Abstract:
A fully-protected unmanned aerial vehicle comprises an unmanned aerial vehicle body (1) and a rotor (2) connected to the unmanned aerial vehicle body (1), and further comprises a protection housing (3) connected to the unmanned aerial vehicle body (1). The protection housing (3) is a hollowed-out closed housing and has a hollow cavity (31), and the rotor (2) is installed in the hollow cavity (31). Because the rotor is installed in the hollow cavity of the protection housing, the rotor cannot make contact with a human body, so that the unmanned aerial vehicle can be released or reclaimed by an operator with the hand, and the operation portability and safety of the rotor are improved. The hollowed-out structure provides a forming space of lift for the rotor and normal flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle is ensured. The rotor is installed in the protection housing that is connected to the unmanned aerial vehicle body, so that the overall height of the unmanned aerial vehicle is reduced, and the portability of the unmanned aerial vehicle is further improved.
Abstract:
A foldable unmanned aerial vehicle for improving the portability of unmanned aerial vehicles comprises an unmanned aerial vehicle body (1) and a rotor portion connected to the unmanned aerial vehicle body (1). The rotor portion comprises a first rotor module (2) and a second rotor module (3) each having at least one rotor. The first rotor module and the second rotor module can be folded or unfolded by rotation around their own hinge shafts (4). According to the unmanned aerial vehicle, the rotor is designed in a modular manner: first, two rotor modules that can be folded or unfolded relatively are formed, and the folding and unfolding are implemented by the rotation of the rotor modules, so that the state of the unmanned aerial vehicle is changed, the folding and flying demands for the unmanned aerial vehicle are satisfied, and the portability of the unmanned aerial vehicle is improved; a flight path and a control module that the unmanned aerial vehicle needs can be arranged in the unmanned aerial vehicle body and do not need to be separately arranged in the rotor modules, so that the control reliability is improved.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a system and method for automatic launch and landing UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles). The system comprises a ground station adapted for automatic UAV launching and landing. The ground station comprises: means for communication with UAVs present within a range from the ground station; an arrangement adapted for launching UAVs and for capturing in-flight UAVs, said arrangement having at least one controllable arm; a computing unit arranged to compute a meeting point between the at least one controllable arm and one in-flight UAV based on data communicated between the UAV and the ground station by means of said means for communication; and a control unit arranged to control the at least one arm to capture an in-flight UAV at the meeting point or to launch one UAV. The system is characterized in that the control unit is arranged to control the at least one arm to move a UAV between the meeting point and at least one storage position.
Abstract:
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) launch tube (100) that comprises at least one inner layer of prepreg substrate (370) disposed about a right parallelepiped aperture (305), at least one outer layer of prepreg substrate (380) disposed about the right parallelepiped aperture (305), and one or more structural panels (341-344) disposed between the at least one inner layer of prepreg substrate (340) and the at least one outer layer of prepreg substrate (380). An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) launch tube (100) that comprises a tethered sabot (700,740) configured to engage a UAV within a launcher volume defined by an inner wall, the tethered sabot (700,740) dimensioned to provide a pressure seal at the inner wall and tethered to the inner wall, and wherein the tethered sabot (700,740) is hollow having an open end oriented toward a high pressure volume and a tether (740) attached within a hollow (910) of the sabot (700) and attached to the inner wall retaining the high pressure volume or attach to the inner base wall (1013). A system comprising a communication node (1500-1505) and a launcher (1520) comprising an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in a pre-launch state configured to receive and respond to command inputs from the communication node (1500-1505).