公开(公告)号：US20180327091A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-15

申请号：US15978060

申请日：2018-05-11

Applicant: GENCORE CANDEO, LTD.

Inventor： Philip E. Burks ,  James Nipp ,  Jerry Daniel Claridge ,  Paul Miller

IPC: B64C39/02 ,  B64C25/32 ,  B64C29/00 ,  B64F1/00 ,  H04W4/44 ,  H04W4/90 ,  H04W12/00

CPC classification number: B64C39/024 ,  B64C25/32 ,  B64C29/0016 ,  B64C2201/02 ,  B64C2201/123 ,  B64F1/007 ,  H04W4/44 ,  H04W4/90 ,  H04W12/00

Abstract: Various embodiments of systems, apparatus, and/or methods are described for enhanced responsiveness in responding to an emergency situation using unmanned aerial vehicles (drones). Drones are fully autonomous in that they are operated without human intervention from a pilot, an operator, or other personnel. The disclosed drone utilizes movable access doors to provide the capability of vertically takeoff and landing. The drone also includes an emergency recovery system including a mechanism to deploy a parachute in an event of a failure of the on-board autopilot. Also disclosed herein is a drone port that provides an IR-based docking mechanism for precision landing of the drone, with a very low margin of error. Additionally, the drone port includes pads that provide automatic charge to the drone's batteries by contact-based charging via the drone's landing gear legs.