A drone system includes a headquarter station and one or more drone port stations. Each drone port station includes a platform configured to receive a drone, a radar system configured to detect and identify the drone, and one or more locker clips disposed on the platform, wherein the one or more locker clips are configured to lock onto one or more legs extending from the drone. Each drone port station also includes an internal computer configured to control operations of the drone port station, an internal camera operatively connected to the internal computer, where the internal camera is configured to detect a charging port or a fuel tank of the drone, a glass panel placed on the platform, where the glass panel is configured to protect the internal camera, and an antenna extending from the platform and configured to provide a communications pathway from the drone port station to the headquarter station.
ADVANCED DRONE PORT STATION FOR ENHANCED MAINTENANCE, MONITORING, AND SURVEILLANCE OPERATIONS
2024-08-01
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
ADVANCED DRONE PORT STATION FOR ENHANCED MAINTENANCE, MONITORING, AND SURVEILLANCE OPERATIONS
European Patent Office | 2024
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