公开(公告)号：US09845020B2

公开(公告)日：2017-12-19

申请号：US15392838

申请日：2016-12-28

Applicant: SWIFT ENGINEERING, INC.

Inventor： Andrew Streett

IPC: B64C39/02 ,  B60L11/18 ,  B64F1/22 ,  G05D1/00 ,  H02J7/35

CPC classification number: B60L11/182 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  B64C2201/201 ,  B64C2201/205 ,  B64F1/222 ,  G05D1/0011 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  H02J7/35

Abstract: A transportable ground station for a UAV includes a container in which the UAV may be transported and housed. The container includes a wireless or contact-based recharging station that recharges the UAV's batteries or other power sources after the UAV returns from a mission. The recharging station may be directly or indirectly connected to one or more solar panels that generate energy to power the recharging station. The ground station may be deployed virtually anywhere, from any vehicle (e.g., plane, train, boat, truck, etc.), and may operate over an extended period of time without human intervention.

公开(公告)号：US09731820B1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-15

申请号：US15392993

申请日：2016-12-28

Applicant: SWIFT ENGINEERING, INC.

Inventor： Robert Godlasky ,  Naoto Ogawa ,  Andrew Streett

IPC: B64C29/02 ,  B64D27/02

CPC classification number: B64D27/02 ,  B64C29/02 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/021 ,  B64C2201/088 ,  B64C2201/102

Abstract: A VTOL aircraft includes at least one puller rotor and at least one pusher rotor. The VTOL aircraft, for example, may include three puller rotors and one pusher rotor. The combination of static puller and pusher rotors allows the rotors to remain in a fixed orientation (i.e., no moving mechanical axes are required) relative to the wings and fuselage of the VTOL aircraft, while being able to transition the aircraft from a substantially vertical flight path to a substantially horizontal flight path.