摘要:
Configurations provide rapid adjustment to an aircraft attitude in the water upon an emergency water landing. In one configuration, an aircraft fuselage (202; 402) has a forward compartment (204; 404) that includes a water intake (206; 406) and an air vent (208; 410). The water intake (206; 406) is located below an expected waterline (102) upon ditching the aircraft (100) in water and transports a flow of water to the forward compartment (204; 404) at a designed flow rate. The air vent (208; 410) is positioned at a height in the forward compartment (204; 404) and allows a desired volume of water to fill the forward compartment (204; 404) and adjust an attitude of the aircraft (100) within a time period. (Fig. 2)
摘要:
A hover-capable flying machine (100) such as a drone includes a robotic arm (120) extending from the body (110), and an instrumentality for balancing the machine in response to disturbances such as those caused by picking up and dropping of the payload by the extended robotic arm (120). In embodiments, the end of the arm (120) is equipped with a balancing rotor assembly (140) that may provide lift sufficient to counteract the weight of the payload and/or of the arm (105). In embodiments, the machine's power pack is shifted in response to the disturbances. The power pack may be moved, for example, on a rail within and/or extending beyond the machine in a direction generally opposite to the extended arm (120). The power pack may also be built into a bandolier-like device that can be rolled-in and rolled out, thus changing the center of gravity of the machine.
摘要:
The present disclosure relates to a transportation system and services method including receiving, at a transportation services provider system, a request for transportation of a pod assembly (170) having a current location and a destination; uploading a flight plan to a flight control system of a flying frame (112) including an airframe and a propulsion system; dispatching the flying frame (112) to the current location of the pod assembly (170); coupling the flying frame (112) to the pod assembly (170) at the current location of the pod assembly (170); transporting the pod assembly (170) by air from the current location of the pod assembly (170) to the destination of the pod assembly (170); and decoupling the pod assembly (170) from the flying frame (112) at the destination of the pod assembly (170).
摘要:
A vibration control actuator includes a housing having a length between ends and a rotatable shaft located in the housing and extending along a housing length and which rotates about a shaft axis substantially parallel to the length. An inertia wheel assembly is operably connected to the rotatable shaft and configured to rotate therewith about the shaft axis. The inertia wheel assembly is in frictional contact with an inner wall of the housing and translatable to travel within the housing between the ends along at least a portion of the shaft axis.
摘要:
A center C of a connecting portion 16 coincides with a center U of lift generated in a body of a rotary-wing aircraft 10. The center C of the connecting portion 16 is a point of action of gravitational force of a support rod 21 and a first mounting portion with respect to the connecting portion 16. The center U of the lift is a point of action of the lift on the rotary-wing aircraft 10 and is the center of rotation of the connecting portion 16. Since the center U of the lift generated in the rotary-wing aircraft 10 is positioned at the center C of the connecting portion as described above, even in the case where the body of the rotary-wing aircraft 10 is inclined, the support rod 21 and the first mounting portion rotate around the center C of the connecting portion, and thus no rotational moment due to heavy load such as a camera 28 occurs around the center U of the lift. This makes it possible to reduce, in a case where a rotary-wing aircraft including a plurality of rotary wings travels in the horizontal direction, the difference in the rotational speeds of rotary wings on the front side and on the rear side in the traveling direction compared with a conventional case.
摘要:
A control system for controlling horizontal trim of a flying saucer comprises a plurality of horizontal vanes (3), automatically and passively selectively movable between a first rest configuration and a perturbed configuration, in response to an undesired variation in a flight trim of the flying saucer (1). [ FIG. 3 ]