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Aerial Agricultural Management System

  • US 20170096222A1
  • Filed: 10/02/2015
  • Published: 04/06/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus comprising:

  • a base vehicle;

    a takeoff and landing system associated with the base vehicle;

    a rack system associated with the base vehicle, wherein the rack system comprises a group of racks with slots in which the slots are configured to receive unmanned aerial vehicles, provide refueling connections that facilitate refueling of the unmanned aerial vehicles located in the slots, and provide data connections that facilitate data transmission with the unmanned aerial vehicles located in the slots;

    a refueling system associated with the base vehicle, wherein the refueling system is configured to refuel an unmanned aerial vehicle in the unmanned aerial vehicles located in a slot using a refueling connection in the refueling connections; and

    a controller associated with the base vehicle, wherein the controller is configured to communicate with the unmanned aerial vehicle using a data connection in the data connections and control the refueling of the unmanned aerial vehicles by the refueling system while the unmanned aerial vehicle is in the slot, enabling exchanging data with the unmanned aerial vehicle and the refueling of the unmanned aerial vehicle simultaneously.

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