公开(公告)号：US20190061935A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-28

申请号：US15767041

申请日：2016-10-28

Applicant: BAE Systems plc

Inventor： David Julian Wright ,  Nicholas Giacomo Robert Colosimo ,  Clyde Warsop

IPC: B64C29/00 ,  B64C3/38 ,  B64C39/10 ,  B64C39/02

CPC classification number: B64C29/0033 ,  B64C3/38 ,  B64C29/02 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C39/10 ,  B64C2201/028 ,  B64C2201/088 ,  B64C2201/102 ,  B64C2201/18

Abstract: An air vehicle comprising a main body and a pair of opposing wing members extending substantially laterally from the main body, at least a first propulsion device associated with a first of said wing members and a second propulsion device associated with a second of said wing members, each said propulsion device being arranged and configured to generate linear thrust relative to said main body, in use, the air vehicle further comprising a control module for generating a control signal configured to change a mode of flying of said air vehicle, in use, between a fixed wing mode and a rotary wing mode, wherein, in said fixed wing mode of flying, the direction of thrust generated by the first propulsion device relative to the main body is the same as the direction of thrust generated by the second propulsion device, and in said second mode of flying, the direction of thrust generated by the first propulsion device relative to the main body is opposite to that generated by the second propulsion device.

公开(公告)号：US20180329432A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-15

申请号：US16034856

申请日：2018-07-13

Applicant: SON F. CREASMAN

Inventor： SON F. CREASMAN

IPC: G05D1/10 ,  G05D1/00 ,  B64F1/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C11/48 ,  B64C9/00 ,  B64C25/04 ,  B64C3/56 ,  B64C3/54 ,  B64C29/02

CPC classification number: G05D1/102 ,  B64C3/546 ,  B64C3/56 ,  B64C9/00 ,  B64C11/48 ,  B64C25/04 ,  B64C29/02 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/028 ,  B64C2201/102 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64F1/007 ,  G05D1/0011

Abstract: One example embodiment includes a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The VTOL UAV includes a flight control system configured to provide avionic control of the VTOL UAV in a hover mode and in a level-flight mode. The VTOL UAV also includes a body encapsulating an engine and the flight control system. The VTOL UAV further includes a propeller disk coupled to the engine and configured to provide vertical thrust in the hover mode and to provide horizontal thrust for flight during the level-flight mode.

公开(公告)号：US10046850B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-14

申请号：US15088615

申请日：2016-04-01

Applicant: Lockheed Martin Corporation

Inventor： Dustin Eli Gamble ,  Matthew Curran

IPC: B64C3/42 ,  B64C1/26 ,  B64C39/02

CPC classification number: B64C3/42 ,  B64C1/26 ,  B64C1/28 ,  B64C3/38 ,  B64C3/385 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C39/026 ,  B64C2201/028 ,  B64C2201/10

Abstract: An aerial vehicle includes a fuselage, a wing, and a wing shift device. The wing shift device is configured to be coupled to the fuselage. The wing shift device comprises a plurality of apertures for coupling the wing to the aerial vehicle. The plurality of apertures are configured to permit the wing to be shifted in a forward or aft direction along the fuselage based on a center of gravity of the aerial vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20180222580A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-09

申请号：US15456173

申请日：2017-03-10

Applicant: DeLorean Aerospace, LLC

Inventor： Paul J. DeLorean

IPC: B64C29/00 ,  B64D27/24 ,  B64C39/12 ,  B64C39/04 ,  B64C27/32 ,  B64C39/10

CPC classification number: B64C29/0033 ,  B64C27/32 ,  B64C39/04 ,  B64C39/10 ,  B64C39/12 ,  B64C2201/021 ,  B64C2201/028 ,  B64D27/24 ,  Y02T50/12 ,  Y02T50/64

Abstract: The disclosure generally pertains to a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft comprising a fuselage and at least one fixed wing. The aircraft may include at least two powered rotors located generally along a longitudinal axis of the fuselage. The rotor units may be coupled to the fuselage via a rotating chassis, which allows the rotors to provide directed thrust by movement of the rotor units about at least one axis. The VTOL aircraft may include instructions to perform a degraded rotor landing protocol. The degraded rotor landing protocol may include adjusting a power to an operable rotor unit to control a rate of descent and/or slow a rate of acceleration toward a landing surface. The VTOL aircraft may be configured to impact the landing surface from a substantially vertical configuration, and adjust a thrust vector to cause the aircraft to come to rest in a generally upright configuration.

公开(公告)号：US20170349272A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-07

申请号：US15175803

申请日：2016-06-07

Applicant: EZNOV

Inventor： Eric LAURENT ,  Thomas LEGRAND

IPC: B64C27/28 ,  B64C29/00 ,  B64C39/02

CPC classification number: B64C29/0033 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/028 ,  B64C2201/104 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/165

Abstract: The tricopter type rotary-wing drone includes three arms connected to a frame. Each of the free ends of the arms support a rotor with an axis perpendicular to the respective free end. The rotor is driven in rotation by a motor connected to power supply. The arms are pivotally mounted on the frame. Two arms automatically drive the rotor supported by their respective free ends into a position in which its axis forms an angle between −30° and +150° with the plane of the frame. The third arm automatically pivots, if necessary, into a position in which its free end is spaced apart from the apex being considered of the triangle by an angle between −60° and +60°.

公开(公告)号：US20170283033A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-05

申请号：US15088615

申请日：2016-04-01

Applicant: Lockheed Martin Corporation

Inventor： Dustin Eli Gamble ,  Matthew Curran

IPC: B64C3/42 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C1/26

CPC classification number: B64C3/42 ,  B64C1/26 ,  B64C1/28 ,  B64C3/38 ,  B64C3/385 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C39/026 ,  B64C2201/028 ,  B64C2201/10

Abstract: An aerial vehicle includes a fuselage, a wing, and a wing shift device. The wing shift device is configured to be coupled to the fuselage. The wing shift device comprises a plurality of apertures for coupling the wing to the aerial vehicle. The plurality of apertures are configured to permit the wing to be shifted in a forward or aft direction along the fuselage based on a center of gravity of the aerial vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US09580172B2

公开(公告)日：2017-02-28

申请号：US14484138

申请日：2014-09-11

Applicant: Sandia Corporation

Inventor： Clinton G. Hobart ,  William D. Morse ,  Robert James Bickerstaff

IPC: B64C39/02 ,  B60F3/00 ,  B60F5/02

CPC classification number: B60F5/02 ,  B60F3/0007 ,  B60F3/003 ,  B60F5/006 ,  B63G8/001 ,  B63G8/08 ,  B63G2008/004 ,  B64C37/00 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/00 ,  B64C2201/021 ,  B64C2201/028 ,  B64C2201/082 ,  B64C2201/121 ,  B64C2201/126 ,  B64C2201/127 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  B64C2211/00 ,  B64D47/08

Abstract: A MEUV that is able to navigate aerial, aquatic, and terrestrial environments through the use of different mission mobility attachments is disclosed. The attachments allow the MEUV to be deployed from the air or through the water prior to any terrestrial navigation. The mobility attachments can be removed or detached by and from the vehicle during a mission.

Abstract translation: 公开了能够通过使用不同的任务移动附件导航航空，水上和陆地环境的MEUV。 附件允许在任何地面导航之前从空中或通过水部署MEUV。 在任务期间，移动附件可以从车辆移除或拆卸。

公开(公告)号：US20170023948A1

公开(公告)日：2017-01-26

申请号：US15291874

申请日：2016-10-12

Applicant: Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation

Inventor： James Peverill ,  Terrence McKenna

IPC: G05D1/10 ,  B64C25/68 ,  G06K9/00 ,  B64D47/04 ,  B64F1/36 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D47/08

CPC classification number: B64F1/02 ,  B60L11/1816 ,  B60L11/1838 ,  B60L2200/10 ,  B64C25/68 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/028 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/06 ,  B64C2201/066 ,  B64C2201/123 ,  B64C2201/127 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/182 ,  B64D47/04 ,  B64D47/08 ,  B64F1/362 ,  G05D1/101 ,  G06K9/0063 ,  Y02T10/7005 ,  Y02T10/7072 ,  Y02T90/121 ,  Y02T90/128 ,  Y02T90/14 ,  Y02T90/16 ,  Y02T90/163

Abstract: An aerial vehicle having a vision based navigation system for capturing an arresting cable situated at a landing site may comprise a fuselage having a propulsion system; an arresting device coupled to the fuselage, the arresting device to capture the arresting cable at the landing site; a camera situated on the aerial vehicle; an infrared illuminator situated on the aerial vehicle to illuminate the landing site, wherein the arresting cable has two infrared reflectors situated thereon; and an onboard vision processor. The onboard vision processor may (i) generate a plurality of coordinates representing features of the landing site using an image thresholding technique, (ii) eliminate one or more coordinates as outlier coordinates using linear correlation, and (iii) identify two of the plurality of coordinates as the two infrared reflectors using a Kalman filter.

Abstract translation: 具有用于捕获位于着陆点的拦截电缆的基于视觉的导航系统的飞行器可以包括具有推进系统的机身; 一个与机身相连的拦截装置，该拦截装置用于在着陆点捕获拦截电缆; 位于飞行器上的摄像机; 位于飞行器上以照亮着陆部位的红外照明器，其中所述止动电缆具有位于其上的两个红外反射器; 和一个板载视觉处理器。 所述车载视觉处理器可以（i）使用图像阈值技术生成表示所述着陆站点的特征的多个坐标，（ii）使用线性相关来消除一个或多个坐标作为异常值坐标，以及（iii）识别所述多​​个 作为使用卡尔曼滤波器的两个红外反射器的坐标。

公开(公告)号：US09540104B2

公开(公告)日：2017-01-10

申请号：US14807886

申请日：2015-07-24

Applicant: Airphrame, Inc.

Inventor： Bret Kugelmass

IPC: B64C39/02 ,  G05D1/10 ,  G06T11/60 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G08G5/00 ,  G05D1/04 ,  G06T1/00 ,  G06T11/20 ,  H04N7/18

CPC classification number: H04Q9/00 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/021 ,  B64C2201/028 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/123 ,  B64C2201/127 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/145 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G05D1/0094 ,  G05D1/042 ,  G05D1/101 ,  G05D1/104 ,  G06T1/0014 ,  G06T11/206 ,  G06T11/60 ,  G08G5/0013 ,  G08G5/0039 ,  G08G5/0069 ,  H04N7/181 ,  H04Q2209/40 ,  H04W28/065

Abstract: One variation of a method for imaging an area of interest includes: within a user interface, receiving a selection for a set of interest points on a digital map of a physical area and receiving a selection for a resolution of a geospatial map; identifying a ground area corresponding to the set of interest points for imaging during a mission; generating a flight path over the ground area for execution by an unmanned aerial vehicle during the mission; setting an altitude for the unmanned aerial vehicle along the flight path based on the selection for the resolution of the geospatial map and an optical system arranged within the unmanned aerial vehicle; setting a geospatial accuracy requirement for the mission based on the selection for the mission type; and assembling a set of images captured by the unmanned aerial vehicle during the mission into the geospatial map.

Abstract translation: 用于对感兴趣区域成像的方法的一个变型包括：在用户界面内，接收对物理区域的数字地图上的一组感兴趣点的选择，并且接收对于地理空间地图的分辨率的选择; 识别在任务期间对应于用于成像的兴趣点集合的地面区域; 在飞行任务期间通过无人驾驶飞行器在地面上产生飞行路线，以执行; 基于对地理空间地图的分辨率的选择和布置在无人机内的光学系统，设置沿着飞行路径的无人机的高度; 根据任务类型的选择，为任务确定地理空间精度要求; 并将任务期间由无人驾驶飞行器捕获的一组图像组装到地理空间图中。

公开(公告)号：US20160378120A1

公开(公告)日：2016-12-29

申请号：US14695693

申请日：2015-04-24

Applicant: SON F. CREASMAN

Inventor： SON F. CREASMAN

IPC: G05D1/10 ,  B64C29/02 ,  G05D1/00 ,  B64C3/56 ,  B64C9/00 ,  B64F1/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C11/48

CPC classification number: G05D1/102 ,  B64C3/546 ,  B64C3/56 ,  B64C9/00 ,  B64C11/48 ,  B64C25/04 ,  B64C29/02 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/028 ,  B64C2201/102 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64F1/007 ,  G05D1/0011

Abstract: One example embodiment includes a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The VTOL UAV includes a flight control system configured to provide avionic control of the VTOL UAV in a hover mode and in a level-flight mode. The VTOL UAV also includes a body encapsulating an engine and the flight control system. The VTOL UAV further includes a propeller disk coupled to the engine and configured to provide vertical thrust in the hover mode and to provide horizontal thrust for flight during the level-flight mode.

Abstract translation: 一个示例实施例包括垂直起飞和着陆（VTOL）无人机（UAV）。 VTOL无人机包括飞行控制系统，配置为以悬停模式和级别飞行模式提供垂直起降无人机的航空电子控制。 VTOL无人机还包括一个封装发动机的机体和飞行控制系统。 垂直起落架无人机还包括联接到发动机并被配置为在悬停模式下提供垂直推力并在水平飞行模式期间提供水平推力以用于飞行的螺旋桨盘。