Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle control system for transitioning between mediums
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Application No.: US16059397Application Date: 2018-08-09
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Publication No.: US10737779B2Publication Date: 2020-08-11
- Inventor: Joseph L. Moore
- Applicant: The Johns Hopkins University
- Applicant Address: US MD Baltimore
- Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University
- Current Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University
- Current Assignee Address: US MD Baltimore
- Agent Sung T. Kim
- Main IPC: B64C37/00
- IPC: B64C37/00 ; B63G8/08 ; B64C39/02 ; B63G8/00

Abstract:
A vehicle for aerial-aquatic locomotion is provided. The vehicle may include a propeller, an electric motor operably coupled to the propeller and configured to rotate the propeller, a maneuvering assembly configured to change an attitude and altitude of the vehicle, and a controller operably coupled to the electric motor and the maneuvering assembly. The controller may be configured to receive a command for the vehicle to exit a first medium and enter a second medium, compute or retrieve a hybrid trajectory, and control the electric motor and the maneuvering assembly to maneuver the vehicle in accordance with the hybrid trajectory.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190055013A1 Vehicle Control System for Transitioning Between Mediums Public/Granted day:2019-02-21
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