Abstract: A base station for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that includes a body, a landing platform supported by the body and configured to support the UAV, and a roof assembly movably coupled to the base. The roof assembly includes a cover defining a cavity therein and one or more ears coupled to the cover and movably coupled to the body such that the roof assembly is movable between a closed position, in which the cover is configured to enclose the landing platform and the UAV supported thereon, and an open position, in which the cover is located at least partially below the landing platform with respect to an elevational direction such that the landing platform is unobstructed by the cover to facilitate takeoff and landing of the UAV. The roof assembly is rotatable through an angular range of motion that is defined by the one or more ears.

Abstract: A method of regulating a temperature of a UAV docked within a base station. The method includes: drawing air into a first air circuit; directing the air through the first air circuit and across a first end of a heatsink stack; drawing air into a second air circuit; directing the air through the second air circuit and across a second end of a heatsink stack to thereby thermally condition the air; and directing thermally conditioned air across the UAV.

Abstract: A base station for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that includes a body, a landing platform supported by the body and configured to support the UAV, and a roof assembly movably coupled to the base. The roof assembly includes a cover defining a cavity therein and one or more ears coupled to the cover and movably coupled to the body such that the roof assembly is movable between a closed position, in which the cover is configured to enclose the landing platform and the UAV supported thereon, and an open position, in which the cover is located at least partially below the landing platform with respect to an elevational direction such that the landing platform is unobstructed by the cover to facilitate takeoff and landing of the UAV. The roof assembly is rotatable through an angular range of motion that is defined by the one or more ears.

Abstract: A base station for a UAV including a temperature control system to regulate (e.g., lower or raise) the temperature of the UAV. The temperature control system includes: a heatsink stack; an intake duct, which defines a first air circuit that balances the temperature and the humidity within the base station; an ambient duct, which defines a second air circuit that directs air across a first end of the heatsink stack; and a treated duct which directs air across a second end of the heatsink stack to thereby thermally condition the air therein.