Patent ID: 11873091
Assignee: WING AVIATION LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A method comprising:
landing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on a touchdown area of a landing platform, wherein the UAV comprises a winch system including a tether coupleable to a payload;
moving the UAV, after landing on the touchdown area of the landing platform, across the landing platform from the touchdown area to a track that runs along the landing platform and along at least a portion of a cavity of the landing platform;
guiding the UAV along the track to a docked position in which the tether is positioned over the cavity, wherein guiding the UAV along the track includes applying forward thrust with the UAV and engaging landing gear of the UAV with the track; and
loading or unloading, by the tether, a payload to or from the UAV through the cavity when the UAV is in the docked position.