Deployment mechanism, communication and operation for a host-parasite drone system

A method, comprising:

• receiving at a carrier aerial vehicle system a plurality of proximity identifiers associated with a plurality of proximity tags included in a retention mechanism;
• determining a corresponding placement location for a plurality of parasite aerial vehicles on the retention mechanism based on the plurality of proximity identifiers, wherein the retention mechanism is inserted through a portion of the plurality of parasite aerial vehicles;
• updating a data structure that indicates corresponding placement locations for the plurality of parasite aerial vehicles on the retention mechanism;
• determining an order to deploy the plurality of parasite aerial vehicles based on the data structure;
• and
• deploying the plurality of parasite aerial vehicles in the determined order.

A system, comprising:

• a communication interface configured to receive a plurality of proximity identifiers associated with a plurality of proximity tags included in a retention mechanism;
• a processor coupled to the communication interface and configured to:
• determine a corresponding placement location for a plurality of parasite aerial vehicles on the retention mechanism based on the plurality of proximity identifiers, wherein the retention mechanism is inserted through a portion of the plurality of parasite aerial vehicles;
• update a data structure that indicates corresponding placement locations for the plurality of parasite aerial vehicles on the retention mechanism;
• determine an order to deploy the plurality of parasite aerial vehicles based on the data structure;
• and
• deploy the plurality of parasite aerial vehicles in the determined order.

A computer program product embodied in a non-transitory computer readable medium and comprising computer instructions for:

• receiving a plurality of proximity identifiers associated with a plurality of proximity tags included in a retention mechanism;
• determining a corresponding placement location for a plurality of parasite aerial vehicles on the retention mechanism based on the plurality of proximity identifiers, wherein the retention mechanism is inserted through a portion of the plurality of parasite aerial vehicles;
• updating a data structure that indicates corresponding placement locations for the plurality of parasite aerial vehicles on the retention mechanism;
• determining an order to deploy the plurality of parasite aerial vehicles based on the data structure;
• and
• deploying the plurality of parasite aerial vehicles in the determined order.