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[0001] 本願は、2019年4月25日に出願された米国仮特許出願第62/838,783号、2019年4月25日に出願された米国仮特許出願第62/838,833号及び2019年5月31日に出願された米国仮特許出願第62/855,605号の優先権及び利益を主張し、これらのすべての内容があらゆる目的のために参照によって本明細書に組み込まれる。
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- 無人航空機(UAV)のための地上支援システム(100)であって、
少なくとも1つのハンドリング器具(130)であって、各ハンドリング器具(103)は、前記UAV(101)の少なくとも1つの翼パネル(107)を支持するように構成される、少なくとも1つのハンドリング器具(130)と、
少なくとも1つの台車(150)であって、各台車は、前記UAVの少なくとも1つの着陸ポッド(113)を受け入れるように構成され、各着陸ポッドは、前記UAVの少なくとも1つの翼パネルを支持する、少なくとも1つの台車(150)と、を備え、
前記少なくとも1つのハンドリング器具及び前記少なくとも1つの台車は、2以上の翼パネルを移動及び回転させて、前記UAVの組み立てのために前記2以上の翼パネルを互いに整列させるように構成され、
前記少なくとも1つの台車(150)が、凸凹の地形上での前記UAV(101)の輸送をさらに可能にする、地上支援システム。 - 各ハンドリング器具は、前記少なくとも1つの翼パネルの翼パネル円材(107a)に取り付けられる、請求項1に記載の地上支援システム。
- 前記少なくとも1つのハンドリング器具は、
ベース(133)に取り付けられた1以上の車輪(132)であって、別の翼パネルへの取り付けのために各翼パネルが動き回ることを可能にする1以上の車輪(132)をさらに備える、請求項1に記載の地上支援システム。 - 前記少なくとも1つのハンドリング器具は、
前記ベースに取り付けられた1以上の脚部(134)であって、前記1以上の脚部は、前記UAVを輸送するために少なくとも1つの輸送器具(110)に係合するように構成され、各輸送器具は、輸送器具(114)内に翼パネルを積み込み及び翼パネルを降ろすように構成される、1以上の脚部(134)をさらに備える、請求項3に記載の地上支援システム。 - 前記少なくとも1つのハンドリング器具は、各翼パネルが地表面に対して360度回転することを可能にする、請求項1に記載の地上支援システム。
- 前記少なくとも1つのハンドリング器具は、地表面に対して所望の作業高さまで前記UAVの前記翼パネルを上昇又は下降させるように高さ調整可能である、請求項1に記載の地上支援システム。
- 前記UAVは、前記UAVの前記少なくとも1つの着陸ポッド(113)を介して前記少なくとも1つの台車(150)に固定される、請求項1に記載の地上支援システム。
- ヨーク(153)と、
前記台車に前記ヨークを接続するウィンチ(154)であって、前記着陸ポッドのノーズ(119)の近位で前記ヨークの取り付けを介して前記UAVの飛行が阻止される、ウィンチ(154)と、をさらに備える、請求項1に記載の地上支援システム。 - 前記UAV(101)は、前記UAVのバラスト重量に基づいて飛行がさらに阻止される、請求項8に記載の地上支援システム。
- 前記台車のリフトトレイ(162)であって、前記UAVの飛行をさらに阻止するために前記着陸ポッドを載せるリフトトレイ(162)をさらに備える、請求項8に記載の地上支援システム。
- 前記リフトトレイは、地表面に対して下降又は上昇することができる、請求項10に記載の地上支援システム。
- 前記台車の後部ゲート(160)であって、前記後部ゲートは、前記ウィンチが前記ヨークを介して前記リフトトレイ内に前記着陸ポッドを引き込むために開き、前記後部ゲートは、前記リフトトレイ内に前記着陸ポッドを固定するために閉じる、後部ゲート(160)をさらに備える、請求項10に記載の地上支援システム。
- 前記リフトトレイは第1ピッチ角に前記UAVの前記翼パネルを位置決めし、前記UAVは飛行中に第2ピッチ角を維持し、前記第1ピッチ角は前記第2ピッチ角よりも大きく、前記第1ピッチ角は、前記UAVが意図せず飛び立つ可能性を低減させる、請求項10に記載の地上支援システム。
- 前記第1ピッチ角は、前記UAVが意図せず離陸する場合に前記UAVを失速させる、請求項13に記載の地上支援システム。
- 前記第1ピッチ角は約14°であり、前記第2ピッチ角は約10°である、請求項13に記載の地上支援システム。
- 各台車間に接続された少なくとも1つの相互接続フレーム(172)であって、各相互接続フレームは、前記UAVの組み立て後及び輸送中、前記UAVを安定させる、少なくとも1つの相互接続フレーム(172)をさらに備える、請求項1に記載の地上支援システム。
- 前記少なくとも1つの相互接続フレームに接続するように構成された牽引フレームコネクタ(176)であって、車両(173)が滑走路地点(104)まで前記UAVを牽引することができるように前記車両に接続するように構成される牽引フレームコネクタ(176)をさらに備える、請求項16に記載の地上支援システム。
- 前記UAVは前記車両によって横向きに牽引される、請求項17に記載の地上支援システム。
- 前記UAVは前記車両によって第1方向(180)に牽引され、前記第1方向は前記UAVの飛行の順方向(182)に垂直であり、前記第1方向の牽引は、前記UAVが意図せず飛び立つ可能性を低減する、請求項17に記載の地上支援システム。
- 前記車両に取り付けられた風フェンス(174)であって、牽引中の強風から前記UAVを保護し、かつ、より速い牽引速度を可能にする多孔質スクリーンを備える風フェンス(174)をさらに備える、請求項17に記載の地上支援システム。
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