Patent ID: 9669947
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: B63B,B64C,B64F

Claim:
1. A method comprising: impacting, by a small unmanned aerial vehicle (SUAV), a net having at least three sides; and converting the kinetic energy of the SUAV into at least one of: elastic potential energy of one or more tensioned elastic cords connected to the net, gravitational potential energy of a frame member connected to the net, rotational kinetic energy of the frame member connected to the net, and elastic potential energy of the frame member connected to the net; wherein the frame member is a boom, wherein the boom is connected to a gooseneck connector having a vertical hinge and a horizontal hinge, and wherein the net is connected to a mast at a position distal from a portion of the mast connected to the gooseneck connector.