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US 2019/0291626 A1Published application
Unmanned aerial vehicle with enhanced cargo storage
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsMichael James Duffy, Matthew S. Stauffer, Justin Fowler Rogers
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Abstract
System and method for loading cargo onto an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). One embodiment is a cargo pod for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The cargo pod includes a hollow body that forms a section of a fuselage of the UAV, and further includes a latching mechanism that releasably secures the hollow body with the fuselage of the UAV.
Claims20
A cargo pod for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the cargo pod comprising:
- a hollow body that forms a section of a fuselage of the UAV;
- and
- a latching mechanism that releasably secures the hollow body with the fuselage of the UAV.
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) comprising:
- wings;
- and
- a fuselage that includes:
- a mainframe portion to support the wings;
- and
- a cargo pod portion that is detachable from the mainframe portion.
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A method comprising:
- loading cargo into a first cargo pod that is uncoupled to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV);
- landing the UAV;
- detaching a second cargo pod forming a portion of a fuselage of the UAV from the UAV;
- and
- coupling the first cargo pod to the UAV to form the portion of the fuselage.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.