System for recovery of aerial vehicles
First Claim
1. An aerial vehicle recovery system comprising:
- a landing pad configured to be supported on a supporting surface, the landing pad comprising an upwardly facing capture surface comprising a passive retaining medium; and
a shoe configured to be mounted to a landing element of an aerial vehicle, the shoe comprising a passive retaining medium configured to interface with the passive retaining medium of the landing pad to retain the aerial vehicle to the landing pad.
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Abstract
An aerial vehicle recovery system includes a landing pad secured or securable to a supporting surface. The landing pad has an upwardly facing capture surface having a passive retaining medium thereon. The aerial vehicle to be recovered includes one or more shoes affixed to a lower portion of the aerial vehicle. The shoes have a complementary passive retaining medium thereon configured to mate or interlock with or adhere to or otherwise interface with the retaining medium of the capture surface on the landing pad. The retaining medium on the landing pad and the complementary retaining medium on the aerial vehicle together form a passive retaining system that retains the vehicle on the landing pad upon the exertion of sufficient compressive force by the vehicle on the capture surface. The aerial vehicle recovery system can be used in conjunction with a variety of supporting surfaces, such as a ship'"'"'s deck, an offshore platform, a truck bed, or the ground.
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1. An aerial vehicle recovery system comprising:
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a landing pad configured to be supported on a supporting surface, the landing pad comprising an upwardly facing capture surface comprising a passive retaining medium; and
a shoe configured to be mounted to a landing element of an aerial vehicle, the shoe comprising a passive retaining medium configured to interface with the passive retaining medium of the landing pad to retain the aerial vehicle to the landing pad. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86)
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87. A method for recovering an aerial vehicle comprising:
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providing a landing pad configured to be supported on a supporting surface, the landing pad comprising an upwardly facing capture surface comprising a passive retaining medium; and
landing the aerial vehicle on the landing pad, a landing element of the aerial vehicle retained by the passive retaining medium on the capture surface.
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88. An aerial vehicle recovery system comprising:
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an aerial vehicle having a landing element; and
a passive retaining medium mounted to the landing element and configured to retain the aerial vehicle on a landing surface. - View Dependent Claims (89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110)
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