Invention Grant
US08167234B1 Insect-like micro air vehicle having perching, energy scavenging, crawling, and offensive payload capabilities
有权
昆虫般的微型飞行器具有栖息，清除能量，爬行和无效载荷能力
- Patent Title: Insect-like micro air vehicle having perching, energy scavenging, crawling, and offensive payload capabilities
- Patent Title (中): 昆虫般的微型飞行器具有栖息，清除能量，爬行和无效载荷能力
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Application No.: US12728271Application Date: 2010-03-21
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Publication No.: US08167234B1Publication Date: 2012-05-01
- Inventor: Michael Moore
- Applicant: Michael Moore
- Main IPC: B64C27/52
- IPC: B64C27/52
Abstract:
A micro air vehicle (MAV) comprises features that emulate insect-like topology and flight, including a dangling three part body (100a, 100b, 100c), wing-like dual side rotors (107, 107a) positioned to either side on rotor arms (103) providing tilt and teeter motions to vector thrust and allow crawling along improved surfaces, and elevators (101) that approximate the center of gravity and center of pressure control employed by insects via the inertial reaction and aerodynamic influence of a repositionable abdomen. Control, sensing, surveillance, and payload elements (114), (401), (402), (403), (404), (405), and (407) enable transmission of surveillance and engagement of an emerging target. Left and right perch hangers and grapples (112, 112a) allow perching on various structures, and energy storage (504) and (505) combined with power line (500) and solar (502) energy scavenging circuitry allow extended loiter and mission duration by replenishing onboard energy supplies.
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