DS-001 · CARRIER ALT 1240 AGL · HDG 087° DS-002 · SATELLITE RNG 042 m · CLOSING
DS-001 / DS-002 · PERSISTENT OPS PAIR

A drone that recharges
another drone, mid-flight.

Carrier-and-satellite topology. Autonomous mid-air docking, wireless power transfer, passive-capture latch. The recovery loop without the runway.

SORTIECAPTURE
CARRIER ALT1237 m
RANGE0.018 m
WPT Δ25.8 W
CYCLE04,219 / 10,000
T+ 00:02:28
The System

A second airframe,
in flight.

DS-001 is the carrier — active dock, wireless power transmitter. DS-002 is the satellite — passive plate, receiver coil. They mate in the air, transfer energy, and separate. No ground station, no runway, no recovery event.

LIVE
SESSION NIRO-CON-001
ARCH B
CONSOLE · PREVIEW
DS-001 / DS-002 — FLIGHT SANDBOX
mouse · fly
ALT 1240 AGL · HDG 087° · STATE CRUISE
GROUND HOME BASE OBSTACLE · 280 m DS-001 DS-002 UPLINK · DIRECT 100% via DS-002 STRONG ALT · m 1300 1100 900 700 500 300 100 0 0 AGL

Telemetry · Live

Carrier HDG087°
Carrier IAS0.0 m/s
Satellite Bat86%
Coil Temp · Tx24.0°C
Latch StateENGAGED
AprilTag LockSOLID
WPT Coupling85%

Mission Profile · T+ 00:00

RendezvousApproachCaptureTransfer
Sequence

Four phases.
One pass.

A complete docking is choreographed end-to-end on the airframe — no ground operator in the loop.

01 · RENDEZVOUS

Hold & close

Carrier holds altitude and heading. Satellite closes range under autonomous guidance, slaved to the carrier's pose.

02 · APPROACH

Vision lock

Terminal homing onto an AprilTag reference disc. The capture envelope is held within a controlled lateral budget.

03 · CAPTURE

Passive engage

No contact-side actuator timing. A martensitic tool-steel hook receives the satellite plate.

04 · TRANSFER

Power · release

Wireless power flows through the docked pair. On completion, the L12 release actuator unlatches and the satellite departs.

Capability

Engineered claims,
not marketing copy.

Every number below is traceable to a controlled artifact in the partner package. Items pending bench validation are noted.

Architecture
B
Carrier & satellite · Controlled
Capture Envelope
40mm lateral
V9 controlled geometry
Latch Path Material
S30VHRC 59–61
PM martensitic tool steel · Rev-C
Cycle Requirement
10,000dockings
Controlled · bench fatigue open
Release Actuator
L12Actuonix
L12-50-50-12-P · Controlled
Power Transfer
WPTmid-flight
Wuerth WE-WPCC · Planned
Buy or License

Buy the hardware.
Or license the IP.

Three ways to put DS-001 in your fleet — pick the pair, the developer kit, or a multi-pair build. Or skip the hardware entirely and license the patent + reference design under NIRO's IP program. Pricing on inquiry.

DS-001 / DS-002

Single Pair

Inquire / pair
Buy the hardware
  • One carrier (DS-001) + one satellite (DS-002)
  • L12 latch · WPT Tx/Rx coil pair
  • Pixhawk 6X + Pi 4 reference avionics
  • Operator quick-start, bring-up checklist
  • NIRO daemon image (V10)
Order a pair
Most paired
DS-001 + Engineering Pack

Developer Kit

Inquire / kit
Hardware + full engineering pack
  • Everything in Single Pair
  • V2.1 controlled engineering package (876 files)
  • Controlled CAD (Rev-C), BOM, RFQ pack
  • Test fixtures & assembly guide
  • Direct engineering line for integration support
Order a kit
3-Pair Fleet

Enterprise Multi-pair

Inquire / fleet
Multi-pair build + on-site bring-up
  • Three carrier-satellite pairs
  • Fleet provisioning & pre-flight scripts
  • Multi-pair mission profile templates
  • Spares package + on-site bring-up day
  • Priority support window
Order a fleet
Licensing
License the IP

Patent + Reference Design

Inquire / license
Build it yourself · royalty structure
  • License US Patent 12,252,279 (autonomous mid-air docking)
  • V2.1 reference design package + CAD
  • L12 latch + WPT coil design rights for production
  • Field-of-use / region terms negotiated case-by-case
  • Quarterly engineering review with NIRO
Request a license
Who it's for

Programs that cannot land.

Defense, public-safety, and infrastructure programs where mission persistence is the constraint and the recovery footprint is the cost.

Defense & Aerospace Primes

Carrier-satellite topology integrates as a payload-bay subsystem on existing Group 2/3 platforms. NDA pack ships with controlled RFQ, DFM/gap-closure plan, V10 CAD.

Sustainment Integrators

The DFM-RFQ targets EVT-scale builds (5–20 units), AS9102 FAI flowdown, S30V-class material/process routing. Phased engagement welcome.

Public-Safety Operators

Carrier-and-satellite endurance extends time-on-station for ISR, search, and persistent over-watch — without per-sortie ground recovery overhead.

Contact

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