Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize miniaturization and light weight of a small pilotless plane suitable for hand throw staring or the like and portable by one person. SOLUTION: The small pilotless plane is provided with: all flying wing type main wing 1 being a camber wing type having an approximately flat lower surface, being thin toward a wing end in a tapered shape, having a wing front edge having a retreat angle and having a tailless type aerodynamincal surface of low aspect ratio; movable flaps 2 extending to both left and right sides at a rear edge part of the main wing over the approximately whole width and having a camber angle in at least horizontal flying; vertical stabilizer plates 3 arranged at both ends of the main wing; and two propellers 5 arranged on an upper surface of the main wing. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a take-off and landing method for an unmanned helicopter to fly autonomously without requiring any maneuver command from above, capable of accomplishing an automatic safe take-off and landing and suppressing the cost likely to increase for building a control system, whereby it is possible to achieve an automatic safe taking-off and an automatic safe landing. SOLUTION: The unmanned helicopter 20 is equipped with an altitude controlling means to control the altitude of the fuselage by giving a command for the collective pitch steering angle on the basis of an altitude change rate command etc., a take-off means which makes taking-off of the fuselage in the course of increasing the collective pitch steering angle without making the altitude control by the altitude controlling means upon receiving the take-off start command from the ground and starts the altitude control by the altitude control means after raising to the first altitude, and a descending means which descends the fuselage to the second altitude in the course of altering the descending rate command of the altitude controlling means and descends the fuselage from the second altitude to the ground by giving a descend rate command smaller than the descend rate command till the second altitude to the altitude controlling means. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Abstract:
A flight controller causes an airframe to take off and elevate to a predetermined altitude upon reception of a take-off start command from the ground. The flight controller increases a collective pitch rudder angle without performing altitude control, and subsequently starts the altitude control. Independent claims are also included for the following: (a) an unmanned helicopter take-off method; and (b) an unmanned helicopter landing method.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a system for locally precise application of substances to useful areas of farmland and woodland and a corresponding method. The system comprises at least one multiple rotary wing aircraft, which contains at least one electronic control device for controlling the flight movements, which steers the multiple rotary-wing aircraft autonomously on predefined flight paths. The electronic control device contains at least one processing unit, at least one receiver for signals of a global satellite navigation system for position determining and an inertial measurement unit for detecting movement data of the multiple rotary-wing aircraft. The processing unit calculates the data of the receiver according to the method of real-time kinematics with the data of a base station and with the measured data of the inertial measurement unit for improving the accuracy of the position measurement data so that the electronic control device can sufficiently accurately steer the multiple rotary-wing aircraft to apply substances to farmlands.
Abstract:
A solar powered aircraft having segmented wings that can be reconfigured during flight to optimize collection of solar energy are described. The aircraft have rigid construction that is resistant to inclement weather and is configured to rely on free flight control at high altitude and under conventional conditions, thereby providing flight duration in excess of 2 months. The aircraft is particularly suitable for use as part of a telecommunications network. A telecommunications network incorporating such aircraft is also discussed.
Abstract:
A propulsion system includes an engine (116) disposed within a fuselage (102), a first gearbox (130) coupled to the engine (116), a wing member having an upper wing skin and torque box formed by a first rib (172), a second rib (174), a first spar (176) and second spar (178), a drive shaft (132) coupled to the first gearbox (126) and disposed within the wing member, a second gear box (134) coupled to the drive shaft (132) and disposed outboard from the second rib (174) or inboard from the first rib (172), and a rotatable proprotor (106) coupled to the second gear box (134). The rotatable proprotor (106) includes a plurality of rotor blades (114), a rotor mast (140) having a mast axis of rotation (180), and a proprotor gearbox (136) coupled to the rotor mast (140). The proprotor gearbox (136) is rotatable about a conversion axis (156), which intersects with the mast axis of rotation (180) at a point within a central region of the torque box and above the upper wing skin.
Abstract:
L'invention concerne un drone à voilure tournante (10) comprenant un corps de drone (12) comprenant une carte électronique contrôlant le pilotage du drone, quatre bras de liaison (16) comprenant fixé solidairement un bloc propulseur (14). Les bras de liaison (16) forment des ailes portantes.
Abstract:
The disclosure thus relates to a light unmanned vertical takeoff aerial vehicle (1) which comprises at least two fixed coplanar propulsion devices (7) and at least one wing (3) providing the drone (1) with lift. The coplanar propulsion devices (7) and the wing (3) are each arranged on the framework (10) of the drone (1) such that the plane of the chord of the profile of the wing (3) is substantially parallel to the plane defined by the two coplanar propulsion devices (7). The wing (3) is capable of a pivoting movement with respect to the framework (10) about an axis parallel to the pitch axis of the drone (1). The disclosure also relates to a method for controlling a light unmanned aerial vehicle (1) like the one described hereinabove, which involves a step of controlling the orientation of the wing (3), which uses at least one parameter pertaining to the flight of the drone (1).