UAV- or personal flying device-delivered deployable descent device
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1. A system comprising:
- a deployable descent device, the deployable descent device having a first end and a second end; and
an aerial vehicle having a body and plurality of vertical lifters configured to provide lift to the body, the aerial vehicle configured to;
deliver the first end of the deployable descent device to an elevated location at a side of a building while supporting the first end of the deployable descent device outboard of the vertical lifters,anchor, while the first end of the deployable descent device is supported by the aerial vehicle, the first end of the deployable descent device to a feature that is on the side of the building at the elevated location or to a feature that is accessible through the side of the building via an opening in the side of the building at the elevated location, andrelease the first end of the deployable descent device after the first end of the deployable descent device is anchored to the feature that is on the side of the building at the elevated location or to the feature that is accessible through the side of the building via the opening in the side of the building at the elevated location.
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Abstract
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or manned/unmanned personal flying device (PFD) may be used to deliver a deployable descent system to an elevated location at which people await rescue, such as people trapped in an upper story of a burning building. The UAV or PFD may be used to deliver the descent system, attach the descent system to the building, and deploy the descent system. After deployment, the descent system may be tensioned to prevent sway and facilitate descent. Standoffs may be installed or integrated into the descent system to provide for adequate handholds for descending individuals. Various equipment and methods used in such systems are described herein.
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1. A system comprising:
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a deployable descent device, the deployable descent device having a first end and a second end; and an aerial vehicle having a body and plurality of vertical lifters configured to provide lift to the body, the aerial vehicle configured to; deliver the first end of the deployable descent device to an elevated location at a side of a building while supporting the first end of the deployable descent device outboard of the vertical lifters, anchor, while the first end of the deployable descent device is supported by the aerial vehicle, the first end of the deployable descent device to a feature that is on the side of the building at the elevated location or to a feature that is accessible through the side of the building via an opening in the side of the building at the elevated location, and release the first end of the deployable descent device after the first end of the deployable descent device is anchored to the feature that is on the side of the building at the elevated location or to the feature that is accessible through the side of the building via the opening in the side of the building at the elevated location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An aerial vehicle comprising:
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a body; and a plurality of vertical lifters configured to provide lift to the body, the aerial vehicle configured to; deliver the first end of a deployable descent device to an elevated location at a side of a building while supporting the first end of the deployable descent device outboard of the vertical lifters, anchor, while the first end of the deployable descent device is supported by the aerial vehicle, the first end of the deployable descent device to a feature that is on the side of the building at the elevated location or to a feature that is accessible through the side of the building via an opening in the side of the building at the elevated location, and release the first end of the deployable descent device after the first end of the deployable descent device is anchored to the feature that is on the side of the building at the elevated location or to the feature that is accessible through the side of the building via the opening in the side of the building at the elevated location. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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