and other flight devices or projectiles are described. In one embodiment, the aircraft can be assembled from a container with little or no manual engagement by an operator. The container can include a guide structure to control motion of the aircraft components. The aircraft can be launched from an apparatus that includes an extendable boom. The boom can be extended to deploy a recovery line to capture the aircraft in flight. The aircraft can then be returned to its launch platform, disassembled, and stored in the container, again with little or no direct manual contact between the operator and the aircraft.

    Abstract translation: 描述了用于发射,捕获和存储无人机和其他飞行装置或射弹的方法和装置。 在一个实施例中,飞行器可以由操作者很少或没有手动接合的容器组装。 容器可以包括用于控制飞机部件的运动的引导结构。 飞机可以从包括可伸缩吊杆的装置发射。 可以扩展繁荣部署一个恢复线,以便在飞行中捕获飞机。 飞机然后可以返回到其发射平台,拆卸并存储在容器中,再次与操作员和飞机之间的很少或没有直接的手动接触。

    Vehicle refueling system
    196.
    发明授权
    Vehicle refueling system 失效
    车辆加油系统

    公开(公告)号:US6142421A

    公开(公告)日:2000-11-07

    申请号:US231368

    申请日:1999-01-13

    Inventor: Miles R. Palmer

    Abstract: A vehicle refueling system includes an aero vehicle and a fuel bladder system. The fuel bladder system includes a fuel bladder, a pickup loop of a predetermined loop size, a reel mechanism to retract at least one side of the pickup loop to reduce the loop size, a snag sensor to sense when the pickup loop has been hooked by the retractable hook, the snag sensor initiating the reel mechanism, a compass to sense the random orientation of the loop, a radio navigation receiver to sense a location of the loop, and a transmitter to transmit the random orientation and the location. The vehicle includes a fuselage, a retractable hook with a hook sensor to detect when a fuel bladder is hooked and the loop size has been reduced by the reel mechanism, a fuel bladder stowage chamber within the fuselage, a fuel intake tube capable of drawing fuel from the fuel bladder stowed in the stowage chamber, a retraction mechanism to retract the retractable hook, a fuel transfer mechanism to transfer fuel from the fuel bladder into an internal fuel tank, and a fuel bladder discard mechanism to discard the fuel bladder after the fuel has been drawn from the fuel bladder.

    Abstract translation: 车辆加油系统包括航空车辆和燃料囊系统。 燃料囊系统包括燃料囊,预定环尺寸的拾取环,卷绕机构,用于缩回拾取环的至少一侧以减小环的尺寸;阻挡传感器,用于感测拾取环何时已被钩住 可伸缩钩,启动卷轴机构的阻塞传感器,用于感测环路的随机取向的罗盘,用于感测回路位置的无线电导航接收器,以及发送器,以发送随机取向和位置。 车辆包括机身,具有钩传感器的可伸缩钩,用于检测燃料囊何时被钩住,并且通过卷轴机构减小了环路尺寸,机身内部的燃料囊存放室,能够吸引燃料的燃料进入管 从装载在储存室中的燃料气囊,收回缩回钩的缩回机构,用于将燃料从燃料气囊输送到内部燃料箱中的燃料转移机构,以及在燃料之后废弃燃料气囊的燃料气体排出机构 已从燃油囊中抽出。

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