Systems and methods are provided for swapping the battery on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The UAV may be able to identify and land on an energy provision station autonomously. The UAV may take off and/or land on the energy provision station. The UAV may communicate with the energy provision station. The energy provision station may store and charge batteries for use on a UAV.

Systems and methods for uav battery exchange

A base station for automated battery pack or payload exchange and methods for using the same The base station provides a landing surface for receiving a mobile platform and includes a manipulator controlled by a manipulator compartment for accessing resource storage The base station is operable to ascertain a location of the mobile platform on the landing surface and move the manipulator to the mobile platform Thereby, the base station system advantageously accommodates low-accuracy landing of the mobile platform and further enables extended and autonomous operation of the mobile platform without the need for user intervention for exchanging battery packs and payloads

System and method for managing unmanned aerial vehicles

A multi-zone battery station is provided, comprising a plurality of landing areas configured to support a UAV. The battery station may permit battery life to be reloaded onto a UAV, which may include recharging a battery of the UAV or exchanging the UAV battery for a new battery. The different zones may accommodate different UAV types, different battery types, or operate in accordance with different energy provision rules. A marker may be provided on a landing area to aid in guiding the UAV to an appropriate landing area.

Multi-zone battery exchange system

Systems and methods are provided for swapping the battery on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) while providing continuous power to at least one system on the UAV. The UAV may be able to identify and land on an energy provision station autonomously. The UAV may take off and/or land on the energy provision station. The UAV may communicate with the energy provision station. The energy provision station may store and charge batteries for use on a UAV. The UAV and/or the energy provision station may have a backup energy source to provide continuous power to the UAV.

Systems and methods for uav battery power backup

A UAV base station (100) for automated battery pack exchange and methods for manufacturing and using the same. The UAV base station (100) includes a battery-exchange system (109) disposed within a housing (108) having a top-plate (308). The housing (108) contains a battery array having a plurality of UAV battery packs (120) and a mechanical mechanism (125) for automatically removing an expended battery pack (120) from a UAV that lands on the top -plate (308) and replacing the expended battery pack (120) with a charged battery pack (120). Thereby, the UAV base station system advantageously enables extended and autonomous operation of the UAV without the need for user intervention for exchanging UAV battery packs (120).

Unmanned aerial vehicle base station system and method

The utility model discloses a landing gear for an unmanned aerial vehicle The landing gear comprises a landing gear base, a top surface and a support wall The base is connected with the top surface through the support wall, and is provided with a battery inlet hole Battery plugs are arranged on the base on the two sides of the battery inlet hole A battery compression plate is arranged on the support wall Balls are arranged on vertex angles of the battery compression plate Ball grooves are formed in the support wall Springs are arranged between the battery compression plate and the top surface According to the landing gear for a miniature multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle, stable landing in a complex environment, the blind plugging of a battery and combination with a landing gear fixing device of a battery replacement platform are realized

Weng Liguo

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Landing gear for unmanned aerial vehicle