Abstract:
Die Erfindung betrifft ein Basisfahrzeug (10) für ein Aufklärungsfahrzeug (22), das einen Antrieb (18) zur Fortbewegung des Basisfahrzeugs (10) sowie eine Steuerung zur unbemannten Fortbewegung des Basisfahrzeugs (10) umfasst. Außerdem umfasst das Basisfahrzeug (10) eine Energietransfereinheit (12) zum Transferieren von Energie an mindestens ein unbemanntes Aufklärungsfahrzeug (22) und eine Kommunikationseinheit mit einer Drahtlosschnittstelle zumindest zum Austausch von Positionsdaten des Basisfahrzeugs (10) mit dem mindestens einen Aufklärungsfahrzeug (22). Ferner betrifft die Erfindung ein Verfahren zum Betreiben eines Basisfahrzeugs (10) sowie ein System mit mindestens einem Basisfahrzeug (10) und mindestens einem Aufklärungsfahrzeug (22).
Abstract:
An aircraft has a wing providing the main lifting surface for the aircraft. The wing has a structure supporting an aero-dynamic surface, and the wing has a weight, the wing structure being unable to support its own weight when the aircraft is stationary and under a load of 1 g so as to cause structural failure of the wing.
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:
A motor vehicle system includes a motor vehicle including an aircraft landing portion, and an actively propelled unmanned aircraft configured to be supported on the aircraft landing portion. The vehicle and aircraft are configured such that the vehicle can provide at least one of fuel and electrical energy to the aircraft while the aircraft is supported on the aircraft landing portion.
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:
A method for operating an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system includes directing a first, multi-rotor carrier aircraft (101) to carry a second, carried aircraft (121) aloft, and release the second aircraft for flight, while powering the first aircraft with an on-board battery, directing the first aircraft to position a capture line (106) in a flight path of the second aircraft and capture the second aircraft.
Abstract:
A motor vehicle system includes a motor vehicle including an aircraft landing portion, and an actively propelled unmanned aircraft configured to be supported on the aircraft landing portion. The vehicle and aircraft are configured such that the vehicle can provide at least one of fuel and electrical energy to the aircraft while the aircraft is supported on the aircraft landing portion.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a detection system designed to obtain information, in particular data, belonging to at least one tubular element (10), wherein several tubular elements can be connected to one another to form a tubular network (10, 12, 11, 13), such as a sewer system, a supply line system, or a ventilation line system, wherein the detection system comprises at least one aircraft (14), by means of which information can be detected inside the at least one tubular element (10). The invention further relates to a method for detecting information, in particular data, belonging to at least one tubular element by means of an aircraft in the tubular element.
Abstract:
A system for connecting an all-wing carrier with a parasite flying unit, characterized in that the carrier (1) and the parasite flying unit (2) are connected via energy distribution means (11 a, 21a, 11b, 21b) configured to exchange energy bi-directionally, wherein the system further comprises a controller (41) configured to control the direction of the flow and the amount of said energy.