EP2766260A4 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LAUNCHING AND LANDING UAVs - Google Patents

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LAUNCHING AND LANDING UAVs

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EP2766260A4
EP2766260A4 EP11874051.3A EP11874051A EP2766260A4 EP 2766260 A4 EP2766260 A4 EP 2766260A4 EP 11874051 A EP11874051 A EP 11874051A EP 2766260 A4 EP2766260 A4 EP 2766260A4
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Prior art keywords
launching
landing uavs
uavs
landing
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French (fr)
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EP2766260A1 (en
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Torkel Danielsson
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Saab AB
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Saab AB
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64U—UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64U10/00—Type of UAV
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64U—UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64U70/00—Launching, take-off or landing arrangements
    • B64U70/30—Launching, take-off or landing arrangements for capturing UAVs in flight by ground or sea-based arresting gear, e.g. by a cable or a net
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64U—UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64U70/00—Launching, take-off or landing arrangements
    • B64U70/70—Launching or landing using catapults, tracks or rails
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64U—UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64U80/00—Transport or storage specially adapted for UAVs
    • B64U80/70—Transport or storage specially adapted for UAVs in containers

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Transportation (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Traffic Control Systems (AREA)
  • Control Of Position, Course, Altitude, Or Attitude Of Moving Bodies (AREA)
EP11874051.3A 2011-10-12 2011-10-12 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LAUNCHING AND LANDING UAVs Withdrawn EP2766260A4 (en)

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PCT/SE2011/051218 WO2013055265A1 (en) 2011-10-12 2011-10-12 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LAUNCHING AND LANDING UAVs

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EP2766260A4 true EP2766260A4 (en) 2015-07-01

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