Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Remotely controlled modular VTOL aircraft and re-configurable system using same
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Application No.: US15143625Application Date: 2016-05-01
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Publication No.: US10377482B2Publication Date: 2019-08-13
- Inventor: Jeffrey Kyle Gibboney , Pranay Sinha
- Applicant: Transition Robotics, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Cruz
- Assignee: Transition Robotics, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Transition Robotics, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Cruz
- Agent Michael A. Guth
- Main IPC: B64C39/08
- IPC: B64C39/08 ; B64C39/02 ; B64C3/54

Abstract:
A manned/unmanned aerial vehicle adapted for vertical takeoff and landing using the same set of engines for takeoff and landing as well as for forward flight. An aerial vehicle which is adapted to takeoff with the wings in a vertical as opposed to horizontal flight attitude which takes off in this vertical attitude and then transitions to a horizontal flight path. An aerial vehicle system which has removable wing sections which allow for re-configuration with different wing section types, allowing for configurations adapted for a particular flight profile. A method of customizing a configuration of an unmanned aerial vehicle based upon flight profile factors such as duration, stability, and maneuverability.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180265193A1 Remotely Controlled Modular VTOL Aircraft And Re-Configurable System Using Same Public/Granted day:2018-09-20
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