Patents by Inventor Ciaran Michael S. MCMASTER

Ciaran Michael S. MCMASTER has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20200290753
    Abstract: A device for docking an unmanned vehicle with a moveable docking station is provided, the device comprising: an interface surface configured to cooperatively engage a counterpart interface surface of a counterpart device; at least one identifying means arranged to be detected by a counterpart device; and at least one sensor configured to detect an at least one identifying means of a counterpart device. Also provided is a method of docking an unmanned vehicle with a moveable docking station, the method comprising: performing a cooperative docking procedure; wherein the cooperative docking procedure comprises each of the unmanned vehicle and docking station capturing the attitude and/or position of the other and, responsive to the captured attitude and/or position, adjusting the respective attitude and/or position of the unmanned vehicle and docking station to a mutually cooperative docking configuration so as to provide docking of the unmanned vehicle with the docking station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Edward David Nicholas ANASTASSACOS, Robin Francois Humbert GOJON, Ciaran Michael S. MCMASTER