Home station for unmanned aerial vehicle
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a launch system for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV);
a landing feature that is arranged on the apparatus so as to receive the UAV when the UAV returns from a flight;
a mechanical battery-replacement system that is configured to;
(a) remove a first battery from the UAV, and(b) after removal of the first battery, install a second battery in the UAV; and
a frame structure comprising;
a roof, anda chamber beneath the roof,wherein the launch system is arranged to;
couple to the UAV at a location inside the chamber, andmove the UAV out of the chamber during a launch process, andwherein the landing feature is arranged on the roof of the frame structure.
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Abstract
Described herein are apparatuses that provided various features related to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). An example apparatus may include, among other features, (i) a launch system for a UAV, (ii) a landing feature that is arranged on the apparatus so as to receive the UAV when the UAV returns from a flight, and (iii) a mechanical battery-replacement system that is configured to (a) remove a first battery from the UAV, and (b) after removal of the first battery, install a second battery in the UAV.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a launch system for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); a landing feature that is arranged on the apparatus so as to receive the UAV when the UAV returns from a flight; a mechanical battery-replacement system that is configured to; (a) remove a first battery from the UAV, and (b) after removal of the first battery, install a second battery in the UAV; and a frame structure comprising; a roof, and a chamber beneath the roof, wherein the launch system is arranged to; couple to the UAV at a location inside the chamber, and move the UAV out of the chamber during a launch process, and wherein the landing feature is arranged on the roof of the frame structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus comprising:
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a launch system for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); a landing feature that is arranged on the apparatus so as to receive the UAV when the UAV returns from a flight; a frame structure that comprises; a roof, and one or more side sections, wherein the one or more side sections and the roof form a human-sized chamber that is at least partially enclosed; one or more human-operable control interfaces that are physically accessible from within the human-sized chamber, wherein the one or more human-operable control interfaces are operable to control at least the launch system; wherein at least a portion of the launch system is disposed within the human-sized chamber such that the UAV can be loaded onto the launch system at a coupling location within the human-sized chamber, wherein the launch system is operable for a launch process in which the UAV moved out of the chamber, and wherein the landing feature is at least partially disposed on the roof. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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