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US 8,418,959 B2Granted
Unmanned aerial vehicle having spherical loading portion and unmanned ground vehicle therefor
AssigneePusan National University Industry-University Cooperation Foundation
InventorsBeom-Soo Kang, Woo-Jin Song, Tae-Wan Ku, Young-Seop Byun
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Abstract
An unmanned aerial vehicle equipped with a spherical locking portion for landing on an unmanned ground vehicle is disclosed. The spherical locking portion can be the body of the unmanned aerial vehicle. Further, an unmanned ground vehicle for landing of an unmanned aerial vehicle, comprising a landing portion configured to have some of a spherical locking portion of the unmanned aerial vehicle inserted therein is disclosed.
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An unmanned vehicle system comprising:
- an unmanned aerial vehicle comprising a spherical locking portion;
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- an independently operable unmanned ground vehicle comprising:
- a substantially hemispherical depression to accept insertion of some of the spherical locking portion to facilitate landing the unmanned aerial vehicle on the unmanned ground vehicle irrespective of whether the unmanned ground vehicle is inclined from a horizontal state;
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- a plurality of restraint arms configured to stably position the unmanned aerial vehicle when some of the spherical locking portion is inserted in the substantially hemispherical depression.
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