IR-LOCK sensor enables UPS truck-drone docking trial
An IR-LOCK sensor was used on the Workhorse delivery drone tested from a UPS truck in Florida.
Evidence notes
- The drone launched from the roof of a UPS delivery vehicle, carried a package to a rural address and returned to the truck.
- The aircraft used IR-LOCK sensing and a lidar rangefinder during the return-and-docking workflow.
- The trial tested drone delivery as part of an operating truck route rather than from a fixed warehouse base.
Company context
IR-LOCK supplies infrared precision-landing sensors, beacon kits and UAV accessory hardware. Its precision-landing kit is built for attaching an IR-LOCK sensor to a UAV and placing a MarkOne beacon at the landing target.