Transportable ground station for an unmanned aerial vehicle
AssigneeSwift Engineering, Inc.
InventorAndrew Streett
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Abstract
A transportable ground station for a UAV includes a container in which the UAV may be transported and housed. The container includes a wireless or contact-based recharging station that recharges the UAV's batteries or other power sources after the UAV returns from a mission. The recharging station may be directly or indirectly connected to one or more solar panels that generate energy to power the recharging station. The ground station may be deployed virtually anywhere, from any vehicle (e.g., plane, train, boat, truck, etc.), and may operate over an extended period of time without human intervention.
Claims19
An autonomous, transportable ground station for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), comprising:
- a container;
- a wireless recharging station in the container configured to receive a UAV;
- a solar panel on the container in communication with the wireless recharging station;
- and
- circuitry in or on the container that allows the ground station to be controlled remotely or autonomously such that the ground station is transportable remotely or autonomously.
An autonomous, transportable ground station for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), comprising:
- a container;
- a recharging station in the container configured to receive a UAV;
- means for generating energy in communication with the recharging station to power the recharging station;
- and
- means for autonomously controlling and autonomously transporting the container.
An autonomous, transportable ground station for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), comprising:
- a container;
- a support structure in the container configured to support a UAV;
- and
- circuitry in or on the container that allows the ground station to be controlled remotely or autonomously;
- wherein the circuitry allows remote or autonomous movement of the container before, during, or after a UAV mission.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.