The Insitu Group, Inc.
The Insitu Group, Inc. Patent applications | ||
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20100025528 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CAPTURING AND CONTROLLING POST-RECOVERY MOTION OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT - Systems and methods for capturing and controlling post-recovery motion of an unmanned aircraft are disclosed herein. An aircraft system in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, for example, can include a line capture assembly carried by an unmanned aircraft having a fuselage and a lifting surface. The line capture assembly can include a flexible support line having a first portion attached to an attachment point on the fuselage and a second portion extending from the attachment point spanwise along the lifting surface of the aircraft. The line capture assembly can also include an engagement device coupled to the second portion of the support line. The engagement device is releasably secured to the lifting surface. | 02-04-2010 |
20090212167 | ACTUATOR SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR UNMANNED AIR VEHICLES AND OTHER APPLICATIONS - Actuator systems and associated methods are disclosed herein. One aspect of the disclosure is directed toward an actuator system that includes a first structure and a second structure movable relative to the first structure. The system further includes an actuator apparatus and an actuator device coupled in series between the first structure and the second structure. The system can still further include a controller operably coupled to the actuator apparatus and the actuator device. The controller can be programmed with instructions to automatically actuate the actuator apparatus and the actuator device so that a position of the first structure relative to the second structure after the actuator apparatus and the actuator device have been actuated is at least approximately the same as a position of the first structure relative to the second structure before the actuator apparatus and the actuator device have been actuated. | 08-27-2009 |