LANDING OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT ON MOVING TRANSPORT VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORTATION

To provide a transportation system that enables an unmanned aircraft to land on a moving transport vehicle when the unmanned aircraft has a low battery level or has a mechanical issue.SOLUTION: An unmanned aircraft UAV that flies to a destination in order to deliver an article can land on a transpor...

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Hauptverfasser: DANIEL BUCHMUELLER, KIMCHI GUR, SCOTT A GREEN, ATISHKUMAR KALYAN
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Zusammenfassung:To provide a transportation system that enables an unmanned aircraft to land on a moving transport vehicle when the unmanned aircraft has a low battery level or has a mechanical issue.SOLUTION: An unmanned aircraft UAV that flies to a destination in order to deliver an article can land on a transport vehicle (e.g., a delivery truck) for a temporary transportation. A contract with an owner of the transport vehicle (e.g., a shipment and transportation provider) and an agreement for landing are concluded for determining a compensation for the landing. An associated transport vehicle that is usable for landing is identified by a marker on a roof or other identification methods. A route of the transport vehicle is known and is used for determining a location where the UAV lands on the transport vehicle and takes off from the transport vehicle. In the case of an emergency (due to, for example, a low battery level or a mechanical issue), the UAV lands on a transport vehicle for subsequent recovery.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8 【課題】無人航空機が、電池残量が低いときまたは機械的な問題が生じたとき、移動する輸送車両に無人航空機の着陸が可能な輸送システムを提供する。【解決手段】品物を配達するために目的地に飛行する無人航空機UAVは、一時的な輸送のために輸送車両(例えば、配達トラック)に着陸できる。輸送車両の所有者(例えば、発送運搬業者)との契約及び着陸のための承諾が、着陸の補償を決定するために結ばれる。着陸のために利用可能である関連付けられた輸送車両は、屋根の上のマーカーまたは他の識別技法によって識別される。輸送車両のルートは既知であり、UAVが輸送車両に着陸し、輸送車両から離陸する場所を決定するために活用される。緊急の場合、(例えば、低電池残量、機械的な問題のために)UAVは、後の回収のために輸送車両に着陸する。【選択図】図8