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公开(公告)号：US12222717B2
公开(公告)日：2025-02-11
申请号：US18589243
申请日：2024-02-27
Applicant: Kitty Hawk Corporation
Inventor： Cameron Robertson , Joseph Roop , Todd Reichert , Damon Vander Lind
IPC: G05D1/00 , B64D17/54 , B64D17/62 , B64D17/72 , B64D17/80 , B64D45/00 , B64U70/83 , G05D1/46 , G05D1/81
Abstract: Sensor data is received from a sensor where the sensor data includes aircraft state information including an aircraft pitch angle and recovery device state information including which parachute canopies are operational and one or more properties associated with the operational parachute canopies. The parachute canopies are coupled aft of a center of mass. It is determined, based at least in part on the aircraft pitch angle, whether to generate a control signal associated with maneuvering the aircraft into a nose-up position. A recovery action is performed, including by selecting a parachute canopy to be deployed, from the operational parachute canopies and based at least in part on the one or more properties, and deploying the selected parachute canopy, where a load on the selected parachute canopy is reduced in the event the aircraft is in the nose-up position compared to the aircraft being in a nose-down position.
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32.发明授权公开(公告)号：US11919621B2
公开(公告)日：2024-03-05
申请号：US17343384
申请日：2021-06-09
Applicant: Kitty Hawk Corporation
Inventor： Alexander David Selwa , Todd Reichert , Mark Johnson Cutler
CPC classification number: B64C13/0421 , B64C27/08 , B64C27/20 , G05D1/0816 , G05D1/0858 , G05D1/102 , G05G9/047
Abstract: A first hand control controls an altitude of a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft; the movement of the VTOL aircraft within a plane defined by a roll axis and a pitch axis is independent of the first hand control. The first hand control is provided on a first hand side of a pilot's seat included in the VTOL aircraft. A second hand control controls the movement of the VTOL aircraft within the plane defined by the roll axis and the pitch axis; the altitude of the VTOL aircraft is independent of the second hand control. The second hand control is provided on a second hand side of the pilot's seat that is opposite from the first hand side.
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公开(公告)号：US11794885B2
公开(公告)日：2023-10-24
申请号：US17940823
申请日：2022-09-08
Applicant: Kitty Hawk Corporation
Inventor： Todd Reichert , Cameron Robertson , Mark Johnson Cutler
CPC classification number: B64C27/08 , B64C25/54 , B64C27/001
Abstract: An inner middle rotor is rotated while an inner front rotor, an inner back rotor, and an outer rotor are not rotated. The inner middle rotor is surrounded by the inner front rotor, the inner back rotor, the outer rotor, and a fuselage. After rotating the inner middle rotor while not rotating the inner front rotor, the inner back rotor, and the outer rotor, the inner middle rotor, the inner front rotor, the inner back rotor, and the outer rotor are simultaneously rotated.
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公开(公告)号：US20230079709A1
公开(公告)日：2023-03-16
申请号：US17940823
申请日：2022-09-08
Applicant: Kitty Hawk Corporation
Inventor： Todd Reichert , Cameron Robertson , Mark Johnson Cutler
Abstract: An inner middle rotor is rotated while an inner front rotor, an inner back rotor, and an outer rotor are not rotated. The inner middle rotor is surrounded by the inner front rotor, the inner back rotor, the outer rotor, and a fuselage. After rotating the inner middle rotor while not rotating the inner front rotor, the inner back rotor, and the outer rotor, the inner middle rotor, the inner front rotor, the inner back rotor, and the outer rotor are simultaneously rotated.
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公开(公告)号：US11459113B2
公开(公告)日：2022-10-04
申请号：US15207357
申请日：2016-07-11
Applicant: Kitty Hawk Corporation
Inventor： Cameron Robertson , Joseph Roop , Todd Reichert , Damon Vander Lind
Abstract: A multi-modal aircraft recovery system is disclosed. In various embodiments, the system includes a first aircraft recovery parachute having a first set of physical attributes optimized for a first set of conditions and a second aircraft recovery parachute having a second set of physical attributes optimized for a second set of conditions different from the first.
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公开(公告)号：US10526079B1
公开(公告)日：2020-01-07
申请号：US16191888
申请日：2018-11-15
Applicant: Kitty Hawk Corporation
Inventor： Todd Reichert , Cameron Robertson , Mark Johnson Cutler
Abstract: An inner middle rotor is rotated while an inner front rotor, an inner back rotor, and an outer rotor are not rotated. The inner middle rotor is surrounded by the inner front rotor, the inner back rotor, the outer rotor, and a fuselage. After rotating the inner middle rotor while not rotating the inner front rotor, the inner back rotor, and the outer rotor, the inner middle rotor, the inner front rotor, the inner back rotor, and the outer rotor are simultaneously rotated.
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公开(公告)号：US10435162B2
公开(公告)日：2019-10-08
申请号：US15207354
申请日：2016-07-11
Applicant: Kitty Hawk Corporation
Inventor： Cameron Robertson , Joseph Roop , Todd Reichert , Damon Vander Lind
Abstract: Techniques to deploy a parachute are disclosed. In various embodiments, a first projectile is configured to be propelled in a first direction, causing the parachute to be deployed. A second projectile configured to be propelled in a second direction is coupled to a line tethered to the parachute in such a way that a force in a direction opposite the first direction is applied to the line of the parachute when the second projectile is propelled in the second direction.
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公开(公告)号：US10427782B2
公开(公告)日：2019-10-01
申请号：US16107518
申请日：2018-08-21
Applicant: Kitty Hawk Corporation
Inventor： Todd Reichert , Cameron Robertson , Mark Johnson Cutler
Abstract: A vertical takeoff and flying at a constant altitude are performed using an aircraft. The aircraft includes a fuselage, a left arm (attached to the fuselage), a right arm (attached to the fuselage), a left float (attached to the left arm), a right float (attached to the right arm), and a plurality of rotors. The plurality of rotors includes a left inner rotor and a right inner rotor (attached at a fixed angle to a top surface of the left float and the right float, respectively) and a left outer rotor and a right outer rotor (attached at a fixed angle to a top surface of the distal end of the left arm and the right arm, respectively).
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公开(公告)号：US10322817B2
公开(公告)日：2019-06-18
申请号：US15879166
申请日：2018-01-24
Applicant: Kitty Hawk Corporation
Inventor： Zachais Vawter , Todd Reichert
IPC: B64C39/00 , B64D45/04 , G05D1/10 , B64D25/08 , B64D17/72 , B64D17/80 , B64C39/02 , B64D1/10 , B64D1/12 , B64D45/00
Abstract: A ballistic parachute associated with an aircraft is deployed where the aircraft includes a first part and a second part, the two parts are detachably coupled to each other when the ballistic parachute is deployed, and the ballistic parachute is coupled to the first part of the aircraft. A landing zone associated with the second part of the aircraft is determined and it is decided whether to decouple the two parts, including by deciding whether the landing zone associated with the second part of the aircraft is inhabited. If it is decided to decouple the two parts from each other, they are decoupled from each other.
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公开(公告)号：US10252796B2
公开(公告)日：2019-04-09
申请号：US15232606
申请日：2016-08-09
Applicant: Kitty Hawk Corporation
Inventor： Todd Reichert
Abstract: An aircraft includes a wing where a first rotor and a second rotor are coupled to the wing at a fixed position relative to the wing. The aircraft also includes a fuselage and a bearing. The bearing mechanically couples the wing and the fuselage and permits the wing and the fuselage to rotate with respect to each other about an axis of rotation. The bearing permits the fuselage to rotate under the influence of gravity to be in a same orientation relative to ground when the wing is in a first orientation relative to the ground as well as a second orientation relative to the ground.
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