POST-TYPE APPARATUS FOR CONTAINING AND CHARGING UNMANNED VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDING AIRCRAFT AND METHOD OF CONTAINING AND CHARGING UNMANNED VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDING AIRCRAFT USING THE SAME
First Claim
1. An apparatus for containing and charging an unmanned vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft, comprising:
- a post placed on a ground;
an extended member connected to the post;
a cover provided in the extended member, and configured to be selectively opened and closed in order to contain and protect the unmanned VTOL aircraft;
a fastening unit provided inside the cover, and configured to fasten the unmanned VTOL aircraft; and
a charging unit provided in the fastening unit, and configured to charge the unmanned VTOL aircraft.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for containing and charging an unmanned VTOL aircraft are disclosed. The apparatus for containing and charging an unmanned VTOL aircraft includes a post, an extended member, a cover, a fastening unit, and a charging unit. The post is placed on a ground. The extended member is connected to the post. The cover is provided on the extended member, and is configured to be opened or closed in order to contain and protect the unmanned VTOL aircraft. The fastening unit is provided in the cover, and is configured to fasten the unmanned VTOL aircraft. The charging unit is provided in the fastening unit, and is configured to charge the unmanned VTOL aircraft.
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29 Claims
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1. An apparatus for containing and charging an unmanned vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft, comprising:
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a post placed on a ground; an extended member connected to the post; a cover provided in the extended member, and configured to be selectively opened and closed in order to contain and protect the unmanned VTOL aircraft; a fastening unit provided inside the cover, and configured to fasten the unmanned VTOL aircraft; and a charging unit provided in the fastening unit, and configured to charge the unmanned VTOL aircraft. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus for containing and charging an unmanned VTOL aircraft, comprising:
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a post placed on a ground; and at least one lateral fastening hole formed in a side of the post, and configured such that a pole of the unmanned VTOL aircraft is inserted and fastened into the lateral fastening hole; wherein an entrance of the lateral fastening hole is formed in a cone shape, and thus the pole of the unmanned VTOL aircraft is easily inserted into the lateral fastening hole during fastening of the unmanned VTOL aircraft; and wherein the lateral fastening hole is further configured such that target- and cross-shaped LED/IR lights are lit in order to guide the unmanned VTOL aircraft through automatic insertion via vision of the unmanned VTOL aircraft. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A method of containing and charging an unmanned VTOL aircraft at a post placed on a ground, the method comprising:
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identifying an unmanned VTOL aircraft at a long distance and receiving location information of the unmanned VTOL aircraft by an apparatus for containing and charging an unmanned VTOL aircraft; guiding the unmanned VTOL aircraft to a nearby location; guiding the unmanned VTOL aircraft toward a cover through guidance of a LED/IR illuminant attached to the post; opening the cover in order to contain the unmanned VTOL aircraft; calculating a height or a distance from the post to the ground using the LED/IR illuminant attached to the post, and allowing the unmanned VTOL aircraft to approach a location immediately below the cover to perform charging and fastening when the unmanned VTOL aircraft detects an IR/LED light on a bottom of the cover via a camera attached to an end of a pole of the unmanned VTOL aircraft while performing X-Y axis turning flight in a safe area in which the unmanned VTOL aircraft does not collide with the ground below the cover; fastening the unmanned VTOL aircraft to a fastening unit of the apparatus for containing and charging the unmanned VTOL aircraft; and performing charging and data exchange with the unmanned VTOL aircraft in a state in which the unmanned VTOL aircraft has been fastened. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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