Patent ID: 11897632
Assignee: SKYDIO, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 15:
16. A system comprising:
an unmanned aerial vehicle including a propulsion mechanism, a battery, and a processing apparatus; and
a dock including a landing surface with a funnel geometry shaped to fit a bottom surface of the unmanned aerial vehicle and a battery charger configured to charge the battery of the unmanned aerial vehicle while the unmanned aerial vehicle is on the landing surface, wherein the landing surface is movable along a generally horizontal axis of movement and is configured to receive the unmanned aerial vehicle in a generally vertical landing direction, the landing surface including a plurality of tapered sides forming corners at a base of the landing surface, wherein the processing apparatus is configured to:
control the propulsion mechanism to cause the unmanned aerial vehicle to land on the landing surface.