Patent ID: 11858637
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A cargo attachment system for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) having at least four laterally-arranged rotors, the system comprising:
a support beam structure comprising a plurality of support beams, at least one of the plurality of support beams being affixed to an underside of the UAV, the support beam structure further comprising:
an alignment feature connected to a support beam of the plurality of support beams, the alignment feature defining a lumen; and
an electric wire having a first end and a second end and an intermediate portion between the first end and the second end, wherein the intermediate portion extends through the lumen of the alignment feature; and

an attachment device coupled to at least one of the plurality of support beams, the attachment device being electrically controllable, wherein the second end of the electric wire is connected to the attachment device and electrically couples the attachment device to a control unit on the UAV.