Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Foldable aircraft with protective cage for transportation and transportability
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Application No.: US15093872Application Date: 2016-04-08
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Publication No.: US10252795B2Publication Date: 2019-04-09
- Inventor: Przemyslaw Mariusz Kornatowski , Stefano Mintchev , Dario Floreano
- Applicant: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL)
- Applicant Address: CH Lausanne
- Assignee: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL)
- Current Assignee: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL)
- Current Assignee Address: CH Lausanne
- Agency: Seyfarth Shaw LLP
- Agent Brian Michaelis
- Main IPC: B64C27/20
- IPC: B64C27/20 ; B64C27/08 ; B64C27/00 ; B64C39/02
Abstract:
An aerial vehicle, configured to transport cargo, and including a propulsion system and a foldable cage is described. The foldable cage is substantially linear while in a folded configuration, and substantially circular while in a deployed configuration. Moreover, the foldable cage includes a rods that form isosceles triangles. The rods are coupled together by flexible joints.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170291697A1 FOLDABLE AIRCRAFT WITH PROTECTIVE CAGE FOR TRANSPORTATION AND TRANSPORTABILITY Public/Granted day:2017-10-12
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