公开(公告)号：US20190248480A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-15

申请号：US16345838

申请日：2017-10-30

Applicant: Advanced Aerial Services, LLC

Inventor： Donald Lee Whitten, Jr.

IPC: B64C27/28 ,  B64C39/02

CPC classification number: B64C27/28 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/024 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/086 ,  B64C2201/104 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/165

Abstract: An aerial vehicle system including a vertical takeoff and landing apparatus, a wing assembly removably coupled to the vertical takeoff and landing apparatus, and a rotor guard interchangeable with the wing assembly and removably coupleable to the vertical takeoff and landing apparatus. The vertical takeoff and landing apparatus can include a frame, a control module carried by the frame, and a plurality of thrust assemblies carried by the frame.

公开(公告)号：US20190185158A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-20

申请号：US15848402

申请日：2017-12-20

Applicant: Wing Aviation LLC

Inventor： Jesse Blake ,  James Schmalzried ,  Siegfried Zerweckh ,  Andre Prager ,  Scott Velez

IPC: B64C39/02 ,  G05D1/10 ,  B64F1/36 ,  H02J7/35 ,  H02J7/00

CPC classification number: B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/104 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64F1/364 ,  G05D1/104 ,  H02J7/0052 ,  H02J7/355

Abstract: Example implementations may relate to self-deployment of operational infrastructure by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Specifically, a control system may determine operational location(s) from which a group of UAVs is to provide aerial transport services in a geographic area. For at least a first of the operational location(s), the system may cause a first UAV from the group to perform an infrastructure deployment task that includes (i) a flight from a source location to the first operational location and (ii) installation of operational infrastructure at the first operational location by the first UAV. In turn, this may enable the first UAV to operate from the first operational location, as the first UAV can charge a battery of the first UAV using the operational infrastructure installed at the first operational location and/or can carry out item transport task(s) at location(s) that are in the vicinity of the first operational location.

公开(公告)号：US20190185149A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-20

申请号：US15849365

申请日：2017-12-20

Applicant: X Development LLC

Inventor： Giulia Pantalone ,  Adam Woodworth ,  Eric Teller ,  Ealgoo Kim ,  Jacob Huffman ,  Martin Kubie

IPC: B64C27/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C27/14 ,  B64D31/00 ,  G10K11/178

CPC classification number: B64C27/001 ,  B64C27/14 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/104 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  B64D31/00 ,  B64D31/06 ,  G05D19/02 ,  G10K11/1785 ,  G10K2210/121 ,  G10K2210/1281 ,  G10K2210/3044 ,  H02P7/00

Abstract: A technique of controlling tonal noises produced by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes generating thrust with a plurality of rotor units mounted to the UAV to propel the UAV into flight. Each of the rotor units includes a bladed rotor. A rotation rate or a phase delay of at least one of the rotor units is adjusted relative to another of the rotor units. The adjustment causes a spread in the tonal noises generated by the rotor units.

公开(公告)号：US20190146501A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-16

申请号：US15810202

申请日：2017-11-13

Applicant: Intel IP Corporation

Inventor： Roman Schick ,  Daniel Pohl

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  G09F21/06 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G06T7/70

CPC classification number: G05D1/0094 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/104 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/12 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06T2207/10032 ,  G09F21/06

Abstract: Herein is disclosed an unmanned aerial vehicle segment-imagery system comprising at least a first unmanned aerial vehicle and a second unmanned aerial vehicle, the first unmanned aerial vehicle further comprising one or more processors, configured to control an aerial movement of the first unmanned aerial vehicle; one or more lasers, configured to emit a laser light; and a laser targeting system, configured to cause the laser to strike a second unmanned aerial vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20190036732A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-31

申请号：US15661974

申请日：2017-07-27

Applicant: X Development LLC

Inventor： Parsa Dormiani ,  Brian Viele

IPC: H04L12/40 ,  B64C39/02

CPC classification number: H04L12/40195 ,  B64C13/503 ,  B64C13/505 ,  B64C29/02 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C39/04 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/088 ,  B64C2201/104 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  G05D1/0077 ,  H04L12/40176 ,  H04L2012/40215 ,  H04L2012/40267 ,  H04L2012/4028

Abstract: An example embodiment includes a plurality of flight modules including a primary flight module and a secondary flight module. The embodiment includes a CAN controller, a second CAN controller, a first CAN bus configured to transmit primary control signals from the first CAN controller to the primary flight module and to the secondary flight module, and a second CAN bus configured to transmit secondary control signals from the second CAN controller to the primary flight module and the secondary flight module. The primary flight module is configured to perform functions responsive to receiving the primary control signals, and not in response to receiving the secondary control signals and the secondary flight module is configured to perform functions responsive to receiving the secondary control signals, and not in response to receiving the primary control signals.

公开(公告)号：US20180305011A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-25

申请号：US15768201

申请日：2016-10-28

Applicant: BAE Systems plc

Inventor： David Julian Wright ,  Nicholas Giacomo Robert Colosimo ,  Clyde Warsop

IPC: B64C39/02 ,  B64C29/00

CPC classification number: B64C39/024 ,  A63H27/00 ,  B64C29/00 ,  B64C29/0033 ,  B64C2201/021 ,  B64C2201/024 ,  B64C2201/088 ,  B64C2201/104 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/182 ,  B64C2201/201

Abstract: A rotary-wing air vehicle comprising a main body (12) and at least two rotor devices (16a, 16b) arranged and configured to generate propulsion and thrust, in use, to lift and propel said air vehicle, said rotor devices (16a, 16b) being arranged and configured relative to said main body (12) such that the blades thereof do not cross through a central vertical axis of said main body (12) defining the centre of mass thereof, wherein said main body (12) is provided with an aperture (100) that extends therethrough to define a channel about said central vertical axis.

公开(公告)号：US10035591B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-31

申请号：US15837614

申请日：2017-12-11

Applicant: Coriolis Games Corporation

Inventor： Jacob Apkarian

IPC: B64C29/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64F5/10

CPC classification number: B64C29/0033 ,  B64C27/20 ,  B64C27/52 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/104 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  B64C2201/162 ,  B64C2211/00 ,  B64F5/10

Abstract: An aerial vehicle is includes a wing, first and second rotors, and a movement sensor. The first and second multicopter rotors are rotatably coupled to the wing, the first multicopter rotor is rotatable relative to the wing about a first lateral axis, and the second multicopter rotor is rotatable relative to the wing about a second lateral axis. Each multicopter rotor is coupled to each other multicopter rotor, wherein the multicopter rotors are restricted to collective synchronous rotation relative to the wing between a multicopter configuration and a fixed-wing configuration. The movement sensor is coupled to the multicopter rotors, wherein the movement sensor is positioned to rotate relative to the wing when the multicopter rotors rotate relative to the wing between the multicopter and fixed-wing configurations.

公开(公告)号：US20180186464A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-05

申请号：US15395996

申请日：2016-12-30

Applicant: X Development LLC

Inventor： Adam Woodworth ,  Greg Vulikh ,  John FitzSimons

IPC: B64D31/06 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D27/24 ,  H02P5/00

CPC classification number: H02P5/00 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/021 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/104 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  B64D2221/00 ,  H02P6/16

Abstract: An example unmanned aerial vehicle includes a power source, a processor module having one or more processors, and a plurality of boom arms, each boom arm being couplable to a printed circuit board (PCB) and a plurality of propellers. In the example UAV, a PCB of each boom arm includes a power hub electrically couplable to the power source and to corresponding propellers of the boom arm, and a signal hub electrically couplable to at least one processor of the processor module and to the corresponding propellers. Further, in the example UAV, the power hub of each PCB is configured to transfer power from the power source to the corresponding propellers, and wherein the signal hub of each PCB is configured to transfer signals from the processor module to the corresponding propellers such that the processor module controls the plurality of propellers.

公开(公告)号：US10005541B2

公开(公告)日：2018-06-26

申请号：US15052699

申请日：2016-02-24

Applicant: Karem Aircraft, Inc.

Inventor： Abe Karem ,  Benjamin Tigner

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64F5/00 ,  B64C3/42 ,  B64D27/24 ,  B64C3/16 ,  B64C11/28 ,  H02S10/40 ,  H02S40/38 ,  B64F5/10

CPC classification number: B64C3/42 ,  B64C3/16 ,  B64C11/28 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/021 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/06 ,  B64C2201/104 ,  B64C2201/122 ,  B64C2201/165 ,  B64D27/24 ,  B64D2211/00 ,  B64F5/10 ,  G05D1/0011 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  H02S10/40 ,  H02S20/30 ,  H02S40/38 ,  Y02T50/12 ,  Y02T50/44 ,  Y02T50/55 ,  Y02T50/62

Abstract: Methods of manufacturing and operating a solar powered aircraft having segmented wings that can be reconfigured during flight to optimize collection of solar energy are described. The aircraft have rigid construction that is resistant to inclement weather and is configured to rely on free flight control at high altitude and under conventional conditions, thereby providing flight duration in excess of 2 months. The aircraft is particularly suitable for use as part of a telecommunications network.

公开(公告)号：US20180155021A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-07

申请号：US15827776

申请日：2017-11-30

Applicant: U.S.A. AS REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF NASA

Inventor： Michael D. Patterson ,  Jesse R. Quinlan ,  William J. Fredericks

IPC: B64C37/02 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C29/00 ,  B64C3/00

CPC classification number: B64C37/02 ,  B64C3/00 ,  B64C9/00 ,  B64C29/0033 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/021 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/104 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  B64C2201/165 ,  B64C2211/00 ,  B64D37/04

Abstract: A modular Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) includes an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) parent module and UAV child modules. A main wing extends from a respective fuselage of the modules. The UAS includes docking mechanisms coupled to wingtips of the main wings. The child modules dock with the wingtips of the parent or an adjacent child module. Docking forms a linked-flight configuration, with undocking and separation from the parent or adjacent child module achieving an independent-flight configuration. The modules have booms arranged transverse to the main wings and parallel to the longitudinal axis, as well as front and rear rotors/propellers. The front and rear propellers have axes of rotation that are normal to a plane of the longitudinal axis in a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) configuration, with the axis of rotation of the rear propellers parallel to the longitudinal axis in a forward-flight configuration.