Abstract:
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for persistent deployment of aerial vehicles. The present application discloses a mission control system that is configured to control and manage one or more aerial vehicles for deployment to and from one or more docking stations. The one or more docking stations may be configured with a battery swapping device for removing the depleted battery from an aerial vehicle and for refilling a charged battery into the aerial vehicle. The mission control system may be configured to generate a priority list used to determine the recharging order of the one or more aerial vehicles.
Abstract:
The application discloses an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) device and the manufacturing process to make the UAV. The UAV device comprises a monocoque shell with a single-piece molded construction that includes a central body and arms that extend outward from the central body. Each of the arms includes a terminal end that is spaced away from the central body. The monocoque shell has a cupped shape with a closed first side and an open second side that includes sidewalls that extend around an interior space. The UAV device comprises a plurality of motors and rotors attached to the first side of the monocoque shell with one of said plurality of motors and rotors positioned at the terminal end of each of the arms.