Patent ID: 9561852
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: B64C,B64D

Claim:
1. A system comprising: a first aerial drone having a first transfer member and a first controller, the first transfer member having a first coupling device on one end, the first transfer member being configured to carry a payload, the first controller including a processor configured to change a first altitude and first orientation of the first aerial drone; a second aerial drone having a second transfer member and a second controller, the second transfer member having a second coupling device on one end, the second transfer member being configured to receive the payload, the second controller including a processor configured to change a second altitude and a second orientation of the second aerial drone; and wherein the first controller and the second controller cooperate to change at least one of the first altitude, the second altitude, the first orientation and the second orientation to operably engage the first coupling device to the second coupling device for transferring the payload from the first transfer member to the second transfer member while the first aerial drone and second drone are in-flight.