公开(公告)号：US20230221733A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-13

申请号：US18187337

申请日：2023-03-21

Applicant: The Regents of the University of California

Inventor： Ilya M. Anishchenko ,  Stephen K. Robinson

IPC: B64U30/296 ,  B64U50/13 ,  B64C9/06 ,  B64C29/00

CPC classification number: B64U30/296 ,  B64U50/13 ,  B64C9/06 ,  B64C29/0033 ,  B64U10/20

Abstract: We describe an aircraft design, which is capable of vertical takeoff and landing and also high-speed cruise on a fixed wing. The aircraft comprises a fuselage with a probe-deployment mechanism, which deploys a sample-gathering probe, located at a front end of the fuselage. A main wing is coupled to a middle section of the fuselage, wherein a right motor and right propeller are coupled to a right side of the main wing, and a left motor and left propeller are coupled to a left side of the main wing. The right and left propellers are angled with respect to the fuselage enabling the aircraft to pitch up to a vertical-takeoff mode and pitch down a horizontal-cruising mode. A pitch motor and pitch propeller are located at the rear end of the fuselage, wherein the pitch propeller is angled to provide substantially vertical thrust to control a pitch of the fuselage.

公开(公告)号：US11635773B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-25

申请号：US16495049

申请日：2018-05-15

Applicant: The Regents of the University of California

Inventor： Ilya M. Anishchenko ,  Stephen K. Robinson

IPC: G05D1/10 ,  B64C25/04 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C9/32 ,  B64C29/00 ,  B64U10/25 ,  B64U30/10 ,  B64U30/20 ,  B64U50/19 ,  B64U101/00 ,  G01N1/24 ,  G05D1/00

Abstract: We describe an aircraft design, which is capable of vertical takeoff and landing and also high-speed cruise on a fixed wing. The aircraft comprises a fuselage with a probe-deployment mechanism, which deploys a sample-gathering probe, located at a front end of the fuselage. A main wing is coupled to a middle section of the fuselage, wherein a right motor and right propeller are coupled to a right side of the main wing, and a left motor and left propeller are coupled to a left side of the main wing. The right and left propellers are angled with respect to the fuselage enabling the aircraft to pitch up to a vertical-takeoff mode and pitch down a horizontal-cruising mode. A pitch motor and pitch propeller are located at the rear end of the fuselage, wherein the pitch propeller is angled to provide substantially vertical thrust to control a pitch of the fuselage.

公开(公告)号：US20200285251A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-10

申请号：US16495049

申请日：2018-05-15

Applicant: The Regents of the University of California

Inventor： Ilya M. Anishchenko ,  Stephen K. Robinson

IPC: G05D1/10 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C29/00 ,  B64C25/04 ,  B64D27/24 ,  B64C9/00 ,  B64C19/00 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G01N33/00 ,  G01N1/24

Abstract: We describe an aircraft design, which is capable of vertical takeoff and landing and also high-speed cruise on a fixed wing. The aircraft comprises a fuselage with a probe-deployment mechanism, which deploys a sample-gathering probe, located at a front end of the fuselage. A main wing is coupled to a middle section of the fuselage, wherein a right motor and right propeller are coupled to a right side of the main wing, and a left motor and left propeller are coupled to a left side of the main wing. The right and left propellers are angled with respect to the fuselage enabling the aircraft to pitch up to a vertical-takeoff mode and pitch down a horizontal-cruising mode. A pitch motor and pitch propeller are located at the rear end of the fuselage, wherein the pitch propeller is angled to provide substantially vertical thrust to control a pitch of the fuselage.