Patent ID: 11912408
Assignee: FLIR UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS ULC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 9:
10. A system for storing and launching a plurality of aerial vehicles comprising:
a launch device adapted for mounting on an exterior surface of a ground vehicle, the launch device comprising a launch mechanism operable to move an aerial vehicle between a storage position inside the launch device and a launch position outside the launch device; and
an operator terminal communicably coupled to the launch device and operable to control the launch mechanism;
wherein the launch device further comprises a plurality of launch mechanisms, each of the plurality of launch mechanisms independently operable to move a corresponding one of a plurality of aerial vehicles between the storage position inside the launch device and the launch position outside the launch device; and a plurality of cassettes, each of the plurality of cassettes adapted for insertion into the launch device; and wherein each of the plurality of cassettes houses a corresponding one of the plurality of launch mechanisms.