UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) HAVING VERTICAL TAKEOFF AND LANDING (VTOL) CAPABILITY
    83.
    发明公开
    UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) HAVING VERTICAL TAKEOFF AND LANDING (VTOL) CAPABILITY 审中-公开
    无人机(无人机)具有垂直起飞和着陆(垂直起降)能力

    公开(公告)号:EP3243749A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-15

    申请号:EP17169816.0

    申请日:2017-05-05

    Applicant: SKYX LIMITED

    Inventor: Horn, David

    Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (10) (UAV), or drone, includes a fuselage (12), left and right airfoil-shaped wings (14, 16) connected to the fuselage (12) to generate lift in forward flight, a left thrust-generating device (18) supported by the left wing (14), and a right thrust-generating device (20) supported by the right wing (16). The UAV further includes a vertical stabilizer (26, 32), a top thrust-generating device (28) mounted to a top portion of the vertical stabilizer (26, 32), and a bottom thrust-generating device (30) mounted to a bottom portion of the vertical stabilizer. An onboard power source (38) is provided for powering the thrust-generating devices. The left, right, top and bottom thrust-generating devices (18, 20, 28, 34) provide forward thrust during forward flight and also provide vertical thrust to enable the unmanned aerial vehicle (10) to take-off and land vertically when the fuselage (12) is substantially vertical and further enabling the unmanned aerial vehicle (10) to transition between forward flight and vertical take-off and landing.

    Abstract translation: 无人机(UAV)或无人机包括机身(12),连接到机身(12)以在前方飞行中产生升力的左翼型翼和右翼翼(14,16),左推力 - 由左翼(14)支撑的发电装置(18),以及由右翼(16)支撑的右推力发生装置(20)。 该无人飞行器还包括一个垂直稳定器(26,32),一个安装在垂直稳定器(26,32)顶部的顶部推力发生装置(28)和一个安装在垂直稳定器(26,32)上的底部推力发生装置 垂直安定面的底部。 提供车载电源(38)用于驱动推力发生装置。 在向前飞行期间,左,右,上和下推力发生装置(18,20,28,34)提供向前推力,并且还提供垂直推力,以使得无人驾驶飞行器(10)能够在 机身(12)基本上是竖直的并且进一步使得无人驾驶飞行器(10)能够在前飞和垂直起飞和着陆之间过渡。

    PIGGYBACKING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE
    85.
    发明公开
    PIGGYBACKING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE 审中-公开
    PIGGYBACKING无人机空中车辆

    公开(公告)号:EP3177529A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-06-14

    申请号:EP15751218.7

    申请日:2015-08-05

    Abstract: Various embodiments include methods for piggybacking an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on a vehicle (e.g., motor vehicles and trailers coupled to motor vehicles) to reach a destination. Various embodiments may include determining whether to dock on a vehicle. One or more candidate vehicles may be identified for docking. Travel profile characteristics of the one or more candidate vehicles may be identified. A first vehicle may be selected from the one or more candidate vehicles based on one or more travel profile characteristics that assist the UAV in reaching the UAV destination. The UAV may dock with the first vehicle. While docked to the first vehicle the UAV may charge an onboard battery via an electrical connection in a docking structure or by harvesting energy in the wind caused by movement of the vehicle by configuring the UAV rotors to charge the battery.

    Abstract translation: 各种实施例包括用于在交通工具(例如机动车辆和联接到机动车辆的拖车)上搭载无人驾驶飞行器(UAV)以到达目的地的方法。 各种实施例可以包括确定是否停靠在车辆上。 可以识别一个或多个候选车辆用于对接。 可以识别一个或多个候选车辆的旅行概况特征。 可基于辅助UAV到达UAV目的地的一个或更多个行进特征特征从一个或更多个候选车辆中选择第一车辆。 无人机可以与第一辆车对接。 在与第一辆车对接时,无人机可以通过对接结构中的电气连接为车载电池充电,或通过配置无人机转子为电池充电而收集车辆移动引起的风中能量。

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