Abstract:
A rotorcraft having two coaxial, counter-rotating rotors, one proximate to the forward end of the fuselage and one proximate to the aft end of the fuselage, that generate the forces necessary to lift the craft and maneuver it in the air by adjusting the pitch of the rotor blades throughout their rotation, and a method of flying a dual rotor rotorcraft involving taking off in a vertical orientation, climbing vertically, transitioning to generally horizontal flight, flying horizontally, and subsequently repeating the sequence in reverse to land again in a vertical orientation.
Abstract:
The invention relates to electric drones and gliders. The electric drone glider arrangement comprising: a heavy-lift multi-rotor drone with batteries; a manned or unmanned glider; a high voltage generator; an electric cable and rope connecting the drone and the glider; an electric cable and rope connecting the glider and the generator. The cable and rope connecting the glider and the generator being detachably attached to the glider, such that the cable and the rope can be disconnected from the glider once the glider is raised to the sufficient height. The cable and rope connecting the glider and the drone has adjustable length and at both ends is connected to the center of gravity of the drone and the glider.
Abstract:
A long-distance drone (100) and a method of improving stability, robustness, endurance and/or durability of the drone (100) and a method of controlling a roll motion of the drone (100) are provided. The drone (100) includes a main body (110), two main wings (113, 114) and two forewings(111, 112), a left linear support (120) spaced apart from said main body (110) connecting the left forewing (111) to the left main wing (113), a right linear support (121) spaced apart from said main body (110) connecting the right forewing (112) to the right main wing (114), at least two propellers (131,132,133) coupled to the left linear support (120), at least two propellers (134,135,136) coupled to the right linear support (121). Therefore, the drone (100) is sufficiently efficient to travel longer distances, and when one propeller (131,132,133,134,135,136) fails, the drone (100) may still function and continue to stay in the air.
Abstract:
The object of the invention is a vertical take-off and landing aircraft in the manned or unmanned version powered by one or more electric motors which rotate two contra-rotating, fixed-pitch or variable-pitch propellers located at the front. To control the aircraft during vertical and horizontal flights auxiliary horizontal and vertical control and trim surfaces (5) and (7), located in the slipstream of contra-rotating propellers (1) in front of the aircraft's centre of gravity are used, whereas the control and trim surfaces (5) and (7) are suspended in relation to the aircraft on axles (6) and (8) that are located in front of the centre of aerodynamic forces created by them, owing to which the aerodynamic surfaces place themselves in the direction of the flowing control air of the aircraft, while the lift force created by them depends directly on the moments exerted on their axes of rotation (6) and (8), created with the use of linear or angular magneto-dynamic hoists (10) or with the aerodynamic method through auxiliary control tabs (12) installed on the control and trim surfaces (5) and (7).
Abstract:
A payload launch system that uses an inflatable air bag ram to launch a payload, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle, from a launch chamber of a launch tube. The air bag ram seals with the interior surface of the launch tube to isolate a dump valve that controls the flow of compressed gas from a gas storage chamber into the air bag ram. The air bag ram sealing with the interior surface of the launch tube isolates the dump valve, both pre-launch and post-launch, from any water or debris carried in with water in which the payload launch system is disposed
Abstract:
A method of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operation, including: receiving from a customer a first data request (400), the first data request (400) having: a first geographic coverage area, and a refresh rate for the first geographic coverage area, planning a first plurality of flight missions to accomplish the first data request, uploading flight missions data representing the first plurality of flight missions into a UAV pod (404), and deploying the UAV pod (802).
Abstract:
A flight control apparatus for fixed-wing aircraft includes a first port wing (115) and first starboard wing (120), a first port swash plate (145) coupled between a first port rotor 155) and first port electric motor (135), the first port electric 5 motor (135) coupled to the first port wing (115), and a first starboard swash plate (150) coupled between a first starboard rotor (130) and first starboard electric motor (140), the first starboard electric motor (140) coupled to the first starboard wing (120).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an aircraft (100) for vertical take-off and landing. A wing arrangement (110) is coupled to a fuselage (101) such that the wing arrangement (110) is tiltable around a longitudinal wing axis of the wing arrangement (110) and such that the wing arrangement (110) is rotatable around the fuselage (101). The wing arrangement (110) is adapted in such a way that, in a fixed-wing flight mode, the wing arrangement (110) does not rotate around the fuselage (101). The wing arrangement (110) is further adapted in such a way that, in a hover flight mode, the wing arrangement (110) is tilted around the longitudinal wing axis with respect to its orientations in the fixed-wing flight mode and that the wing arrangement (110) rotates around the fuselage (101). An engine (120) comprising a drive shaft (121) with an engine rotary axis (122), wherein the engine (120) is coupled to the wing arrangement (110) in such a way that in the hover flight mode the engine rotary axis (122) comprise at least one component which is parallel to a rotary axis (102) of the wing arrangement (110) around the fuselage (101).
Abstract:
The present invention describes an aircraft (100) for vertical take-off and landing. The aircraft (100) comprises a fuselage (101) comprising a fuselage nose (103) and a fuselage tail (104), a wing arrangement (110) comprising a longitudinal wing axis and a coupling device (120) which couples the wing arrangement (110) to the fuselage (101), such that the wing arrangement (110), in a fixed-wing flight mode, does not rotate around the fuselage (101), and such that the wing arrangement (110), in a hover flight mode, is tilted around the longitudinal wing axis with respect to its orientation in the fixed-wing flight mode and that the wing arrangement (110) rotates around the fuselage (101). The wing arrangement (110) is coupled to the coupling device (120) such that in the hover flight mode a wing tip of the wing arrangement (110) is movable in a direction to the fuselage nose (103) or to the fuselage tail (104).
Abstract:
The invention relates to an active geometric exoskeleton device (FIG. l) for a multi environment, multi mode, vertical or horizontal take off and landing gyropendular piloted craft or drone with compensatory propulsion and fluidic gradient collimation capable of moving in the following various physical environments: on land, in the air, in or under the sea or in space, comprising an active pseudo-rhombohedral annular fairing which 1) protects the various propulsion units and the payload by absorbing impacts, 2) corrects the trim and reorientates the trajectory upon collisions with any obstacle in the physical environment or the terrain, such a craft being provided with upper, intermediate and lower propulsion units, and with a hollow annular vertebral structure incorporating a payload containing the application functions suited to various domains: 1) civil defence emergency preparedness in the context of search and rescue activities, 2) exploration, navigation, transport, surveillance, 3) detection of deposits of hydrocarbons or ores, of boreholes or pump holes on land, under water or in space, 4) supporting and stabilizing a mobile, free or tethered submerged pontoon for a wind turbine or a water turbine, 5) maintenance work, 6) endovascular or intra-cavity navigation and intravention during surgery, 7) land, aerial, underwater or space telecommunications, and 8) deployment of telecommunications infrastructure in free space.