METHODS AND APPARATUS TO GUIDE AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE FOR RECOVERY THEREOF

Methods and apparatus (100) to guide an unmanned aerial vehicle for recovery thereof are disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus (100) to recover an aircraft (120) or a payload (125) thereof includes a tether line (108), and markers (110, 402, 404, 410, 412, 420, 430, 440) supported by the tether l...

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1. Verfasser:	BARTOW, Matthew J
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 guide an unmanned aerial vehicle for recovery thereof are disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus (100) to recover an aircraft (120) or a payload (125) thereof includes a tether line (108), and markers (110, 402, 404, 410, 412, 420, 430, 440) supported by the tether line (108) at different positions of the tether line (108), the markers (110, 402, 404, 410, 412, 420, 430, 440) to be detected by the aircraft (120), the aircraft (120) to be guided to engage the tether line (108) by determining positions of the markers (110, 402, 404, 410, 412, 420, 430, 440) and calculating a position of at least a portion of the tether line (108) based on the determined position of the markers (110, 402, 404, 410, 412, 420, 430, 440).