SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE LANDING
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1. A system for landing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), comprising:
- a landing pad with a track having a plurality of peaks and valleys, wherein the landing pad (i) comes in contact with a plurality of elongated landing members of the UAV that extend radially from a center of the UAV, which elongated landing members are below a plurality of propulsion units of the UAV, and (ii) corrects misalignment of the UAV as the elongated landing members come in contact with the track.
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Abstract
Provided herein are systems and method for autonomously or semi-autonomously landing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on a landing pad. The landing pad can include features configured to correct misalignment of the UAV on the landing pad. The landing pad can additionally include one or more markers than can be identified by the UAV to aid the UAV in locating the landing pad and determining the location of the UAV relative to the landing pad.
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1. A system for landing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), comprising:
a landing pad with a track having a plurality of peaks and valleys, wherein the landing pad (i) comes in contact with a plurality of elongated landing members of the UAV that extend radially from a center of the UAV, which elongated landing members are below a plurality of propulsion units of the UAV, and (ii) corrects misalignment of the UAV as the elongated landing members come in contact with the track. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for landing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), comprising:
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(a) providing a landing pad with a track having a plurality of peaks and valleys; (b) bringing a plurality of elongated landing members of the UAV in contact with the track, wherein the plurality of elongated landing members extend radially from a center of the UAV and are below a plurality of propulsion units of the UAV; and (c) correcting any misalignment of the UAV as the elongated landing members come in contact with the track. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for autonomously landing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), comprising:
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capturing one or more images of a plurality of markers on a landing station using one or more cameras on-board the UAV, wherein the plurality of markers have a predetermined geometric configuration; with a computer processor, calculating from the one or more images a location of the UAV relative to the plurality of markers on the landing station; landing the UAV on a track of the landing station, wherein the track has a plurality of peaks and valleys, and wherein the calculated location of the UAV relative to the plurality of markers on the landing station is used to approach and land the UAV on the track; and correcting any misalignment of the UAV on the track. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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