公开(公告)号：US20190210720A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-11

申请号：US14975209

申请日：2015-12-18

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Brian C. Beckman ,  Gur Kimchi ,  Allan Ko

IPC: B64C27/57 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G01H1/00

CPC classification number: B64C27/57 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/165 ,  G01H1/003

Abstract: Sounds are generated by an aerial vehicle during operation. For example, the motors and propellers of an aerial vehicle generate sounds during operation. Disclosed are systems, methods, and apparatus for actively adjusting the position of one or more propeller blade treatments of a propeller blade of an aerial vehicle during operation of the aerial vehicle. For example, the propeller blade may have one or more propeller blade treatments that may be adjusted between two or more positions. Based on the position of the propeller blade treatments, the airflow over the propeller is altered, thereby altering the sound generated by the propeller when rotating. By altering the propeller blade treatments on multiple propeller blades of the aerial vehicle, the different sounds generated by the different propeller blades may effectively cancel, reduce, and/or otherwise alter the total sound generated by the aerial vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20190210713A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-11

申请号：US16241987

申请日：2019-01-07

Applicant: GEOSAT Aerospace & Technology

Inventor： Fu-Kai Yang ,  Chien-Hsun Liao ,  Yi-Feng Cheng ,  Di-Yang Wang ,  Meng-Yan Shen

IPC: B64C17/02 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G01M1/12 ,  G06G7/70

CPC classification number: B64C17/02 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2039/105 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/165 ,  G01M1/127 ,  G06G7/70

Abstract: The present application provides an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for a long duration flight. An exemplary UAV may include a UAV body assembly. The UAV may also include a flight control system (FCS) coupled to the UAV body assembly. The UAV may further include a motor coupled to the UAV body assembly at one end and coupled to a propeller at the other end. The FCS is communicatively connected to the motor. A center of gravity (CG) of the UAV is at a point between 21% and 25% of a mean aerodynamic chord (MAC) of the UAV.

公开(公告)号：US20180354607A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-13

申请号：US16042235

申请日：2018-07-23

Applicant: Heka Aero LLC

Inventor： Christopher Marot ,  Ricardo Romeu ,  Eric Holland

IPC: B64C11/06 ,  F16M11/18 ,  F16M11/12 ,  B64C11/32 ,  B64C29/00

CPC classification number: B64C11/44 ,  B64C11/06 ,  B64C11/32 ,  B64C11/48 ,  B64C15/02 ,  B64C29/0033 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/162 ,  B64C2201/165 ,  F16M11/123 ,  F16M11/18

Abstract: A fan for providing thrust including at least one blade, a hub adapted to carry the at least one blade, a hub motor adapted to rotate the hub 360 degrees about a first axis extending perpendicular to the at least one blade, a first mount adapted to carry the hub, and a first mount motor adapted to rotate the hub 360 degrees about a second axis perpendicular to the first axis and extending through the first mount first and second side securing points. The first mount may include a first mount first side securing point adapted to pivotally carry the hub, and a first mount second side securing point adapted to pivotally carry the hub.

公开(公告)号：US20180350244A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-06

申请号：US16056911

申请日：2018-08-07

Applicant: Kespry Inc.

Inventor： Robert Parker Clark

IPC: G08G5/00 ,  G01C7/04 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G06K9/00 ,  H04N7/18 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D31/06

CPC classification number: G08G5/0039 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/024 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/123 ,  B64C2201/127 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/165 ,  B64D31/06 ,  G01C7/04 ,  G05D1/0094 ,  G06K9/0063 ,  G06K9/00637 ,  G08G5/0013 ,  G08G5/0021 ,  G08G5/0034 ,  G08G5/0069 ,  G08G5/0086 ,  H04N7/183 ,  H04N7/185 ,  H04N7/188

Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle includes a camera, one or more sensors, memory storing first instructions that define an overall mission, and memory storing one or more mission cues. The vehicle further includes one or more processors configured to execute a first part of the first instructions to perform a first part of the overall mission. The processors are configured to process at least one of the image data and the sensor data to detect a presence of at least one of the mission cues. The processors are configured to, in response to detecting a mission cue, interrupting execution of the first instructions and executing second instructions to control the unmanned aerial vehicle to perform a first sub-mission of the overall mission. The processors are configured to after executing the second instructions, performing a second part of the overall mission by executing a second part of the first instructions.

公开(公告)号：US20180265193A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-20

申请号：US15143625

申请日：2016-05-01

Applicant: Transition Robotics, Inc.

Inventor： Jeffrey Kyle Gibboney ,  Pranay Sinha

IPC: B64C39/02 ,  B64C39/08 ,  B64C3/54

CPC classification number: B64C39/024 ,  B64C3/54 ,  B64C39/08 ,  B64C2201/021 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/088 ,  B64C2201/104 ,  B64C2201/165

Abstract: A manned/unmanned aerial vehicle adapted for vertical takeoff and landing using the same set of engines for takeoff and landing as well as for forward flight. An aerial vehicle which is adapted to takeoff with the wings in a vertical as opposed to horizontal flight attitude which takes off in this vertical attitude and then transitions to a horizontal flight path. An aerial vehicle system which has removable wing sections which allow for re-configuration with different wing section types, allowing for configurations adapted for a particular flight profile. A method of customizing a configuration of an unmanned aerial vehicle based upon flight profile factors such as duration, stability, and maneuverability.

公开(公告)号：US20180259429A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-13

申请号：US15530844

申请日：2017-03-07

Applicant: Alexander B. Adams

Inventor： Alexander B. Adams

IPC: G01N1/22 ,  G01N33/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D1/00

CPC classification number: G01N1/2273 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/12 ,  B64C2201/125 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64C2201/165 ,  B64D1/00 ,  G01N33/0073 ,  G01N2001/245

Abstract: An atmosphere sampling system includes: an unmanned rotary-wing aircraft platform including: an airframe capable of lifting a selected payload mass; at least one motorized rotor; and, a flight control system including an on-board controller; an atmosphere sampling unit having a total mass no greater than the selected payload mass, and including: a blower preferably having backward-facing blades, an inlet structure to draw in air to be sampled, and an outlet to discharge air after sampling; a plurality of sample containers; and, an indexing mechanism to move selected sample containers, one at a time, into contact with the inlet structure so that samples may be collected; and, a power supply with sufficient capacity to operate the motorized rotor(s), the onboard portion of the flight controller, the blower, and the indexing system.

公开(公告)号：US20180244386A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-30

申请号：US15893992

申请日：2018-02-12

Applicant: Top Flight Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Long N. Phan

IPC: B64C39/02 ,  B64C27/12 ,  G08G5/00 ,  G01W1/02

CPC classification number: B64C39/024 ,  B64C27/12 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/044 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/125 ,  B64C2201/127 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/162 ,  B64C2201/165 ,  B64C2201/208 ,  B64D2027/026 ,  G01W1/02 ,  G01W1/08 ,  G08G5/0069 ,  G08G5/0091

Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle includes an atmospheric sensor configured to measure an atmospheric condition. The unmanned aerial vehicle includes a rotor motor configured to drive rotation of a propeller of the unmanned aerial vehicle. The unmanned aerial vehicle includes a hybrid energy generation system including a rechargeable battery configured to provide electrical energy to the rotor motor; an engine configured to generate mechanical energy; and a generator coupled to the engine and configured to generate electrical energy from the mechanical energy generated by the engine, the electrical energy generated by the generator being provided to at least one of the rechargeable battery and the rotor motor.

公开(公告)号：US20180244363A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-30

申请号：US15752848

申请日：2016-08-26

Applicant: KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Inventor： Seon Ho LEE

IPC: B64C1/06 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C27/08 ,  B64C27/00

CPC classification number: B64C1/063 ,  B64C1/30 ,  B64C27/006 ,  B64C27/08 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/024 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64C2201/165

Abstract: A drone having a deployment device, which is configured such that the same can fly both in a folded mode and in a deployed mode. A platform 300 is arranged in the middle of the drone body 400, a deployment device 200 is arranged on the radial outer side of the platform 300, a fixed support table 230 extends outwardly from the radial outer surface of the platform 300, a rotating support table 210 is coupled to an outer free end of the fixed support table 230, and the rotating support table 210 is rotatably coupled to/supported on the outer free end of the fixed support table 230. Multiple propellers 100 are mounted on the radial outer ends of the rotating support table 210, respectively, a landing structure 600 is coupled to the body 400, and a holder 500 is mounted on the landing structure 600.

公开(公告)号：US10059440B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-28

申请号：US15826470

申请日：2017-11-29

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Jack Erdozain, Jr. ,  Louis LeRoi LeGrand, III ,  Joshua White Traube

IPC: B64C27/00 ,  B64C27/58 ,  H02K49/10 ,  H02K7/114 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C27/12

CPC classification number: B64C27/58 ,  B64C11/02 ,  B64C27/12 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/024 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/162 ,  B64C2201/165 ,  H02K7/106 ,  H02K7/114 ,  H02K7/14 ,  H02K49/10

Abstract: A propeller alignment device is described. The propeller alignment device can include a second retainer attached to a propeller and a motor. The propeller alignment device can also include a first retainer that does not rotate, but that is aligned with the second retainer. The first retainer can include two or more magnets oppositely orientated relative to each other. The second retainer can also include two or more magnets oppositely orientated relative to each other. As the second retainer rotates relative to the first retainer, the magnets alternatingly align with each other. In the absence of a current applied to the motor, the magnets may magnetically bias the second retainer into a predetermined orientation relative to the first retainer.

公开(公告)号：US20180194491A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-12

申请号：US15843487

申请日：2017-12-15

Applicant: AeroVironment, Inc.

Inventor： Christopher Eugene Fisher ,  Jason Sidharthadev Mukherjee ,  William Arden Lott

IPC: B64F1/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C29/02 ,  B64F1/12

CPC classification number: B64F1/005 ,  B64C29/02 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/021 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/066 ,  B64C2201/088 ,  B64C2201/104 ,  B64C2201/12 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/165 ,  B64C2201/18 ,  B64C2201/201 ,  B64F1/12

Abstract: A vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system including: a rearward facing tang extending from a rear fuselage portion of a VTOL UAV; one or more metallic contacts disposed on an exterior surface of the tang; a UAV pod including a landing surface; and an opening disposed in the landing surface to receive the tang.