Title:
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRANSPORTATION USING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2021000986
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide payload transportation using UAVs and mobile UAV stations.SOLUTION: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for transporting a payload is provided. The UAV comprises a body and one or more propellers rotatably connected to the body. The UAV further comprises a battery attached to the body. The battery is releasable from the bottom of the UAV. The UAV further comprises a payload container attached to the body. The payload container is releasable from the bottom of the UAV to a landing platform associated with a UAV station.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2A
Inventors:
ANDREAS RAPTOPOULOS
IDO BARUCHIN
CHRISTOPHER WINSON HINKLE
DEREK X MA
JAMES STANDISH O'SULLIVAN
IDO BARUCHIN
CHRISTOPHER WINSON HINKLE
DEREK X MA
JAMES STANDISH O'SULLIVAN
Application Number:
JP2020145779A
Publication Date:
January 07, 2021
Filing Date:
August 31, 2020
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MATTERNET INC
International Classes:
B64C27/08; B64C39/02; B64D1/02; B64D27/24; B64F3/00
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2011230756A | 2011-11-17 | |||
| JP2009057044A | 2009-03-19 |
Foreign References:
| US20140032034A1 | 2014-01-30 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yasunori Otsuka
Yasuhiro Otsuka
Shiro Takayanagi
Shuji Kimura
Osamu Shimoyama
Yasuhiro Otsuka
Shiro Takayanagi
Shuji Kimura
Osamu Shimoyama