Drone base
AssigneeBlue Vigil LLC
InventorRobert Schumann
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Abstract
A base for engaging a drone includes a collar defined above a landing plane sized to support the drone. The base further includes a plurality of drone guides arrayed about a centerline centered on the collar. Each of the plurality of drone guides includes a substantially conical guide including an open base positioned adjacent to the collar and narrowing towards the landing plane, and a landing pad defined as part of the landing plane, wherein the landing pad is adjacent to a narrowed end of the substantially conical guide, and wherein at the landing pad is radially aligned relative to the collar.
Claims20
A base for engaging a drone, the base comprising:
- a collar carried above a landing plane sized to support the drone;
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- a plurality of drone guides arrayed about a centerline centered on the collar, and wherein each of the plurality of drone guides includes:
- a substantially conical guide including an open base positioned adjacent to the collar and narrowing towards the landing plane;
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- a landing pad defined as part of the landing plane, wherein the landing pad is adjacent to a narrowed end of the substantially conical guide, and wherein at the landing pad is radially aligned relative to the collar.
A drone base comprising:
- a hemispherical housing formed as part of a landing plane;
- a collar defined at an apex of the hemispherical housing, wherein the collar is defined above the landing plane;
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- at least two drone guides formed as part of the hemispherical housing, wherein the at least two drone guides are radially positioned about a centerline of the hemispherical housing, and wherein each of the at least two drone guides includes:
- a substantially conical guide including an open base positioned adjacent to the collar and narrowing towards the landing plane;
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- a landing pad defined as part of the landing plane, wherein the landing pad is adjacent to a narrowed end of the substantially conical guide, and wherein at the landing pad is radially aligned relative to the collar.
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