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US 12,338,012 · App. 18/401,259 · Granted Jun 24, 2025

System for recovering aerial target by using mechanical arm actuator in non-bearing mode

Inventors: Jun Jiang (Guangdong, CN); Xuezhu Wang (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: Jun Jiang
B64U70/30B64F1/029
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Patent No.
US 12,338,012
App. No.
18/401,259
Granted
Jun 24, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a system for recovering an aerial target by using a mechanical arm actuator in a non-bearing mode. The system includes: a hanging rack, a catcher, hung on the hanging rack and configured to catch a target; a guide arm, configured to guide the catcher to catch the target; a states observation apparatus, configured to observe a state of the target; and a controller, electrically connected to the states observation apparatus and the guide arm, where the controller obtains the state of the target through the states observation apparatus, and controls the guide arm to guide the catcher to catch the target in time.

Claims (60)

1. A system for recovering an aerial target by using a mechanical arm actuator in a non-bearing mode,

comprising:

a hanging rack,

a catcher, hung on the hanging rack and configured to catch a target;

a guide arm, configured to guide the catcher to catch the target;

a states observation apparatus, configured to obtain a state of the target; and

a controller, electrically connected to the states observation apparatus and the guide arm,

wherein the controller obtains the state of the target through the states observation apparatus, and controls the guide arm to guide the catcher to catch the target in time;

wherein after the target is captured by the catcher, a servo drive of the guide arm is released to allow the guide arm to hang the target in a suspended form, and a load of the target on the guide arm is borne by a structural strength of the guide arm.

2. The system according to claim 1 ,

wherein a fixed end of the guide arm is arranged on the hanging rack, the catcher is arranged at a free end of the guide arm.

3. The system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the system further comprises a bearing cable arranged on a side surface of the guide arm, a first end of the bearing cable is connected to a fixed end of the guide arm, and a second end of the bearing cable is connected to an outer wall the catcher.

4. The system according to claim 3 ,

wherein a jointing apparatus is arranged at a free end of the guide arm, and the jointing apparatus is connected to the catcher.

5. The system according to claim 3 ,

wherein a length of the bearing cable is not greater than a length of the guide arm.

6. The system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the guide arm is movably arranged on the hanging rack.

7. The system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the hanging rack comprises an upright column and a cross beam arranged at a top of the upright column;

the system further comprises a recovering cable and a cable driving apparatus, the cable driving apparatus is arranged at a bottom of the upright column of the hanging rack, a first end of the recovering cable is connected to the cable driving apparatus, a second end of the recovering cable is connected to an outer wall of the catcher,

and the hanging rack is arranged with a plurality of pulleys for the recovering cable to run over.

8. The system according to claim 1 ,

further comprising a storage system, the storage system comprising at least one storage position and a transfer apparatus for transferring a recovered target to the storage position, and the storage system being electrically connected to the controller.

9. The system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the catcher is an active catcher, the active catcher having an independent active movement ability and electrically connected to the controller.

10. The system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the catcher is a passive catcher, a movement ability of the catcher is determined by a dynamic performance of the guide arm.

11. The system according to claim 1 ,

further comprising an environment sensing device, the environment sensing device comprising at least one of an air speed measurement instrument, an air volume measurement instrument, a laser radar and a visual sensor, and

the environment sensing device being electrically connected to the controller.

12. The system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the hanging rack comprises a cross beam.

13. The system according to claim 12 ,

wherein the cross beam is capable of extending and retracting in a length direction thereof.

14. The system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the hanging rack comprises an upright column.

15. The system according to claim 14 ,

wherein the upright column is capable of extending and retracting in a length direction thereof.

16. The system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the hanging rack comprises an upright column and a cross beam arranged at a top of the upright column.

17. The system according to claim 16 ,

wherein the cross beam is capable of rotating around an axis of the upright column, and/or

the upright column is capable of extending and retracting in a length direction thereof, and/or

the cross beam is capable of extending and retracting in a length direction thereof.

18. A system for recovering an aerial target by using a mechanical arm actuator in a non-bearing mode,

comprising:

a carrier;

a guide arm, hung on the carrier;

a catcher, hung on a free end of the guide arm;

wherein the guide arm is configured to guide the catcher to catch a target; and

wherein after the aerial target is captured by the catcher, the guide arm adjusts a movement state of the guide arm within a limited driving capacity range of the guide arm, and a load of the target on the guide arm is borne by a structural strength of the guide arm.

19. The system according to claim 18 , comprising:

a carrier;

a guide arm, hung on the carrier;

a catcher, hung on a free end of the guide arm; and

a cable, wherein a first end of the cable extends upwards from the carrier and is connected to the catcher;

wherein the guide arm is configured to guide the catcher to catch a target; and

wherein after the catcher is captured by the catcher, the guide arm selectively releases the catcher to allow the target to be suspended on the cable.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 29, 2023
From: WANG, XUEZHU
To: JIANG, JUN
Reel/Frame 065985/0851 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202310000319.3 · Jan 2, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240217683A1 · Jul 4, 2024
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