Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Modular miniature unmanned aircraft with vectored thrust control
- Patent Title (中): 具有矢量推力控制的模块化微型无人机
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Application No.: US12556225Application Date: 2009-09-09
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Publication No.: US08721383B2Publication Date: 2014-05-13
- Inventor: Adam Woodworth , Brandon Suarez
- Applicant: Adam Woodworth , Brandon Suarez
- Applicant Address: US VA Manassas
- Assignee: Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation
- Current Assignee: Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US VA Manassas
- Agency: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
- Main IPC: B64C13/00
- IPC: B64C13/00

Abstract:
An aircraft for unmanned aviation is described. The aircraft includes an airframe, a pair of fins attached to a rear portion of the airframe, a pair of dihedral braces attached to a bottom portion of the airframe, a first thrust vectoring module and a second thrust vectoring module, and an electronics module. The electronics module provides commands to the two thrust vectoring modules. The two thrust vectoring modules are configured to provide lateral and longitudinal control to the aircraft by directly controlling a thrust vector for each of the pitch, the roll, and the yaw of the aircraft. The use of directly articulated electrical motors as thrust vectoring modules enables the aircraft to execute tight-radius turns over a wide range of airspeeds.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110057074A1 MODULAR MINIATURE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT WITH VECTORED THRUST CONTROL Public/Granted day:2011-03-10
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