Methods and apparatus for unmanned aerial vehicle landing and launch
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1. An aerial vehicle stand, the stand comprising:
- a base structure; and
a plurality of shafts extending upward from the base structure, each shaft adapted to insert through a different collar of an aerial vehicle and to guide the aerial vehicle when the aerial vehicle is one of launching from the stand and landing on the stand.
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Abstract
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a stand for launching, landing, testing, refueling and recharging a UAV, and methods for testing, landing and launching the UAV are disclosed. Further, embodiments may include transferring a payload onto or off of the UAV, and loading flight planning and diagnostic maintenance information to the UAV.
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1. An aerial vehicle stand, the stand comprising:
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a base structure; and a plurality of shafts extending upward from the base structure, each shaft adapted to insert through a different collar of an aerial vehicle and to guide the aerial vehicle when the aerial vehicle is one of launching from the stand and landing on the stand. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An aerial vehicle stand configured to one of launch and land an aerial vehicle, the stand comprising:
a plurality of parallel shafts, each shaft configured to insert through a different collar of the aerial vehicle to guide the aerial vehicle as the aerial vehicle at least one of launches from the stand and lands on the stand. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. An aerial vehicle stand configured to launch an aerial vehicle, the stand comprising:
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processing circuitry configured to process signals concerning flight of the aerial vehicle during launching of the aerial vehicle; and a plurality of shafts extending from the base structure, each shaft configured to insert through a different collar of the aerial vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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