Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Adjustable weight distribution for drone
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Application No.: US15285717Application Date: 2016-10-05
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Publication No.: US09908618B2Publication Date: 2018-03-06
- Inventor: Brad Lee Vaughn , Charles Wheeler Sweet , Vincent Kemler , Aine Mary Shivnan , Kaustubh Balkrishna Gondkar , James York Wilson , Michael Franco Taveira , Donald Hutson
- Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US CA San Diego
- Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Current Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Diego
- Agency: The Marbury Law Group
- Main IPC: G05D1/00
- IPC: G05D1/00 ; G05D3/00 ; B64C17/02 ; A63H27/00 ; B64C39/02 ; B64C27/08

Abstract:
Apparatus, methods, and systems for adjusting a center of mass of a drone may include a balance track and a repositionable weight. The balance track may be configured to extend outwardly from a central region of the drone. The balance track may include a plurality of weight-balance fixation positions. The repositionable weight may be configured to be secured at any one of the plurality of weight-balance fixation positions. In various embodiments the repositionable weight may include an electronic component. Various embodiments may include a another balance track configured to extend outwardly from the central region along a second axis that is different from a first axis of the other balance track.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170021915A1 Adjustable Weight Distribution for Drone Public/Granted day:2017-01-26
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