AUTONOMOUS PLACEMENT OF AN AERIALLY-MOUNTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE

An autonomous placement device for securing an electronic device to and/or removing an electronic device from an object (such as, for example, a utility pole or a streetlight luminaire optionally forming a part thereof) includes a repository and a remove-and-place system. The repository is arranged to store at least one electronic device. The remove-and-place system is operable, in one embodiment, to retrieve an electronic device from the repository and, after the autonomous placement device has been positioned proximate an aerial placement position, secure the electronic device to the object at the aerial placement position. The autonomous placement device may further include a guidance system operable to locate the aerial placement position prior to aerial positioning. The autonomous placement device may form part of a system, which also includes an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and a payload coupling system that mechanically couples the autonomous placement device to the UAV.