Device for refueling, exchanging, and charging power sources on remote controlled vehicles, UAVs, drones, or any type of robotic vehicle or machine with mobility
First Claim
1. An Automatic Service Station Facility (ASSF) for replenishing energy sources onboard different types of UAV, Drones, Vessel, Submersibles, and Remotely Controlled (RC) or robotic vehicles, said service station facility comprising:
- a rack;
a plurality of replaceable fuel tanks stocked on said rack and substantially filled with various fluids utile as motivational energy sources within fuel-operated vehicles;
a service module mounted on said rack;
an avionics compartment containing at least a communication system;
wherein said communication system is controllably operable to receive control commands from remote controllers, control vehicles, personnel, or centers, to perform various service operations, and also to transmit situational and identification information in return; and
an electronic computer control system connected in electrical communication with said service module;
wherein said service module is controllably operable to receive a depleted replaceable fuel tank from a fuel-operated vehicle and also selectively deliver one of said filled replaceable fuel tanks onboard said fuel-operated vehicle.
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Abstract
An Automatic Service Station Facility (ASSF) for replenishing various motivational energy sources onboard different types of AUV, Drones, and Remotely Controlled (RC) or robotic vehicles is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the automatic service station facility includes a rack, replaceable fuel tanks, a service module, and an electronic computer control system. The replaceable fuel tanks are stocked on the rack and substantially filled with various fluids which are utile as motivational energy sources within fuel-operated vehicles. The service module is mounted on the rack, and the electronic computer control system is connected in electrical communication with the service module. In this configuration, the service module is controllably operable to receive a depleted replaceable fuel tank from a fuel-operated vehicle and also selectively deliver one of the filled replaceable fuel tanks onboard the vehicle. In another embodiment, the service station facility may also stock replaceable batteries for selective delivery onboard battery-operated vehicles. In another embodiment, the ASSF is self-propelled, remotely controlled, and solar powered, being able to move long distances to remote locations which may be hazardous to humans, such as disaster zones or battle fields, where the ASSF can service AUV, Drones, and Remotely Controlled (RC) or robotic vehicles needed for the particular applications. Alternatively, the solar powered ASSF can be made to move continuously and service vehicles continuously for long duration operations like herding cattle for example.
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30 Claims
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1. An Automatic Service Station Facility (ASSF) for replenishing energy sources onboard different types of UAV, Drones, Vessel, Submersibles, and Remotely Controlled (RC) or robotic vehicles, said service station facility comprising:
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a rack; a plurality of replaceable fuel tanks stocked on said rack and substantially filled with various fluids utile as motivational energy sources within fuel-operated vehicles; a service module mounted on said rack; an avionics compartment containing at least a communication system; wherein said communication system is controllably operable to receive control commands from remote controllers, control vehicles, personnel, or centers, to perform various service operations, and also to transmit situational and identification information in return; and an electronic computer control system connected in electrical communication with said service module; wherein said service module is controllably operable to receive a depleted replaceable fuel tank from a fuel-operated vehicle and also selectively deliver one of said filled replaceable fuel tanks onboard said fuel-operated vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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15. An automatic service station facility for replenishing energy sources onboard different types of vehicles, said service station facility comprising:
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a rack; a plurality of fuel storage tanks mounted on said rack and adapted to retain various fluids utile as motivational energy sources within fuel-operated vehicles; a fluid pumping system mounted on said rack and connected in fluidal communication with said fuel storage tanks; a service module mounted on said rack and connected in fluidal communication with said fuel storage tanks; and an electronic computer control system connected in electrical communication with said fluid pumping system and said service module; wherein said service module is controllably operable to establish fluidal communication with a fuel-operated vehicle and also selectively deliver one of said various fluids into a depleted fuel tank onboard said fuel-operated vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 25)
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20. An automatic service station facility for replenishing energy sources onboard different types of vehicles, said service station structure comprising:
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a rack; a plurality of replaceable fuel tanks stocked on said rack and substantially filled with various fluids utile as motivational energy sources within fuel-operated vehicles; a plurality of fuel storage tanks mounted on said rack and adapted to retain various fluids utile as motivational energy sources within fuel-operated vehicles; a fluid pumping system mounted on said rack and connected in fluidal communication with said fuel storage tanks; a service module mounted on said rack and connected in fluidal communication with said fuel storage tanks; and an electronic computer control system connected in electrical communication with said fluid pumping system and said service module; wherein said service module is controllably operable to receive a depleted replaceable fuel tank from a fuel-operated vehicle and also selectively deliver one of said filled replaceable fuel tanks onboard said fuel-operated vehicle; and wherein said service module is controllably operable to establish fluidal communication with a fuel-operated automotive vehicle and also selectively deliver one of said various fluids into a depleted fuel tank onboard said fuel-operated vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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