Patent ID: 11866168
Assignee: THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 19:
20. An enclosure for an unmanned aerial system (UAS), said enclosure comprising:
a housing including a base and a plurality of sidewalls coupled to said base, said base and said plurality of sidewalls defining an interior volume;
a motive apparatus coupled to said housing;
a platform coupled to said motive apparatus and configured to move within said interior volume under control of said motive apparatus;
a plurality of lids movable between open and closed positions under control of said motive apparatus, each of said plurality of lids coupled to one of said plurality of sidewalls and to said platform;
an enclosure controller; and
a vehicle bracket including a base; and wherein
driving said motive apparatus in a first direction causes said platform to move from a stowed position toward a deployed position and causes each of said plurality of lids to move from a closed position toward an open position;
driving said motive apparatus in a second direction opposite said first direction causes said platform to move from said deployed position toward said stowed position and causes each of said plurality of lids to move from said open position toward said closed position;
said enclosure controller interfaces with said motive apparatus and selectively drives said motive apparatus in said first and said second directions;
said enclosure is mounted to a first side of said base; and
said enclosure controller is mounted to a second side of said base opposite said enclosure.