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AIRCRAFT DEPLOYMENT AND RETRIEVAL OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES

  • US 20150329205A1
  • Filed: 07/06/2015
  • Published: 11/19/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) deployment and retrieval system comprising:

  • an aircraft havinga grappling device, anda carousel adapted to receive and store a plurality of UAVs and positionable for deployment of a selected UAV,each UAV in said plurality of UAVs havinga hooking device adapted for engagement by the grappling device;

    a mission controller receiving a mission requirement and selecting a respective one of said plurality of UAVs;

    a carousel controller responsive to the mission controller for aligning the respective one UAV for deployment; and

    ,a grappling device controller responsive to the mission controller for retrieving a UAV with the grappling device.

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