Drone fleet management system
AssigneeInspire S.R.L.
InventorMarco Ghio
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Abstract
Drone management system comprising at least one drone (1) and a logistic support unit (2) of said drone (1). Said drone (1) comprising at least one container (3) adapted to contain service material, which container (3) comprises at least one inlet mouth (34 35) of said service material and expulsion means (35) of said service material. Said logistic support unit (2) comprises a resupply area of said container (3), which resupply area comprises resupply means (43, 44, 45) of said container. Said resupply means comprise position locking means (45) of said container (3), dispensing means communicating with a tank and a dispensing mouth (43, 44) adapted to communicate with said inlet mouth (34, 35), said resupply area comprising a basin element (4), the walls (41) of which converge towards said resupply means.
Claims10
A drone management system, comprising:
- a drone and a logistic support unit of the drone,
- the drone comprising a container configured to contain a service material, the container comprising at least one inlet mouth for receiving the service material and expulsion unit configured to dispense the service material,
- the logistic support unit comprising a resupply area configured to receive the container and a resupply unit within the resupply area,
- the resupply unit comprising a position locking unit to lock the container in position, and a dispensing unit configured to supply the service material to the container of the drone,
- the resupply area comprising a basin element having walls that converge toward a central resupply point,
- the basin element being configured to facilitate positioning of the container for resupply, such that the container slides along the walls of the basin element to reach the central resupply point,
- translation of the container towards a center of the basin element and the central resupply point during descent being facilitated by sliding elements, the sliding elements comprising metal beads arranged along the walls that guide the container in a descending direction and enable sliding motion, and
- the metals beads being passively actuated by movement of the container along their surfaces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.