Ground station with autonomous battery swapping device
Grant
US12583623B1
Kind: B1
Mar 24, 2026
Assignee
Starling, Inc.
Inventors
Omri Dayan, Noy Kahalani, Kavin Gustafson, Ido Gur
Abstract
A ground station of a UAS for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes a landing pad assembly and a carousel assembly that allow for passive removal and replacement of a battery from and to a UAV. The UAS can include a battery replacement system that uses the mechanical movement of a landing pad of the ground station to control movement of a battery door of the landing pad assembly.
CPC Classifications
B60L 53/00
B60L 53/80
B60L 2200/10
B64F 1/12
B64F 1/35
B64F 1/352
B64F 50/37
B64F 50/38
B64F 70/00
B64F 70/50
B64F 70/90
B64F 70/92
B64F 70/93
B64F 70/95
B64F 70/97
B64F 70/99
B64F 80/00
B64F 80/10
B64F 80/20
B64F 80/25
B64F 80/70
B64F 80/80
B64F 80/82
B64F 80/84
B64F 80/86
H01M 50/249
H01M 2220/20
Filing Date
2025-03-10
Application No.
19074982
Claims
19