MUMBAI, India, May 1 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641051764 A) filed by Indian Institute Of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, on April 23, for 'drone charging docking system with vision-based navigation for gnss-denied environments and continuous operation.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. K. Krishna Naik.
The application for the patent was published on May 1, under issue no. 18/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to a drone charging docking system (100) integrated with a vision-based positioning subsystem (112) for autonomous docking and charging. The system (100) comprises a drone unit (102) with a permanent battery (106) and onboard charging unit (108), at-least three landing gears with conductive charging connectors (110) arranged in alternating polarity configuration, and a vision-based positioning subsystem (112) including a camera module and optical flow sensor (114) for 2D horizontal position estimation and alignment. A charging platform with conductive pads (116) in alternating positive and negative polarity configuration establishes electrical contact with the at-least three landing gears with charging connectors (110) upon landing to enable charging. The system (100) enables autonomous docking using vision-based alignment, eliminates manual battery replacement, provides reliable charging with tolerance to minor misalignment, and supports continuous long-duration drone operations in environments where conventional GNSS-based navigation is unavailable, including warehouses, tunnels, and industrial facilities."
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