- 专利标题: Vertical takeoff and landing vehicle with increased cruise efficiency
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申请号: US15332391申请日: 2016-10-24
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公开(公告)号: US09896200B2公开(公告)日: 2018-02-20
- 发明人: William J. Fredericks , Mark D. Moore , Ronald C. Busan , Paul M. Rothhaar , David D. North , William M. Langford , Christopher T. Laws , William T. Hodges , Zachary R. Johns , Sandy R. Webb
- 申请人: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- 申请人地址: US DC Washington
- 专利权人: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF NASA
- 当前专利权人: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF NASA
- 当前专利权人地址: US DC Washington
- 代理商 Andrea Z. Warmbier; Robin W. Edwards; Mark P. Dvorscak
- 主分类号: B64C29/00
- IPC分类号: B64C29/00 ; B64C39/00 ; B64C11/28 ; B64C25/52 ; B64D27/24 ; B64C3/40 ; B64C9/14 ; B64D27/26 ; B64C11/50 ; B64C25/32 ; B64C3/38 ; B64C39/02 ; B64C5/02 ; B64D27/02
摘要:
Systems, methods, and devices are provided that combine an advance vehicle configuration, such as an advanced aircraft configuration, with the infusion of electric propulsion, thereby enabling a four times increase in range and endurance while maintaining a full vertical takeoff and landing (“VTOL”) and hover capability for the vehicle. Embodiments may provide vehicles with both VTOL and cruise efficient capabilities without the use of ground infrastructure. An embodiment vehicle may comprise a wing configured to tilt through a range of motion, a first series of electric motors coupled to the wing and each configured to drive an associated wing propeller, a tail configured to tilt through the range of motion, a second series of electric motors coupled to the tail and each configured to drive an associated tail propeller, and an electric propulsion system connected to the first series of electric motors and the second series of electric motors.