公开(公告)号：US20170267345A1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-21

申请号：US15528980

申请日：2016-11-02

Applicant: ISRAEL AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES LTD.

Inventor： Daniel Marom

IPC: B64D1/12 ,  B64D1/10 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D1/22

CPC classification number: B64D1/12 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/088 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64D1/02 ,  B64D1/08 ,  B64D1/10 ,  B64D1/22

Abstract: A hovering aerial vehicle is provided, comprising an airborne unit and an auxiliary unit. The airborne unit is configured to carry the auxiliary unit during flight and comprises a flight system configured to facilitate providing aerodynamic lift to facilitate hovering of the vehicle. The auxiliary unit comprises an electrical power source in electrical communication with the flight system to provide electrical power for its operation. The hovering aerial vehicle further comprises a decoupling system configured to facilitate selectively switching the vehicle between a detached configuration thereof wherein the airborne and auxiliary units are remote from each other, and an attached configuration thereof wherein the airborne and auxiliary units are secured to one another, and to maintain the electrical communication when the vehicle is in its detached configuration.

公开(公告)号：US20170225799A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-10

申请号：US15121014

申请日：2016-02-10

Applicant: AEROVIRONMENT, INC.

Inventor： Gary S. Selwyn ,  Chris B. Cooper ,  Luther Wilburn Cox

IPC: B64F1/00 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/10 ,  G08G5/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C29/02

CPC classification number: B64F1/005 ,  B64C29/02 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/021 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/088 ,  B64C2201/104 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  B64C2201/165 ,  B64C2201/201 ,  G05D1/0011 ,  G05D1/0022 ,  G05D1/102 ,  G08G5/0091

Abstract: A vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) storage and launch system includes a UAV pod (108) having a UAV pod processor (114) and a UAV (102) selectively enclosed in the UAV pod (108), the UAV (102) having only two rotors (202).

公开(公告)号：US09716862B1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-25

申请号：US13668397

申请日：2012-11-05

Applicant: The Boeing Company

Inventor： Joseph Wilbur Evans

IPC: H04N7/18

CPC classification number: B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/021 ,  B64C2201/046 ,  B64C2201/082 ,  B64C2201/088 ,  B64C2201/12 ,  B64C2201/123 ,  B64C2201/185 ,  H04N7/185

Abstract: Systems and methods for capturing situational awareness information are provided. The systems and methods include a portable aircraft configured to obtain situational awareness information. The portable aircraft includes a body including deployable wings, a stability device coupled to the body, the stability device including deployable tail fins, a propulsion device configured to propel the portable aircraft aloft, a capture device configured to selectively capture situational information, and a communications device configured to transmit captured situational information to a ground based receiver.

公开(公告)号：US09714090B2

公开(公告)日：2017-07-25

申请号：US15252297

申请日：2016-08-31

Applicant: SUNLIGHT PHOTONICS INC.

Inventor： Sergey V. Frolov ,  Michael Cyrus ,  John Peter Moussouris

IPC: B64C29/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C3/56 ,  B64C11/00 ,  B64C37/02 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G05D1/06 ,  G05D1/10 ,  G08G5/00 ,  G08G7/02 ,  B64C39/10 ,  G08G5/02 ,  G08G5/04

CPC classification number: B64C39/024 ,  B64C29/0025 ,  B64C37/02 ,  B64C39/10 ,  B64C2201/021 ,  B64C2201/088 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64C2201/143 ,  B64C2211/00 ,  B64D9/00 ,  G05D1/0022 ,  G05D1/0027 ,  G05D1/005 ,  G05D1/0212 ,  G05D1/0669 ,  G05D1/102 ,  G05D1/104 ,  G08G5/0008 ,  G08G5/0013 ,  G08G5/0021 ,  G08G5/0065 ,  G08G5/0069 ,  G08G5/025 ,  G08G5/045 ,  G08G7/02 ,  Y02T50/12

Abstract: An aircraft for vertical take-off and landing includes an aircraft assembly which includes at least one first wing portion providing a lift force during a horizontal flight, at least one wing opening disposed on a vertical axis of the at least one first wing portion and at least one propeller-based thruster positioned inside the at least one wing opening to provide vertical thrust during a vertical flight. The aircraft assembly can further include air vents positioned inside at least one of the wing openings. The air vents can further include louvres positioned over or under the air vents to open and close the wing openings. The thruster can further be used to provide flight control for the aircraft.

公开(公告)号：US09688398B2

公开(公告)日：2017-06-27

申请号：US14643857

申请日：2015-03-10

Applicant: DZYNE Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Mark Allan Page ,  Matthew Robert McCue ,  Robert Anthony Godlasky

IPC: B64C29/02 ,  B64C39/02

CPC classification number: B64C29/02 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/088 ,  B64C2201/104 ,  B64C2201/162 ,  B64C2201/165

Abstract: An aircraft for use in fixed wing flight mode and rotor flight mode is provided. The aircraft can include a fuselage, wings, and a plurality of engines. The fuselage can comprise a wing attachment region further comprising a rotating support. A rotating section can comprise a rotating support and the wings, with a plurality of engines attached to the rotating section. In a rotor flight mode, the rotating section can rotate around a longitudinal axis of the fuselage providing lift for the aircraft similar to the rotor of a helicopter. In a fixed wing flight mode, the rotating section does not rotate around a longitudinal axis of the fuselage, providing lift for the aircraft similar to a conventional airplane. The same engines that provide torque to power the rotor in rotor flight mode also power the aircraft in fixed wing flight mode.

公开(公告)号：US09682774B2

公开(公告)日：2017-06-20

申请号：US14507313

申请日：2014-10-06

Applicant: Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation

Inventor： James Donald Paduano ,  Paul Nils Dahlstrand ,  John Brooke Wissler ,  Adam Woodworth

IPC: B64C13/16 ,  B64C27/52 ,  B64C29/04 ,  B64C29/02 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C29/00 ,  B64C3/42 ,  B64C5/02 ,  B64C9/00 ,  B64C25/10 ,  B64D27/02 ,  B64D43/00

CPC classification number: B64C27/52 ,  B64C3/42 ,  B64C5/02 ,  B64C9/00 ,  B64C13/16 ,  B64C25/10 ,  B64C29/00 ,  B64C29/0033 ,  B64C29/0091 ,  B64C29/02 ,  B64C29/04 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/021 ,  B64C2201/088 ,  B64C2201/102 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/162 ,  B64C2201/187 ,  B64D27/02 ,  B64D43/00

Abstract: A vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft according to an aspect of the present invention comprises a fuselage, an empennage having an all-moving horizontal stabilizer located at a tail end of the fuselage, a wing having the fuselage positioned approximately halfway between the distal ends of the wing, wherein the wing is configured to transform between a substantially straight wing configuration and a canted wing configuration using a canted hinge located on each side of the fuselage. The VTOL aircraft may further includes one or more retractable pogo supports, wherein a retractable pogo support is configured to deploy from each of the wing's distal ends.

公开(公告)号：US09669924B2

公开(公告)日：2017-06-06

申请号：US14347375

申请日：2012-09-14

Applicant: Keen Ian Chan

Inventor： Keen Ian Chan

IPC: B64C27/08 ,  B64C29/02 ,  B64C39/02 ,  A63H27/00 ,  B64C13/24 ,  G05D1/06

CPC classification number: B64C29/02 ,  A63H27/12 ,  B64C13/24 ,  B64C27/08 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/028 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/088 ,  B64C2201/104 ,  B64C2201/165 ,  G05D1/0669 ,  Y10T29/49826

Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capable of vertical and horizontal flight modes, a method for assembling a UAV, and a kit of parts for assembling a UAV. The UAV comprises a wing structure comprising elongated equal first and second wings; a support structure comprising first and second sections coupled to a middle position of the wing structure and extending in opposite directions perpendicular to the wing structure; and four propellers, each mounted to a respective one of the first and second wings, and first and second sections, for powering the UAV during both vertical and horizontal flight modes.

公开(公告)号：US09665094B1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-30

申请号：US14537855

申请日：2014-11-10

Applicant: X Development LLC

Inventor： Daniel Martin Russell

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G01P5/00 ,  B64D47/08

CPC classification number: G05D1/00 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/021 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/088 ,  B64C2201/12 ,  B64C2201/123 ,  B64C2201/14 ,  B64D47/08 ,  G01P5/00

Abstract: Embodiments relate to a container that can be installed at a remote location, detect a disaster event, and automatically deploy a UAV. In response to detection of the disaster event, such a container may be configured to: (i) determine whether or not one or more weather conditions affecting operation of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) are conducive to deployment of the UAV to fly to the first geographic area, (ii) if the one or more conditions are conducive to deployment of the UAV, then deploy the UAV to fly to the first geographic area, and (iii) if the one or more conditions are not conducive to deployment of the UAV, then monitor the second data until it is determined that the one or more conditions are conducive to deployment of the UAV, and then deploy the UAV to fly to the first geographic area.

公开(公告)号：US20170129600A1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-11

申请号：US15345376

申请日：2016-11-07

Applicant: David Rancourt ,  Etienne Demers Bouchard

Inventor： David Rancourt ,  Etienne Demers Bouchard

IPC: B64C39/02 ,  B64C29/00 ,  B64C19/02 ,  B64C1/00

CPC classification number: B64C39/022 ,  B64C1/00 ,  B64C19/02 ,  B64C29/0016 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/088 ,  B64C2201/10 ,  B64C2211/00 ,  B64D2221/00 ,  G05D1/104

Abstract: A vertical liftoff aircrafts system includes a plurality of unmanned wing structures configured for collective vertical liftoff; a plurality of tethers respectively connected to the plurality of wing structures; and a fuselage including a connector thereon for mechanically connecting the plurality of tethers. The fuselage includes a power pack for powering the plurality of wing structures via the plurality of tethers, whereby the plurality of wing structures is operatively interconnected to the fuselage with the plurality of tethers for lifting the fuselage. A method and a kit thereof also are disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20170097644A1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-06

申请号：US15185809

申请日：2016-06-17

Applicant: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation

Inventor： Cody Fegely ,  Stephen Kubik

IPC: G05D1/06 ,  B64C29/02 ,  B64C13/18 ,  G05D1/08

CPC classification number: G05D1/0676 ,  B64C13/18 ,  B64C29/02 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/021 ,  B64C2201/088 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/18 ,  G05D1/0623 ,  G05D1/0858

Abstract: A vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft is provided and includes a fuselage, wings extending outwardly from the fuselage to define a wing plane and a prop-rotor operably disposed to generate thrust, a flight computer and controllable surfaces disposed on at least one of the fuselage, the wings and the prop-rotor. The controllable surfaces are controllable by the flight computer to position the wing plane in accordance with a predominant local wind direction.