Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Unmanned aerial vehicle
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Application No.: US15566660Application Date: 2016-04-19
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Publication No.: US10427781B2Publication Date: 2019-10-01
- Inventor: Kiyokazu Sugaki , Masakazu Kono , Kazuo Ichihara
- Applicant: PRODRONE CO., LTD.
- Applicant Address: JP Nagoya
- Assignee: PRODRONE CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: PRODRONE CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Nagoya
- Agency: Oliff PLC
- Priority: JP2015-085506 20150419
- International Application: PCT/JP2016/062348 WO 20160419
- International Announcement: WO2016/171120 WO 20161027
- Main IPC: B64C27/08
- IPC: B64C27/08 ; B64D25/00 ; B64C39/02 ; B64D27/24

Abstract:
A multicopter equipped with a fall prevention device enabling it to prevent the airframe from falling even in case the multicopter has become unable to fly normally for various reasons. A multicopter includes a multicopter main body having rotors which are driven by a power source, a plurality of emergency rotors which are driven by an emergency power source which is different from the power source, abnormality detection sensors for detecting abnormality of the multicopter main body, and an emergency control device, the multicopter being configured such that, when the abnormality detection sensors have detected abnormality of the multicopter main body, the emergency control device performs control to deactivate operation of the rotors and drive the emergency rotors by the emergency power source to prevent a rapid fall of the multicopter.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180134379A1 UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2018-05-17
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