UAV DOCKING SYSTEM AND METHOD
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1. An aerial vehicle docking system comprising:
- a landing pad having a concave landing surface, the concave landing surface having a depression; and
an aerial vehicle having landing gear and a protrusion, the protrusion shaped to mate with the depression, the protrusion and the landing gear positioned on a bottom surface of the aerial vehicle.
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Abstract
An aerial vehicle docking system includes a landing pad and an aerial vehicle. The landing pad has a concave landing surface and a depression. The aerial vehicle has landing gear and a protrusion. The protrusion is shaped to mate with the depression. The protrusion and the landing gear are positioned on a bottom surface of the aerial vehicle.
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21 Claims
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1. An aerial vehicle docking system comprising:
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a landing pad having a concave landing surface, the concave landing surface having a depression; and an aerial vehicle having landing gear and a protrusion, the protrusion shaped to mate with the depression, the protrusion and the landing gear positioned on a bottom surface of the aerial vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An aerial vehicle docking system for a work vehicle comprising:
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an operator station included in the work vehicle, the operator station having a roof; a landing pad attached to the roof, the landing pad having a concave landing surface, the concave landing surface having a depression; and an aerial vehicle having landing gear and a protrusion, the protrusion shaped to mate with the depression, the protrusion and the landing gear positioned on a bottom surface of the aerial vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A method of docking an aerial vehicle, comprising:
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positioning an aerial vehicle having landing gear and a protrusion on a bottom surface of the aerial vehicle such that at least a portion of the landing gear is above a concave landing surface, the concave landing surface having a depression; lowering the aerial vehicle until at least a portion of the landing gear is in contact with the landing surface. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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