Patent ID: 9654984
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: B64C,B64D,H04W

Claim:
1. An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)-based installation method for equipment on cell towers, the UAV-based installation method comprising: attaching the equipment to the UAV via one or more robotic arms; flying the UAV with the equipment attached thereto upwards to a desired location on the cell tower, wherein the desired location comprises one or more horizontal support structures; positioning the equipment to the desired location on the cell tower, wherein the positioning is via one or more directional aids located on the one or more horizontal support structures, wherein the directional aids are monitored via a camera associated with the UAV, wherein the positioning comprises attaching the equipment to the desired location at the one or more directional aids via one or more magnets; connecting the equipment to the desired location, wherein the one or more magnets are selectively energized for the positioning and the connecting and turned off subsequent to the connecting to avoid interference with antennas on the cell tower; and disconnecting the equipment from the UAV, wherein the positioning is performed by flying the UAV to attach the equipment to the one or more directional aids and the connecting is via the one or more robotic arms.