UAV Autoloader Systems and Methods

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20230400864A1
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18208167

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A method includes determining, by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a position of an autoloader device for the UAV; based on the determined position of the autoloader device, causing the UAV to follow a descent trajectory in which the UAV moves from a starting position to a first nudged position in order to deploy a tethered pickup component of the UAV to a payout position on an approach side of the autoloader device; deploying the tethered pickup component of the UAV to the payout position; causing the UAV to follow a side-step trajectory in which the UAV moves laterally to a second nudged position in order to cause the tethered pickup component of the UAV to engage the autoloader device; and retracting the tethered pickup component of the UAV to pick up a payload from the autoloader device.

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WING AVIATION LLC100 MAYFIELD AVE MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hammond, Marcus Redwood City, US 19 184
Jenkins, Kevin Dallas, US 22 200
Lewin, Jasper Santa Cruz, US 19 26
Prager, André Sunnyvale, US 44 231
Qiu, Ivan Redwood City, US 21 8

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