Systems and methods for UAV docking
AssigneeSz Dji Technology Co., Ltd.
InventorMingyu Wang
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Abstract
An apparatus for housing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in or on a vehicle includes a landing connection component configured to form a connection between the UAV and the vehicle when the UAV is landed in or on the vehicle, and a cover movable between a plurality of positions to permit the UAV to take off and land in or on the vehicle. The cover includes an antenna or a satellite dish integrated thereto. An orientation of the antenna or the satellite dish is adjustable for tracking a motion of the UAV when the UAV is in flight.
Claims20
An apparatus for housing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in or on a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- a landing connection component configured to form a connection between the UAV and the vehicle when the UAV is landed in or on the vehicle;
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- a cover movable between a plurality of positions to permit the UAV to take off and land in or on the vehicle, the cover comprising an antenna or a satellite dish integrated thereto, wherein an orientation of the antenna or the satellite dish is adjustable for tracking a motion of the UAV when the UAV is in flight.
A vehicle configured to couple with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the vehicle comprising:
- a landing connection component configured to form a connection between the UAV and the vehicle when the UAV is landed in or on the vehicle;
- a cover movable between a plurality of positions to permit the UAV to take off and land in or on the vehicle, the cover comprising an antenna or a satellite dish integrated thereto;
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- one or more processors configured to generate one or more commands to adjust an orientation of the antenna or the satellite dish for tracking a motion of the UAV when the UAV is in flight.
A method for housing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in or on a vehicle, the method comprising:
- providing a landing connection component on the vehicle, the landing connection component configured to form a connection between the UAV and the vehicle when the UAV is landed in or on the vehicle;
- providing a cover on the vehicle, the cover movable between a plurality of positions to permit the UAV to take off and land in or on the vehicle, wherein the cover comprises an antenna or a satellite dish integrated thereto;
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- adjusting, by one or more processors on the vehicle, an orientation of the antenna or the satellite dish for tracking a motion of the UAV when the UAV is in flight.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.