Abstract:
Described embodiments include an unmanned aerial vehicle and a method. The unmanned aerial vehicle includes an airframe and a rotary wing system coupled with the airframe and configured to aerodynamically lift the vehicle in the air. The unmanned aerial vehicle includes a flight controller configured to control a movement of the vehicle while airborne. The unmanned aerial vehicle includes a cleansing controller configured to manage a removal of a surface contaminant from a selected portion of a surface of an external object using an airflow generated by the rotary wing system.
Abstract:
A technical object of the present invention is to provide an unmanned aerial vehicle capable of performing a position movement while maintaining posture stabilization. To this end, the unmanned aerial vehicle of the present invention includes: a main body unit; a plurality of propeller motors of which the rotational speed is adjusted by the main body unit; supports which extend from the main body unit in order to support the plurality of propeller motors; propellers which are axially coupled to the plurality of propeller motors and output thrust; and tilting units which tilt rotating shafts of the propellers with respect to the main body unit.
Abstract:
A system comprising an aerial vehicle or an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) (100, 400, 1000, 1500) configured to control pitch, roll, and/or yaw via airfoils (141, 142, 1345, 1346) having resiliently mounted trailing edges opposed by fuselage-house deflecting actuator horns (621, 622). Embodiments include one or more rudder elements (1045, 1046, 1145, 1146, 1245, 1345, 1346, 1445, 1446, 1545, 1546) which may be rotatably attached and actuated by an effector member (1049, 1149, 1249, 1349) disposed within the fuselage housing (1001) and extendible in part to engage the one or more rudder elements.
Abstract:
A UAV support vehicle carries a UAV support apparatus for launching and/or recovering a UAV while the UAV support vehicle is moving. The UAV support apparatus releases the UAV during launch and receives the UAV during recovery. An active suspension may be connected between the UAV support vehicle and at least a portion of the UAV support apparatus and reduce motion imparted to that portion of the UAV support apparatus. During UAV recovery, data from a synchronization link between the UAV and the UAV support vehicle may be used to maneuver the UAV and/or the UAV support vehicle.
Abstract:
Die Erfindung betrifft ein Computerimplementiertes Verfahren zur Flugsteuerung eines Multicopters, welcher mindestens vier Propeller hat, die anhand einer Verarbeitung von einem Eingabebefehl zu einem Ausgabebefehl ansteuerbar sind, und einer Sensoreinheit zur fortlaufenden Ermittlung von Messwerten in Abhängigkeit des momentanen Bewegungszustandes des Multicopters hat, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Eingabebefehl derart verarbeitet wird, dass der Multicopter ein für ein Tragflächenflugzeug charakteristisches Flugverhalten annimmt, wobei der Eingabebefehl erhalten und verarbeitet wird, in Abhängigkeit vom verarbeiteten Eingabebefehl eine Solländerung für den Bewegungszustand erzeugt wird, die Solländerung in ein körpereigenes Bezugssystem des Multicopters transformiert wird, und in Abhängigkeit von der transformierten Solländerung der Ausgabebefehl zur Ansteuerung der Propeller erzeugt wird. Die Erfindung betrifft weiterhin ein Flugsteuerungssystem und ein Anzeigesystem zur Benutzung eines Multicopters sowie ein Computerprogrammprodukt zur Ausführung des Verfahrens.
Abstract:
- Station d'accueil de drone et ensemble de gestion d'une telle station d'accueil. - La station d'accueil (1) comporte une structure (3) apte à être montée sur un support et pourvue d'une plate-forme (4) de réception de drone (2), un système de transmission d'informations (5) de type sans fil, le système de transmission d'informations comportant un premier ensemble de transmission d'informations apte à communiquer avec au moins un centre de contrôle et un second ensemble de transmission d'informations apte à communiquer avec au moins un drone (2), ainsi qu'une unité centrale reliée audit système de transmission d'informations (5).
Abstract:
Method for aerial image capturing by means of an unmanned and controllable aircraft comprising a camera, more particularly a drone, during a flight manoeuvre of said aircraft, comprising continual determining of a camera position and alignment of an optical camera axis and acquiring of a series of aerial images. For each aerial image (21a-b) of said aerial image series, the capturing of the respective aerial image (21a-b) is triggered by flying through a respective image trigger region (33) with said aircraft, wherein the location of said respective image trigger region (33) is determined at least in each case by one trigger position assigned to said respective image trigger region (33) and triggered subject to the alignment of the camera axis when flying through said respective image trigger region (33), with respect to fulfilling a defined, maximum angle deviation relative to a predetermined spatial alignment.
Abstract:
A system comprising an aerial vehicle or an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) (100, 400, 1000, 1500) configured to control pitch, roll, and/or yaw via airfoils (141, 142, 1345, 1346) having resiliently mounted trailing edges opposed by fuselage-house deflecting actuator horns (621, 622). Embodiments include one or more rudder elements (1045, 1046, 1145, 1146, 1245, 1345, 1346, 1445, 1446, 1545, 1546) which may be rotatably attached and actuated by an effector member (1049, 1149, 1249, 1349) disposed within the fuselage housing (1001) and extendible in part to engage the one or more rudder elements.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with improved reliability are provided, wherein onboard sensors are located on said UAV at a position separated from onboard electrical components. Therefore, interference experienced by onboard sensors from onboard electrical components is reduced. In addition, user-configuration or assembly of electrical components is minimized to reduce user's errors.
Abstract in simplified Chinese:本发明揭示一种定义一竖直定向及一反向定向之航空器、一种地面台及一种用于遥控该航空器之飞行之控制系统。该地面台具有一自动降落功能,该自动降落功能致使该航空器反向、失速及在该反向定向中可控制地降落以保护一有效负载及一方向舵以免自该航空器向下延伸。在该竖直定向中,该地面台描绘来自一第一航空器摄影机之视图。在切换至该反向定向时:(1)该地面台描绘来自一第二航空器摄影机之视图;(2)该航空器切换红色及绿色机翼灯之色彩、延伸副翼以充当反向襟翼;且(3)该控制系统调适一地面台控制器以用于该反向定向。该航空器降落架系在该航空器处于该竖直定向时位于该机翼上方之一经扩展之聚丙烯垫。