Abrégé

Airborne vehicle management system (1) comprising a plurality of airborne vehicles (1) and at least one logistic support unit (2) of said airborne vehicles (1). Each airborne vehicle (1) comprises a service container (10) adapted to contain service material, which service container (10) comprises at least one inlet port of said service material, said service container (10) being fixed to the airborne vehicle (1) through a connecting cable (11), said logistic support unit (2) comprising at least one resupply compartment (20), which resupply compartment (20) has an inlet opening (21), an outlet opening (22) and is delimited by one or more side walls (23) and by a ceiling wall (24). The resupply compartment (20) comprising means for resupply of said service container (W). The inlet opening (21) of the resupply compartment (20) has a capture system (4) of said cable (11) and a funnel element (3) comprising one or more walls (31, 32, 33) configured to converge the service container (10) towards the inlet opening (21), said ceiling wall (24) comprising a slot (25) communicating with the capture system (4) of the cable (11) and configured for the passage of the cable (11), in such a way that the airborne vehicle (1) flies over the resupply compartment (20), with the ceiling wall (24) interposed between the drone (1) and the service container (10).

Classes IPC  ?

• B64U 80/10 - Transport ou stockage spécialement adaptés aux véhicules aériens sans pilote avec des moyens de déplacement du véhicule aérien sans pilote vers un emplacement d’alimentation ou de lancement, p. ex. armes robotiques ou carrousels
• B64U 80/20 - Transport ou stockage spécialement adaptés aux véhicules aériens sans pilote avec des dispositions pour assurer le service du véhicule aérien sans pilote
• B64U 70/30 - Dispositions pour le lancement, le décollage ou l'atterrissage pour capturer en vol les véhicules aériens sans pilote via un dispositif d’arrêt terrestre ou maritime, p. ex. un câble ou un filet
• B64U 70/97 - Moyens de guidage du véhicule aérien sans pilote vers un emplacement spécifique sur la plate-forme, p. ex. structures de plate-forme empêchant un atterrissage hors-piste
• B64U 80/86 - Véhicules terrestres
• B64U 101/60 - Véhicules aériens sans pilote spécialement adaptés à des utilisations ou à des applications spécifiques au transport de passagersVéhicules aériens sans pilote spécialement adaptés à des utilisations ou à des applications spécifiques au transport de marchandises autres que des armes
• B64U 101/40 - Véhicules aériens sans pilote spécialement adaptés à des utilisations ou à des applications spécifiques à l’agriculture ou à la sylviculture
• B64U 101/45 - Véhicules aériens sans pilote spécialement adaptés à des utilisations ou à des applications spécifiques à l’épandage en vol de liquides ou de poudres, p. ex. sur les cultures

Abrégé

Drone management system comprising at least one drone (1) and a logistic support unit (2) of said drone (1). Said drone (1) comprising at least one container (3) adapted to contain service material, which container (3) comprises at least one inlet mouth (34 35) of said service material and expulsion means (35) of said service material. Said logistic support unit (2) comprises a resupply area of said container (3), which resupply area comprises resupply means (43, 44, 45) of said container. Said resupply means comprise position locking means (45) of said container (3), dispensing means communicating with a tank and a dispensing mouth (43, 44) adapted to communicate with said inlet mouth (34, 35), said resupply area comprising a basin element (4), the walls (41) of which converge towards said resupply means.

Classes IPC  ?

• B64D 1/16 - Largage en vol d'une matière poudreuse, liquide ou gazeuse, p. ex. pour la lutte contre l'incendie
• B64U 50/11 - Propulsion utilisant des moteurs à combustion interne du type à pistons
• B64U 80/86 - Véhicules terrestres
• A62C 3/02 - Prévention, limitation ou extinction des incendies spécialement adaptées pour des objets ou des endroits particuliers pour des zones d'embrasement, p. ex. des incendies de forêts, des feux souterrains

Abrégé

A device for maintaining the trajectory of a vehicle, which moves along a trajectory and has at least one contact point with the ground, includes an attachments system to the vehicle, and a sphere configured to rotate on the ground during the movement of the vehicle.

Classes IPC  ?

• G05D 1/00 - Commande de la position, du cap, de l'altitude ou de l'attitude des véhicules terrestres, aquatiques, aériens ou spatiaux, p. ex. utilisant des pilotes automatiques

Abrégé

Drone management system comprising at least one drone (1) and a logistic support unit (2) of said drone (1). Said drone (1) comprising at least one container (3) adapted to contain service material, which container (3) comprises at least one inlet mouth (34 35) of said service material and expulsion means (35) of said service material. Said logistic support unit (2) comprises a resupply area of said container (3), which resupply area comprises resupply means (43, 44, 45) of said container. Said resupply means comprise position locking means (45) of said container (3), dispensing means communicating with a tank and a dispensing mouth (43, 44) adapted to communicate with said inlet mouth (34, 35), said resupply area comprising a basin element (4), the walls (41) of which converge towards said resupply means.

Classes IPC  ?

• A62C 3/02 - Prévention, limitation ou extinction des incendies spécialement adaptées pour des objets ou des endroits particuliers pour des zones d'embrasement, p. ex. des incendies de forêts, des feux souterrains
• B64C 39/02 - Aéronefs non prévus ailleurs caractérisés par un emploi spécial
• B64D 1/16 - Largage en vol d'une matière poudreuse, liquide ou gazeuse, p. ex. pour la lutte contre l'incendie

Abrégé

Drone management system comprising at least one drone (1) and a logistic support unit (2) of said drone (1). Said drone (1) comprising at least one container (3) adapted to contain service material, which container (3) comprises at least one inlet mouth (34 35) of said service material and expulsion means (35) of said service material. Said logistic support unit (2) comprises a resupply area of said container (3), which resupply area comprises resupply means (43, 44, 45) of said container. Said resupply means comprise position locking means (45) of said container (3), dispensing means communicating with a tank and a dispensing mouth (43, 44) adapted to communicate with said inlet mouth (34, 35), said resupply area comprising a basin element (4), the walls (41) of which converge towards said resupply means.

Classes IPC  ?

• B64C 39/02 - Aéronefs non prévus ailleurs caractérisés par un emploi spécial
• B64D 1/16 - Largage en vol d'une matière poudreuse, liquide ou gazeuse, p. ex. pour la lutte contre l'incendie
• A62C 3/02 - Prévention, limitation ou extinction des incendies spécialement adaptées pour des objets ou des endroits particuliers pour des zones d'embrasement, p. ex. des incendies de forêts, des feux souterrains

Abrégé

Device for maintaining the trajectory of a vehicle, which vehicle moves along a trajectory (A) and comprises at least one contact point with the ground (B). The device further comprises means for fixing to the vehicle. The device further comprises a sphere (2) configured to rotate on the ground (B) during the movement of said vehicle (1, 3).

Classes IPC  ?

• G05D 1/02 - Commande de la position ou du cap par référence à un système à deux dimensions
• B60W 50/00 - Détails des systèmes d'aide à la conduite des véhicules routiers qui ne sont pas liés à la commande d'un sous-ensemble particulier

Abrégé

A coordinated support system for drones includes support units that have the shape and size of a common container and can be easily moved by using common road tractors, so to position a drone fleet close to a fire, possibly recover the aircraft at the end of the mission, and enable transfer during the mission to areas of strategic interest or priority importance to effectively fight the spreading of fire fronts in real time. Coordination and control are carried out through a control unit. The drones are powered by batteries, the automated replacement and recharging of which extends flight autonomy. The system enables an initial filling and subsequent multiple refills of the drones with an extinguishing liquid contained in small dispersible containers, which can be hooked and unhooked from the drones by remote control so to perform multiple missions.

Classes IPC  ?

• B64C 39/02 - Aéronefs non prévus ailleurs caractérisés par un emploi spécial
• A62C 3/02 - Prévention, limitation ou extinction des incendies spécialement adaptées pour des objets ou des endroits particuliers pour des zones d'embrasement, p. ex. des incendies de forêts, des feux souterrains
• B64D 1/16 - Largage en vol d'une matière poudreuse, liquide ou gazeuse, p. ex. pour la lutte contre l'incendie
• B64F 1/00 - Installations au sol ou installations pour ponts d'envol des porte-avions
• G05D 1/10 - Commande de la position ou du cap dans les trois dimensions simultanément

Abrégé

Drones have reached technological maturity and very affordable costs, but their direct use in firefighting applications is still largely limited by problems concerning their range, their limited load capacity and their flight autonomy. Such drawbacks are overcome by means of a coordinated support system for drones (100) in order to carry out missions for the drop of specific quantities of firefighting liquid (102), i.e. based on the rainfall system. Said support units have the shape and size of a common container (2) and can be easily moved by using common road tractors (3). This allows not only the positioning of a drone fleet (100) close to the fire and the possible recovery of the aircraft at the end of the mission, but also any transfer during the mission to areas of strategic interest or priority importance to effectively fight in real time the spreading of the fire fronts. The coordination and control of the above-mentioned operations is carried out through a control unit (1). In addition to the transfer of the employed units, the proposed system also allows the automated replacement and recharging of the batteries (101) the drones (100) are equipped with, in order to extend their flight autonomy. Finally, the system allows for the initial filling and subsequent multiple refills of drones (100) with the appropriate extinguishing liquid contained in small dispersible containers (102), that can be hooked and unhooked from drones by remote control to allow them to perfom multiple missions.

Classes IPC  ?

• A62C 3/02 - Prévention, limitation ou extinction des incendies spécialement adaptées pour des objets ou des endroits particuliers pour des zones d'embrasement, p. ex. des incendies de forêts, des feux souterrains
• B64C 39/02 - Aéronefs non prévus ailleurs caractérisés par un emploi spécial
• B64F 1/00 - Installations au sol ou installations pour ponts d'envol des porte-avions
• A62C 27/00 - Engins de lutte contre l'incendie montés sur roues ou véhicules terrestres de lutte contre l'incendie