[특허]In flight transfer of packages between aerial drones

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In flight transfer of packages between aerial drones

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국가/구분	United States(US) Patent 등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)	G05D-001/00 B64D-001/00 B64C-039/02 B64C-027/08
출원번호	US-0401475 (2017-01-09)
등록번호	US-9889933 (2018-02-13)
발명자 / 주소	Beaman, Brian S. Kline, Eric V. Rakshit, Sarbajit K.
출원인 / 주소	INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
대리인 / 주소	Cantor Colburn LLP
인용정보	피인용 횟수 : 0 인용 특허 : 5

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Aspects include a system for transferring a payload between drones. The system includes a first drone having a first member and a first controller, the first member having a first coupling device on one end, the first member being configured to carry a payload, the first controller being configured to change a first altitude and orientation of the first drone. A second drone includes a second member and controller, the second member having a second coupling device on one end, the second member being configured to receive the payload, the second controller being configured to change a second altitude and orientation of the second drone. The controllers cooperate to change at least one of first and second orientations to operably engage the first coupling device to the second coupling device for transferring the payload from the first member to the second member.

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1. A system comprising: a first aerial drone having a first transfer member and a first controller, the first transfer member having a first coupling device on one end, the first transfer member being configured to carry a payload, the first controller including a processor configured to change a first altitude and first orientation of the first aerial drone;a second aerial drone having a second transfer member and a second controller, the second transfer member having a second coupling device on one end, the second transfer member being configured to receive the payload, the second controller including a processor configured to change a second altitude and a second orientation of the second aerial drone; andwherein the first controller and the second controller cooperate to change at least one of the first orientation and the second orientation to operably engage the first coupling device to the second coupling device for transferring the payload from the first transfer member to the second transfer member while the first aerial drone and second drone are in-flight. 2. The system of claim 1 wherein the first transfer member is a first arm extending from the first aerial drone and the second transfer member is a second arm extending from the second aerial drone. 3. The system of claim 2 further comprising a first tether slidably coupled on a first end to the first arm and coupled on an opposing end to the payload, wherein the first end is configured to slide from the first arm to the second arm when the first arm is engaged with the second arm. 4. The system of claim 3 wherein the first controller is further configured to change the first orientation and the second controller is further configured to change the second orientation to slide the first tether from the first arm to the second arm under an influence of gravity. 5. The system claim 2 wherein: the first coupling device is a first electromagnet and the second coupling device is a second electromagnet; andthe first controller and the second controller cooperate to change a first polarity of the first electromagnet and a second polarity of the second electromagnet to engage and disengage the first electromagnet and the second electromagnet. 6. The system of claim 1 wherein: the first aerial drone includes a movable first counterbalance member;the second aerial drone includes a movable second counterbalance member;the first controller is operably coupled to change a first position of the first counterbalance member in response to the payload transferring from the first aerial drone to the second aerial drone to maintain the first aerial drone at a first predetermined orientation; andthe second controller is operably coupled to change a second position of the second counterbalance member in response to the payload transferring from the first aerial drone to the second aerial drone to maintain the second aerial drone at a second predetermined orientation. 7. The system of claim 6 wherein the first counterbalance member is moveable between a first retracted position and a first extended position, wherein the first retracted position is closer to a center of the first aerial drone than the first extended position. 8. The system of claim 7 wherein the second counter balance member is movable between a second retracted position and a second extended position, wherein the second retracted position is closer to a center of the second aerial drone than the second extended position. 9. The system of claim 6, wherein the first counterbalance member includes a first plurality of ballast tanks and a first fluid disposed in at least one of the first plurality of ballast tanks. 10. The system of claim 9, wherein the second counterbalance member includes a second plurality of ballast tanks and a second fluid disposed in at least one of the second plurality of ballast tanks. 11. An aerial drone comprising: a fuselage;a plurality of thrust producing devices coupled to the fuselage;a transfer member coupled to the fuselage, the transfer member configured to move a payload to a second aerial drone; anda controller operably coupled to the plurality of thrust producing devices, the controller including a processor that is responsive to executable computer instructions to adjust the plurality of thrust producing devices to change an orientation of the transfer member to move the payload to a second aerial drone. 12. The system of claim 11 further comprising: a movable counterbalance member; andwherein the controller is operably coupled to change a position of the counterbalance member in response to the payload moving to the second aerial drone to maintain the aerial drone at a predetermined orientation. 13. The system of claim 12 wherein the counterbalance member is moveable between a retracted and an extended position, wherein the retracted position is closer to a center of the aerial drone than the extended position. 14. The system of claim 11, wherein the counterbalance member includes a plurality of ballast tanks and a fluid disposed in at least one of the plurality of ballast tanks. 15. A method of in-flight transferring of a payload between aerial drones, the method comprising: providing a first aerial drone having a first transfer member;providing a second aerial drone having a second transfer member;changing at an orientation of at least one of the first aerial drone and the second aerial drone to position the first transfer member adjacent the second transfer member; andmoving the payload from the first aerial drone to the second aerial drone. 16. The method of claim 15, wherein: the first aerial drone includes a movable first counterbalance member;the second aerial drone includes a movable second counterbalance member. 17. The method of claim 16, further comprising: changing a first position of the first counterbalance member to maintain the first aerial drone at a first predetermined orientation in response to the payload transferring from the first aerial drone to the second aerial drone; andchanging a second position of the second counterbalance member to maintain the second aerial drone at a second predetermined orientation in response to the payload transferring from the first aerial drone to the second aerial drone. 18. The method of claim 17, wherein the changing of the first position includes moving the counterbalance between a first retracted and a first extended position, wherein the first retracted position is closer to a center of the first aerial drone than the first extended position. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein the changing of the second position includes moving the second counter balance member between a second retracted position and a second extended position, wherein the second retracted position is closer to a center of the second aerial drone than the second extended position. 20. The method of claim 17, further comprising: wherein the changing of a first position includes moving a first fluid between a first plurality of ballast tanks operably coupled to the first aerial drone; andwherein the changing of the second position includes moving a second fluid between a second plurality of ballast tanks operably coupled to the second aerial drone.

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