Sampler Apparatus for an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
AssigneeTerra Vigilis, Inc.
InventorsMichael Gordon Mortensen, Charles John Luebke, Timothy Edward Tyre
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Abstract
A removably attachable sampling and analysis apparatus for use with a drone which includes a housing member, a flotation member, at least two connecting members, a collapsible framework and sensors. A preferred embodiment of the present invention enables rapid deployment of the sampling and analysis apparatus to multiple target locations on a body of water to take water quality measurements and samples. The sampling and analysis apparatus can also be utilized in other applications such as soil measurements and sample collection, agricultural and forestry applications, as well as with gas sensors to measure air quality and map values in 3D space with a time stamp.
Claims16
A removably attachable sampling apparatus for use with a drone comprising:
- a housing member including at least three sides and having a central open portion;
- a flotation member including at least three sides and having a central open portion, the at least three sides each having a top surface and a bottom surface, the flotation member including two or more cylindrical containers;
- at least two connecting members, the connecting members each having a proximal end and a distal end, the connecting members secured to the housing member on a proximal end and secured to the flotation member on the distal end, each connecting member being equidistant from another connecting member;
- a collapsible framework extending from the bottom surface of the flotation member and being submersible;
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- at least one removable and extendible sensor.
A removably attachable sampling apparatus for use with a drone comprising:
- a housing member including four sides and having a central open portion;
- a flotation member including four sides and having a central open portion, the four sides each having a top surface and a bottom surface;
- at least two connecting members, the connecting members each having a proximal end and a distal end, the connecting members secured to the housing member on a proximal end and secured to the flotation member on the distal end, each bracing member being equidistant from another bracing member;
- a collapsible framework extending from the bottom surface of the flotation member and being submersible;
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- at least one removable and extendible sensor extending from the bottom surface of the housing member or the flotation member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.