Capture devices for unmanned aerial vehicles, including track-borne capture lines, and associated systems and methods
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1. An aircraft system, comprising:
- at least one support having an upright portion, a first boom portion, and a second boom portion;
a rigid carriage track extending between and carried by the first and second boom portions;
a carriage carried by and movable along the carriage track; and
a capture line carried by and extending downwardly from at least one of the boom portions, or the carriage, or both the at least one boom portion and the carriage.
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Abstract
Capture devices for unmanned aerial vehicles, including track borne capture lines, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A representative system includes at least one support having an upright portion and at least one boom portion, a carriage track carried by the at least one boom portion, and a carriage carried by, and movable along, the carriage track. The system can further include a capture line carried by and extending downwardly from the at least one boom portion, or the carriage, or both the at least one boom portion and the carriage.
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18 Claims
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1. An aircraft system, comprising:
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at least one support having an upright portion, a first boom portion, and a second boom portion; a rigid carriage track extending between and carried by the first and second boom portions; a carriage carried by and movable along the carriage track; and a capture line carried by and extending downwardly from at least one of the boom portions, or the carriage, or both the at least one boom portion and the carriage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An aircraft system, comprising:
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at least one support having an upright portion and at least one boom portion; a first carriage track carried by the at least one boom portion; a second carriage track positioned below the first carriage track; a carriage having a first carriage portion carried by and movable along the first carriage track and a second carriage portion carried by and movable along the second carriage track; and a capture line carried by and extending downwardly from the first carriage portion and extending to the second carriage portion.
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14. An aircraft system, comprising:
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at least one support having an upright portion, and at least one boom portion carried by and extending outwardly from the upright portion, the upright portion being formed by a scissors link having a first scissors member pivotably coupled to a second scissors member; a carriage track carried by the at least one boom portion; a carriage carried by and movable along the carriage track; and a capture line carried by and extending downwardly from the at least one boom portion, or the carriage, or both the at least one boom portion and the carriage.
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15. An aircraft system, comprising:
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a collapsible base; first and second upright portions carried by the base; a first boom portion carried by the first upright portion; a second boom portion carried by the second upright portion; a carriage track carried by and extending between the first and second boom portions; a carriage carried by and movable along the carriage track; and a capture line carried by and extending downwardly from the carriage.
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16. An aircraft system, comprising:
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at least one support having an upright portion and at least one boom portion; a carriage track carried by the at least one boom portion; a carriage carried by and movable along the carriage track; a capture line carried by and extending downwardly from the carriage; and an energy absorber operatively coupled to the capture line to absorb energy imparted to the capture line by an aircraft engaged with the capture line, the energy absorber including; an energy absorber line connected to the carriage; a capstan around which the energy absorber line is positioned; and a brake operatively coupled to the capstan to resist rotation of the capstan. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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