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公开(公告)号：US20240158091A1
公开(公告)日：2024-05-16
申请号：US17885463
申请日：2022-08-10
Applicant: REGENT Craft Inc.
Inventor： Michael Klinker , Daniel Cottrell , William Bryan Baker , Andrew Gregg , Andrew Levin
IPC: B64C35/00
CPC classification number: B64C35/007 , B64C35/005
Abstract: A craft comprises a hull, a wing, a hydrofoil, and a control system. The wing is configured to generate upwards aero lift as air flows past the wing to facilitate wing-borne flight of the craft. The hydrofoil is configured to generate upwards hydrofoil lift during a first mode of operation as water flows past the hydrofoil to facilitate hydrofoil-borne movement of the craft through the water. While the craft is hydrofoil-borne, the control system is configured to determine the upwards aero lift generated by the wing. The control system is further configured to control the hydrofoil to generate downwards hydrofoil lift to counteract the upwards aero lift generated by the wing that maintains the hydrofoil at least partially submerged in the water while the determined upwards aero lift is below a threshold lift.
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公开(公告)号：US20250033783A1
公开(公告)日：2025-01-30
申请号：US18913529
申请日：2024-10-11
Applicant: Regent Craft, Inc.
Inventor： Michael Klinker , Daniel Cottrell , William Bryan Baker , Andrew Gregg , Andrew Levin
Abstract: A craft comprises a hull, a wing, a hydrofoil, and a control system. The wing is configured to generate upwards aero lift as air flows past the wing to facilitate wing-borne flight of the craft. The hydrofoil is configured to generate upwards hydrofoil lift during a first mode of operation as water flows past the hydrofoil to facilitate hydrofoil-borne movement of the craft through the water. While the craft is hydrofoil-borne, the control system is configured to determine the upwards aero lift generated by the wing. The control system is further configured to control the hydrofoil to generate downwards hydrofoil lift to counteract the upwards aero lift generated by the wing that maintains the hydrofoil at least partially submerged in the water while the determined upwards aero lift is below a threshold lift.
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公开(公告)号：US20220250743A1
公开(公告)日：2022-08-11
申请号：US17570090
申请日：2022-01-06
Applicant: REGENT Craft Inc.
Inventor： William Thalheimer , Michael Klinker , William Bryan Baker , Edward Lester , Daniel Cottrell , Christian Bailey
Abstract: An example wing-in-ground effect vehicle includes (i) a main wing having main wing control surfaces; (ii) a tail having tail control surfaces; (iii) a blown-wing propulsion system arranged along the main wing or the tail; (iv) a retractable hydrofoil configured to operate in: (a) an extended configuration in which the retractable hydrofoil extends below a hull of the vehicle for submersion below a water surface and (b) a retracted configuration in which the retractable hydrofoil is retracted at least partially into the hull of the vehicle; and (v) a control system configured to maneuver the vehicle by (i) causing a change in orientation of the retractable hydrofoil when the retractable hydrofoil is operating in the extended configuration, and (ii) causing a change in orientation of the main wing control surfaces and tail control surfaces when the retractable hydrofoil is operating in the retracted configuration.
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公开(公告)号：US20250074617A1
公开(公告)日：2025-03-06
申请号：US18824571
申请日：2024-09-04
Applicant: Regent Craft, Inc.
Inventor： Cory Asher Kays , Daniel Cottrell , William Thalheimer , Michael Klinker , Brett C. Peters
Abstract: A craft comprises at least one hull, a main wing coupled to the hull and configured to facilitate airborne operations of the craft, a plurality of propellers that include one or more electric motor propellers and one or more combustion motor propellers arranged along each of a port side and a starboard side of the main wing and configured to generate lift on the craft by blowing air over the main wing, and a control system. The control system comprises data storage having instruction code stored thereon that, when executed by one or more processors of the control system, causes the control system to: after receiving a takeoff indication, increase thrust generated by the electric motor propellers to cause the craft to transition from a hull-borne mode of operation to an airborne mode of operation, and after a thrust adjustment condition occurs, increase thrust generated by the combustion motor propellers.
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公开(公告)号：US12116139B2
公开(公告)日：2024-10-15
申请号：US17885463
申请日：2022-08-10
Applicant: REGENT Craft Inc.
Inventor： Michael Klinker , Daniel Cottrell , William Bryan Baker , Andrew Gregg , Andrew Levin
CPC classification number: B64D27/357 , B64C3/16 , B64C13/16 , B63B1/24 , B63B79/00 , B64C35/007
Abstract: A craft includes a hull, a wing, a hydrofoil, and a control system. The wing is configured to generate upwards aero lift as air flows past the wing to facilitate wing-borne flight of the craft. The hydrofoil is configured to generate upwards hydrofoil lift during a first mode of operation as water flows past the hydrofoil to facilitate hydrofoil-borne movement of the craft through the water. While the craft is hydrofoil-borne, the control system is configured to determine the upwards aero lift generated by the wing. The control system is further configured to control the hydrofoil to generate downwards hydrofoil lift to counteract the upwards aero lift generated by the wing that maintains the hydrofoil at least partially submerged in the water while the determined upwards aero lift is below a threshold lift.
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公开(公告)号：US20240208648A1
公开(公告)日：2024-06-27
申请号：US18448016
申请日：2023-08-10
Applicant: Regent Craft Inc.
Inventor： Michael Klinker , Daniel Cottrell , William Bryan Baker , Andrew Gregg , Andrew Levin
CPC classification number: B64C35/006 , B63B1/26 , B63B1/286 , B63B1/30 , B64C35/007 , G05D1/652
Abstract: A craft comprises at least one hull; at least one wing configured to generate upwards aero lift as air flows past the at least one wing to facilitate wing-borne flight of the craft; a front hydrofoil connected to the at least one hull via a front hydrofoil strut and configured to generate upward hydrofoil lift as water flows past the front hydrofoil to facilitate hydrofoil-borne movement of the craft through the water; a rear hydrofoil connected to the at least one hull via a rear hydrofoil strut and configured to generate upward hydrofoil lift as water flows past the rear hydrofoil to facilitate hydrofoil-borne movement of the craft through the water; and a control system. While the craft is hydrofoil-borne, the control system is configured to facilitate transition of the craft from hydrofoil-borne operation to wing-borne operation via a process comprising: while the upwards aero lift generated by the at least one wing is below a threshold lift, controlling one or both of the front hydrofoil and the rear hydrofoil to generate a downward hydrofoil lift that causes the front hydrofoil and the rear hydrofoil to remain at least partially submerged in the water; and after the upwards aero lift generated by the at least one wing has increased above the threshold lift, transitioning the craft from hydrofoil-borne operation to wing-borne operation at least in part by controlling one or both of the front hydrofoil and the rear hydrofoil to switch from (a) generating the downward hydrofoil lift to (b) generating an upward hydrofoil lift that pushes the craft up and out of the water.
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公开(公告)号：US20230062717A1
公开(公告)日：2023-03-02
申请号：US17892484
申请日：2022-08-22
Applicant: REGENT Craft Inc.
Inventor： William Thalheimer , Michael Klinker , William Bryan Baker , Edward Lester , Daniel Cottrell , Christian Bailey
Abstract: An example wing-in-ground effect vehicle includes (i) a main wing having main wing control surfaces; (ii) a tail having tail control surfaces; (iii) a blown-wing propulsion system arranged along the main wing or the tail; (iv) a retractable hydrofoil configured to operate in: (a) an extended configuration in which the retractable hydrofoil extends below a hull of the vehicle for submersion below a water surface and (b) a retracted configuration in which the retractable hydrofoil is retracted at least partially into the hull of the vehicle; and (v) a control system configured to maneuver the vehicle by (i) causing a change in orientation of the retractable hydrofoil when the retractable hydrofoil is operating in the extended configuration, and (ii) causing a change in orientation of the main wing control surfaces and tail control surfaces when the retractable hydrofoil is operating in the retracted configuration.
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公开(公告)号：US20220382300A1
公开(公告)日：2022-12-01
申请号：US17875942
申请日：2022-07-28
Applicant: REGENT Craft Inc.
Inventor： David Larson , Michael Klinker , William Bryan Baker
IPC: G05D1/10 , G05D1/04 , H04N5/232 , G01S17/894 , G01S17/933
Abstract: An example computing system is configured to: (i) receive, from one or more sensors of a vehicle in motion over a body of water, a set of sensor data, (ii) based on the set of sensor data, determine (a) an instantaneous distance between the vehicle and a surface of the body of water and (b) an instantaneous slope of the surface of the body of water, (iii) based on at least one of the instantaneous distance or the instantaneous slope, determine a statistical representation of the surface of the body of water, and (iv) based on the determined statistical representation of the surface of the body of water, adjust one or more control surfaces of the vehicle to change one or more of a speed, altitude, heading, or attitude of the vehicle.
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公开(公告)号：US11420738B1
公开(公告)日：2022-08-23
申请号：US17570090
申请日：2022-01-06
Applicant: REGENT Craft Inc.
Inventor： William Thalheimer , Michael Klinker , William Bryan Baker , Edward Lester , Daniel Cottrell , Christian Bailey
Abstract: An example wing-in-ground effect vehicle includes (i) a main wing having main wing control surfaces; (ii) a tail having tail control surfaces; (iii) a blown-wing propulsion system arranged along the main wing or the tail; (iv) a retractable hydrofoil configured to operate in: (a) an extended configuration in which the retractable hydrofoil extends below a hull of the vehicle for submersion below a water surface and (b) a retracted configuration in which the retractable hydrofoil is retracted at least partially into the hull of the vehicle; and (v) a control system configured to maneuver the vehicle by (i) causing a change in orientation of the retractable hydrofoil when the retractable hydrofoil is operating in the extended configuration, and (ii) causing a change in orientation of the main wing control surfaces and tail control surfaces when the retractable hydrofoil is operating in the retracted configuration.
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