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公开(公告)号:US07631834B1
公开(公告)日:2009-12-15
申请号:US11737591
申请日:2007-04-19
Applicant: Samuel Alan Johnson , William Dennis Burkard , Robert H. Mimlitch, III , Robert Henry Mimlitch, Jr. , David Anthony Norman
Inventor: Samuel Alan Johnson , William Dennis Burkard , Robert H. Mimlitch, III , Robert Henry Mimlitch, Jr. , David Anthony Norman
CPC classification number: B64C39/024 , B64C2201/027 , B64C2201/042 , B64C2201/088 , B64C2201/108 , B64C2201/127 , B64C2201/148
Abstract: This disclosure involves aerial robots that dispenses conductive filament or systems, methods, and software for support such aerial robots. One remotely powered aerial robot system includes an aerial robot and a power source. The aerial robot comprises a body, a first propeller coupled to the body and operable to provide thrust to the aerial robot, a rotatable spool coupled to the body, and a conductive filament that is dispensed from the spool by rotation of the spool is one direction and retrieved by rotation of the spool in another direction. The power source is coupled with, and remote from, the aerial robot via the conductive filament, where the conductive filament is operable to power the first propeller using power from the power source.
Abstract translation: 本公开涉及分配用于支持这种空中机器人的导电细丝或系统,方法和软件的空中机器人。 一个远程供电的空中机器人系统包括空中机器人和电源。 空中机器人包括主体,第一螺旋桨,其联接到主体并且可操作以向空中机器人提供推力,联接到主体的可旋转的卷轴,以及通过卷轴的旋转从卷轴分配的导电细丝是一个方向 并通过在另一方向上的线轴的旋转来取回。 电源通过导电细丝与天线机器人耦合并远离,其中导电细丝可操作以使用来自电源的功率为第一螺旋桨供电。
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公开(公告)号:US07510142B2
公开(公告)日:2009-03-31
申请号:US11361122
申请日:2006-02-24
Applicant: Samuel A. Johnson
Inventor: Samuel A. Johnson
CPC classification number: B64C39/022 , B64C39/024 , B64C2201/027 , B64C2201/042 , B64C2201/108 , B64C2201/126 , B64C2201/148
Abstract: An aerial robot is disclosed. The aerial robot may include at least one pair of counter-rotating blades or propellers, which may be contained within a circumferential shroud or a duct. In one embodiment, the aerial robot may have the ability to hover and move indefinitely. Electric power to the robot may be provided by a tether or an on-board power supply. In tethered embodiments, a solid-state, electronic voltage transformer may be used to reduce a high voltage, low current source to lower voltage, higher current source. In one embodiment, secure data communication between a ground unit and the aerial robot is facilitated by impressing high bandwidth serial data onto the high voltage tether wires or a thin optical fiber which is co-aligned with the tether wires. In one embodiment, precise navigational and position controls, even under extreme wind loads, are facilitated by an on-board GPS unit and optical digital signal processors. In one embodiment, if the tether detaches, precision free-flight is possible with on-board batteries.
Abstract translation: 公开了一种空中机器人。 空中机器人可以包括至少一对反向旋转叶片或螺旋桨,其可以包含在周向护罩或管道内。 在一个实施例中,空中机器人可能具有无限期地悬停和移动的能力。 机器人的电力可以由系绳或车载电源提供。 在连接的实施例中,可以使用固态电子电压互感器来将高电压,低电流源降低到更低的电压,更高的电流源。 在一个实施例中,通过将高带宽串行数据压印到高压系绳线上或与系绳相配合的薄光纤来实现地面单元与空中机器人之间的安全数据通信。 在一个实施例中,甚至在极端风力负载下的精确导航和位置控制也由车载GPS单元和光学数字信号处理器促成。 在一个实施例中,如果系绳分离,则使用车载电池可以进行精确的自由飞行。
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