Patent ID: 11858633
Assignee: WING AVIATION LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 7:
8. A method comprising:
determining, by a control system, that an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is at a pickup location for pickup of a payload, wherein the UAV comprises a fuselage having a door arranged on a first side of the fuselage, and a chamber that is accessible by the door and arranged to house the payload;
in response to determining that the UAV is at the pickup location for pickup of the payload, causing, by the control system, the UAV to carry out a flip maneuver to orient the door away from the ground;
while the UAV is at the pickup location and with the door oriented away from the ground, causing, by the control system, an opening of the door to enable loading of the payload into the chamber.