Fueling station for unmanned aerial vehicle of the vertical takeoff types
First Claim
1. An unmanned self-sustained fuel dispensing station for different fuels for a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) comprising:
- a plurality of fuel storage tanks of different sizes, each fuel storage tank of the plurality of fuel storage tanks holding a different fuel to be dispensed to at least one of the UAVs of the plurality of UAVs,a landing platform for landing the UAV,a docking and coupling system,a pump adapted to deliver fuel,a piping system fluidly connected to the pump to transmit fuel from at least one fuel storage tank,at least one fuel coupling and dispensing system connected to the piping system, wherein the plurality of fuel storage tanks of different sizes, the pump, the piping system, and the coupling system form a subsystem configured to be fitted to different sized UAVs of the plurality of UAVs,a communications link operable to communicate with a control computer at a central command center remote to the station, the control computer having a remote control to remotely operate the station through the communications link,an auto-steering guidance system to operate the station, anda station control on-board computer operably coupled to the communications link and a controller for the pump, the computer being configured to permit the control computer to remotely monitor and operate the station,wherein the station is a self-propelled unmanned motorized vehicle operable with the auto-steering guidance system and the remote control.
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Abstract
An unmanned self-sustained fuel dispensing station for fuels of all sorts (gasoline, pesticides, water, fertilizers etc.) a tank, docking, and coupling system for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) of the vertical takeoff types. The station can be independent of public power and communication utilities and can operate by remote control without an on-site attendant. The preferred system has a central command center with a control computer in communication with a station control computer located at one or more satellite stations through a communications link. The station control computer can be controlled remotely by the command center. The station control computer programming has control over the activities of the station through an electrical generation subsystem with a solar array, battery bank, battery charger and standby generator; a fuel dispensing subsystem; a security subsystem with video cameras; a communications link and a status sensor subsystem.
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7 Claims
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1. An unmanned self-sustained fuel dispensing station for different fuels for a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) comprising:
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a plurality of fuel storage tanks of different sizes, each fuel storage tank of the plurality of fuel storage tanks holding a different fuel to be dispensed to at least one of the UAVs of the plurality of UAVs, a landing platform for landing the UAV, a docking and coupling system, a pump adapted to deliver fuel, a piping system fluidly connected to the pump to transmit fuel from at least one fuel storage tank, at least one fuel coupling and dispensing system connected to the piping system, wherein the plurality of fuel storage tanks of different sizes, the pump, the piping system, and the coupling system form a subsystem configured to be fitted to different sized UAVs of the plurality of UAVs, a communications link operable to communicate with a control computer at a central command center remote to the station, the control computer having a remote control to remotely operate the station through the communications link, an auto-steering guidance system to operate the station, and a station control on-board computer operably coupled to the communications link and a controller for the pump, the computer being configured to permit the control computer to remotely monitor and operate the station, wherein the station is a self-propelled unmanned motorized vehicle operable with the auto-steering guidance system and the remote control. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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