US 12,134,329 B2
Automatic supply station for an autonomous aerial vehicle
Eric Todeschini, Boulogne-Billancourt (FR)
Assigned to SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE, Paris (FR)
Appl. No. 17/641,246
Filed by SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE, Paris (FR)
PCT Filed Sep. 9, 2020, PCT No. PCT/FR2020/051553
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 8, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/048497, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 18, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 1909909 (FR), filed on Sep. 9, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0340030 A1, Oct. 27, 2022
Int. Cl. B60L 53/36 (2019.01); B60L 53/18 (2019.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64D 47/00 (2006.01); B64F 1/22 (2024.01); G05D 1/00 (2024.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60L 53/36 (2019.02) [B60L 53/18 (2019.02); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 47/00 (2013.01); B64F 1/22 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G05D 1/0202 (2013.01); H02J 7/0042 (2013.01); B64U 2201/10 (2023.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for recharging an autonomous aerial vehicle, the system comprising:
a base,
a supply boom comprising a tip and first recharging means,
a receiving basket comprising an inner wall delimiting a cavity configured to receive the tip of the supply boom, said receiving basket comprising second recharging means complementary to the first recharging means,
one among the supply boom and the receiving basket being mounted on the autonomous aerial vehicle while the other among the supply boom and the basket is mounted on the base,
centering means for centering the tip of the supply boom in the cavity of the receiving basket, and
a locking device comprising clamping jaws configured to mechanically lock the supply boom in the receiving basket, said locking device being controlled by a controller.