Long-range payload delivery system and method
OwnerDaniel James Haroldinventor
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Abstract
A delivery system includes an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and a dropper device removably coupled to the UAV. The dropper device includes a retaining device to selectively attach cargo to the dropper device, an actuation device configured to cause a release of the cargo from the retaining device, and control hardware coupled to the actuation device and configured to actuate the actuation device in response to an encoded signal. The delivery system also includes a remote control device configured to generate and transmit the encoded signal.
Claims11
A delivery system, comprising:
- an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV);
- a dropper device removably coupled to the UAV, the dropper device comprising:
- a retaining device to selectively attach cargo to the dropper device,
- an actuation device configured to cause a release of the cargo from the retaining device, and
- control hardware coupled to the actuation device and configured to actuate the actuation device in response to an encoded signal;
- and
- a remote control device configured to generate and transmit the encoded signal.
A method for delivering a payload utilizing an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, the method comprising:
- piloting, using the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the payload to a desired location;
- determining the desired location has been reached;
- receiving, at a dropper mechanism of the UAV, a signal;
- and
- actuating a solenoid of the UAV to release a payload.
A system comprising:
- at least one unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV);
- at least one remote for transmitting a signal;
- at least one dropper mechanism securable to the at least one unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the dropper mechanism comprising:
- one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to perform a method, the method comprising:
- receiving, at the dropper mechanism, the signal from the remote;
- and
- actuating the dropper mechanism to release a payload, in response to the received signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.