Unmanned aerial vehicle battery swapping system

A battery swapping assembly, comprising:

• a battery arm operable to extend into an unmanned aerial vehicle ground station (UAVGS) to grip a battery assembly within an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and retract the battery assembly from the UAV while gripping the battery assembly;
• a plurality of battery banks linearly arranged within the UAVGS, the battery banks sized to receive the battery assembly;
• and
• an alignment assembly coupled to the battery arm, the alignment assembly comprising an actuator that causes the battery arm to move along a first axis and align a first end of the battery arm with respect to the plurality of linearly arranged battery banks to allow the battery arm to insert the battery assembly within the plurality of linearly arranged battery banks

A method comprising:

• removing a battery assembly from within an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) by causing a battery arm to grip a first end of the battery assembly and retract from the UAV;
• aligning the battery arm with an opening of a first battery bank of a plurality of battery banks that are linearly arranged within an unmanned aerial vehicle ground station (UAVGS) by causing the battery arm to move along an axis of movement within the UAVGS;
• and
• inserting the battery assembly within the opening of the first battery bank by causing the battery arm to selectively extend towards the first battery bank while the battery arm grips the first end of the battery assembly.