Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Autonomous multi-purpose heavy-lift VTOL
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Application No.: US17451895Application Date: 2021-10-22
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Publication No.: US11891170B2Publication Date: 2024-02-06
- Inventor: Ellande Tang , Patrick Spieler , Matthew J Anderson , Soon-Jo Chung
- Applicant: California Institute of Technology
- Applicant Address: US CA Pasadena
- Assignee: California Institute of Technology
- Current Assignee: California Institute of Technology
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Pasadena
- Agency: KPPB LLP
- Main IPC: B64C29/00
- IPC: B64C29/00 ; B64C3/56 ; B64C5/06 ; B64U10/20 ; B64U30/12 ; B64U101/58

Abstract:
An air transport vehicle that capitalizes on the strengths and complexities of a fixed and rotary winged aircraft. The air transport vehicle comprises a body aerodynamically designed to avoid substantial drag. The vehicle has a plurality of rotors configured to generate vertical thrust with a rear rotor configured to generate forward thrust. Additionally, each of the rotors are connected to the fixed wing elements and the fixed wing is positioned about the center of mass of the fuselage. Furthermore, each of the rotors are positioned at a fixed tilt angle such that the stability of the vehicle is maintained in a number of different flight configurations.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220126994A1 Autonomous Multi-Purpose Heavy-Lift VTOL Public/Granted day:2022-04-28
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