Unmanned aerial vehicle charging station with centering mechanism

    公开(公告)号:US11046459B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-29

    申请号:US17141174

    申请日:2021-01-04

    Inventor: Ivan Stamatovski

    Abstract: A charging station for an unmanned aerial vehicle includes a landing surface having a first charging terminal formed of a first electrically conductive material, a second charging terminal formed of a second electrically conductive material and spaced apart from the first charging terminal, and an electrically insulating material disposed between the first charging terminal and the second charging terminal. A centering wheel is rotatably associated with the landing surface and has a center hub and spokes extending from the center hub. A rotator coupled to the centering wheel can rotate the centering wheel to align the unmanned aerial vehicle with the first charging terminal and the second charging terminal.

    UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAINTAINING RAILWAY SITUATIONAL AWARENESS

    公开(公告)号:US20220262260A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-18

    申请号:US17568899

    申请日:2022-01-05

    Inventor: Ido Gur

    Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system for maintaining railway situational awareness, includes a ground station configured to be mounted to a train, a UAV including a sensor, a processor, and a memory. The sensor is configured to provide a signal indicative of condition and/or an event. The memory contains instructions, which, when executed by the processor, cause the system to: selectively deploy the UAV, from the ground station mounted to the train, receive the signal from the sensor; and determine a condition and/or an event, relative to the train, based on the sensed signal.

    Unmanned aerial vehicle landing station with centering mechanism

    公开(公告)号:US11220352B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-11

    申请号:US17337823

    申请日:2021-06-03

    Inventor: Ivan Stamatovski

    Abstract: A landing station for an unmanned aerial vehicle includes a landing surface and a centering wheel. The centering wheel is coupled to the landing surface and has a spoke extending therefrom. The spoke is positioned to rotate relative to the landing surface in response to rotation of the centering wheel relative to the landing surface. The spoke is configured to rotate into engagement with a landing leg of the unmanned aerial vehicle to impart centrifugal force onto the landing leg sufficient to rotate the unmanned aerial vehicle toward a predetermined position on the landing surface.

    Unmanned aerial vehicle charging station with centering mechanism

    公开(公告)号:US10934019B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-02

    申请号:US15824767

    申请日:2017-11-28

    Inventor: Ivan Stamatovski

    Abstract: A charging station for an unmanned aerial vehicle includes a landing surface having a first charging terminal formed of a first electrically conductive material, a second charging terminal formed of a second electrically conductive material and spaced apart from the first charging terminal, and an electrically insulating material disposed between the first charging terminal and the second charging terminal. A centering wheel is rotatably associated with the landing surface and has a center hub and spokes extending from the center hub. A rotator coupled to the centering wheel can rotate the centering wheel to align the unmanned aerial vehicle with the first charging terminal and the second charging terminal.

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