METHODS AND APPARATUS TO RECOVER UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES WITH KITES

Methods and apparatus (100) to recover unmanned aerial vehicles with kites (116) are disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus (100) includes a tether line (108) to be supported by a kite (116) at a distal end thereof, and a release device (602) to deploy and expand a parafoil (130, 304, 404, 504) fr...

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Hauptverfasser:	WONG, John R, COMSTOCK, Kelly A, SHAW, Daniel L, FOCKELE, Alice E, ALLEN, Jacob S, BROWN, Benjamin T, KIEWIT, Jesse D
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	AEROPLANES AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS DESIGNING, MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLING, CLEANING, MAINTAINING ORREPAIRING AIRCRAFT, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLYADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, TESTING OR INSPECTING AIRCRAFTCOMPONENTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR HELICOPTERS PERFORMING OPERATIONS TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	Methods and apparatus (100) to recover unmanned aerial vehicles with kites (116) are disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus (100) includes a tether line (108) to be supported by a kite (116) at a distal end thereof, and a release device (602) to deploy and expand a parafoil (130, 304, 404, 504) from at least one of the tether line (108) or the kite (116) in response to the aircraft (120) contacting the tether line (108).