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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30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、これらの出願のすべての内容はあらゆる目的のために参照により本明細書に組み込まれる。
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- ラッチ機構を備えるシステムであって、前記ラッチ機構は、
無人航空機(UAV)のドアに取り付けるように構成された第1ラッチと、
前記第1ラッチから遠位の前記UAVの一部に取り付けるように構成された第2ラッチと、
前記第1ラッチ及び前記第2ラッチの間に接続され、前記UAVのドアを閉めて固定するストリングと、
地上管制局と通信する少なくとも2つの無線モジュールと、
前記第1ラッチ及び前記第2ラッチの間で前記ストリングの一部に接触する少なくとも2本のバーンワイヤと、を備え、
前記少なくとも2本のバーンワイヤの各バーンワイヤは、前記少なくとも2つの無線モジュールのそれぞれの無線モジュールに取り付けられており、
前記少なくとも2つの無線モジュールのうちの少なくとも1つは前記地上管制局からバーン信号を受信するように構成され、前記バーン信号の受信に基づいて、バックアップバッテリから前記少なくとも2本のバーンワイヤのうちの対応するバーンワイヤに電流が流れ、前記対応するバーンワイヤは、前記バーン信号を受信するように構成された無線モジュールに取り付けられ、前記バーンワイヤは、前記バーンワイヤと接触している前記ストリングの前記一部を溶融させ、前記第1ラッチ及び前記第2ラッチの間の接続を切断するように構成され、前記第1ラッチ及び前記第2ラッチの間の接続が切断されるときに前記UAVのドアが前記UAVの残りの部分から分離される、システム。 - 前記UAV内に配置されたパラシュートをさらに備え、前記UAVの前記ドアが前記UAVから分離されるときに前記パラシュートが展開される、請求項1に記載のシステム。
- 前記パラシュートは前記UAVの中心から外れて配置される、請求項2に記載のシステム。
- 前記パラシュートを展開することにより、前記UAVの第1側に抗力を生じさせ、前記抗力は、前記UAVの反対側の第2側よりも前記UAVの前記第1側を減速させ、前記UAVを回転させるトルクを前記UAVに誘発して、誘発された前記トルクに組み合わせられた前記抗力は、前記UAVに現在の飛行パターンを終了させて前記UAVを地面に向かって螺旋状に降下させる、請求項3に記載のシステム。
- 前記少なくとも2つの無線モジュールは、
第1無線モジュールと、
第2無線モジュールと、を備える、請求項1に記載のシステム。 - 前記第1無線モジュールは、
アンテナと、
前記アンテナから前記バーン信号を受信するように構成されたインタフェースであって、前記バックアップバッテリを切り替えて前記少なくとも2本のバーンワイヤの第1バーンワイヤに電流を流す、インタフェースと、を備える、請求項5に記載のシステム。 - 前記地上管制局は、地上GPS受信機、地上RFエミッタ、地上RF受信機及び視覚帯域エミッタと通信する、請求項1に記載のシステム。
- 前記ストリングは可燃性材料から形成される、請求項1に記載のシステム。
- 前記少なくとも2本のバーンワイヤはニクロム(NiCr)から形成される、請求項1に記載のシステム。
- ラッチ機構の2以上の無線モジュールのうちの第1無線モジュールのインタフェースでバーン信号を受信することと、
前記インタフェースを介して、少なくとも1つのバックアップバッテリを切り替えて、前記バックアップバッテリから前記第1無線モジュールの第1導電性バーンワイヤに電流を流すことであって、前記第1導電性バーンワイヤはストリングの一部に取り付けられる、電流を流すことと、
前記第1導電性バーンワイヤによって、第1ラッチ及び第2ラッチの間に接続された前記ストリングの前記一部を溶融させることであって、前記第1ラッチは、無人航空機(UAV)のドアに取り付けるように構成され、前記第2ラッチは、前記第1ラッチから遠位の前記UAVの一部に取り付けるように構成され、前記ストリングが溶融する前に前記UAVの前記ドアを閉めて固定するように構成される、溶融させることと、を含む方法。 - 前記第1ラッチ及び前記第2ラッチの間の接続が切断されるときに前記UAVの残りの部分から前記UAVの前記ドアを分離することをさらに含む、請求項10に記載の方法。
- 前記UAVの前記ドアが前記UAVから分離するときにオフセンターパラシュートを展開することをさらに含む、請求項11に記載の方法。
- 前記パラシュートを展開することにより、前記UAVの第1側に抗力を生じさせ、前記抗力は、前記UAVの反対側の第2側よりも前記UAVの前記第1側を減速させ、前記UAVを回転させるトルクを前記UAVに誘発して、誘発された前記トルクに組み合わせられた前記抗力は、前記UAVに現在の飛行パターンを終了させ前記UAVを地面に向かって螺旋状に降下させる、請求項12に記載の方法。
- 前記ストリングは可燃性材料から形成される、請求項10に記載の方法。
- 前記第1導電性バーンワイヤはニクロム(NiCr)から形成される、請求項10に記載の方法。
- 前記ドアが前記UAVの残りの部分から分離しなかったことを判定することと、
前記ラッチ機構の前記2以上の無線モジュールのうちの第2無線モジュールの第2インタフェースで第2バーン信号を受信することと、
前記第2インタフェースを介して、前記少なくとも1つのバックアップバッテリを切り替えて、前記バックアップバッテリから前記第2無線モジュールの第2導電性バーンワイヤに電流を流すことであって、前記第2導電性バーンワイヤは前記ストリングの一部に取り付けられる、電流を流すことと、
前記第2導電性バーンワイヤによって、前記第1ラッチ及び前記第2ラッチの間に接続された前記ストリングの前記一部を溶融させることと、を含む、請求項10に記載の方法。
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