Patent ID: 11897631
Assignee: SKYDIO, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 12:
13. A method comprising:
opening a door of a dock that includes a landing surface configured to hold an unmanned aerial vehicle, a box configured to enclose the landing surface in a first arrangement of the dock and expose the landing surface in a second arrangement of the dock, and a retractable arm, wherein the landing surface is positioned at an end of the retractable arm;
extending the retractable arm to move the landing surface from inside of the box to outside of the box to facilitate landing of the unmanned aerial vehicle in a generally vertical landing direction;
after the unmanned aerial vehicle has landed on the landing surface, contracting the retractable arm to pull the unmanned aerial vehicle with the landing surface inside of the box, wherein the retractable arm is movable along a generally horizontal axis of movement; and
closing the door to enclose the unmanned aerial vehicle in the box.