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OT-2026-000000505

UAV Autoloader Systems and Methods

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Sensors, Controls & Machine Vision › Industrial Control
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US-2026104713-A1, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, 16 April 2026
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A method includes determining, by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a position of an autoloader device for the UAV; based on the determined position of the autoloader device, causing the UAV to follow a descent trajectory in which the UAV moves from a starting position to a first nudged position in order to deploy a tethered pickup component of the UAV to a payout position on an approach side of the autoloader device; deploying the tethered pickup component of the UAV to the payout position; causing the UAV to follow a side-step trajectory in which the UAV moves laterally to a second nudged position in order to cause the tethered pickup component of the UAV to engage the autoloader device; and retracting the tethered pickup component of the UAV to pick up a payload from the autoloader device.

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OpenTechnical Publication OT-2026-000000505, “UAV Autoloader Systems and Methods,” published September 15, 2026 at 19:02:59 UTC, https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000000505.

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