Coupling mechanism for light vehicles

A coupling mechanism for coupling a light vehicle to a surface, the coupling mechanism comprising: a magnetic coupling device arranged such that it may be switched between a first mode and a second mode, wherein in the first mode the device generates an external magnetic field less than a first stre...

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Hauptverfasser:	Wakley, Jack, Sparks, Edmund, Hodgson, Michael, Robinson, Rebecca
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AEROPLANES AIRCRAFT AVIATION BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS COSMONAUTICS CURRENT COLLECTORS DESIGNING, MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLING, CLEANING, MAINTAINING ORREPAIRING AIRCRAFT, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT OR PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLEDVEHICLES ELECTRICITY ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES, IN GENERAL GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLYADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, TESTING OR INSPECTING AIRCRAFTCOMPONENTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR HELICOPTERS INDUCTANCES LINE CONNECTORS MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES MAGNETS MEASURING MEASURING ANGLES MEASURING AREAS MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEARDIMENSIONS PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHYSICS SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR MAGNETIC PROPERTIES TESTING TRANSFORMERS TRANSPORTING VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TOCARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Zusammenfassung:	A coupling mechanism for coupling a light vehicle to a surface, the coupling mechanism comprising: a magnetic coupling device arranged such that it may be switched between a first mode and a second mode, wherein in the first mode the device generates an external magnetic field less than a first strength, and in the second mode the device generates an external magnetic field of at least a second strength, the second strength being greater than the first strength; and a surface detection unit, coupled to the magnetic coupling device, and arranged to determine when the light vehicle is within a predetermined distance of a surface, wherein in response to the surface detection unit determining that the light vehicle is within the predetermined distance, switching the magnetic coupling device from the first mode to the second mode, to secure the light vehicle to the surface.