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

Claim 16:
17. A system comprising:
an unmanned aerial vehicle including a propulsion mechanism and a processing apparatus; and
a dock including a landing surface configured to hold the 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 and the retractable arm is configured to extend to move the landing surface outside of the box and contract to pull the landing surface inside of the box, the retractable arm configured for movement along an axis oriented in generally parallel relation to the landing surface, wherein the processing apparatus is configured to:
control the propulsion mechanism to cause the unmanned aerial vehicle to land on the landing surface while the dock is in the second arrangement with the retractable arm extended.