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公开(公告)号:US11027833B2
公开(公告)日:2021-06-08
申请号:US16553649
申请日:2019-08-28
发明人: Lei Zhang , Hanqing Guo , Zhaozhe Wang , Tong Zhang , Mengqiu Wang
摘要: An aerial vehicle including a housing, an outrunner motor including a stator mechanically coupled to the housing and a rotor rotationally coupled to the stator, and a propeller removably coupled to the rotor, the propeller including a hub and a plurality of propeller blades. A rotor, a propeller including a hub and a propeller blade, a radial alignment mechanism, a rotational retention mechanism, and an axial retention mechanism.
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公开(公告)号:US11008095B2
公开(公告)日:2021-05-18
申请号:US16243593
申请日:2019-01-09
发明人: Zhaozhe Wang
摘要: An aerial vehicle is described herein. The aerial vehicle includes a lift mechanism that includes a rotor blade assembly coupled to a motor assembly. The rotor blade assembly includes a plurality of rotor blades that are pivotably coupled to a rotor blade clamping mechanism. The rotor blade clamping mechanism includes an upper paddle clamp that is coupled to a lower paddle clamp. The upper paddle clamp includes a center protrusion and a plurality of blade support protrusions extending outwardly from the lower outer surface. The center protrusion includes a center shaft aperture sized and shaped to receive a motor shaft therein. Each blade support protrusion is sized and shaped to be inserted through a corresponding positioning aperture of a corresponding rotor blade. The lower paddle clamp includes a central recess to receive the center protrusion therein and a plurality of blade recesses to receive a corresponding blade support protrusion therein.
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公开(公告)号:US10979615B2
公开(公告)日:2021-04-13
申请号:US16448535
申请日:2019-06-21
发明人: Mengqiu Wang , Lixin Liu , Tong Zhang , Jia Lu
IPC分类号: H04N5/232 , G01S3/786 , H04N7/18 , G01S17/89 , G01S17/86 , B64C39/02 , B64D47/08 , G01S17/02 , G05D1/00 , G06K9/00
摘要: An aerial system, including a processing system, an optical system, an actuation system and a lift mechanism, includes an autonomous photography and/or videography system 70, implemented, at least in part, by the processing system 22, the optical system 26, the actuation system 28 and the lift mechanism 32. The autonomous photograph and/or videography system performs the steps of establishing a desired flight trajectory, detecting a target, controlling the flight of the aerial system as a function of the desired flight trajectory relative to the target using the lift mechanism and controlling the camera to capture pictures and/or video.
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公开(公告)号:US10974825B2
公开(公告)日:2021-04-13
申请号:US16156109
申请日:2018-10-10
发明人: Wei Sun , Zheng Qu , Tong Zhang
摘要: A frame assembly for an aerial system includes a body and first and second rotor assemblies. The first and second rotor assemblies are coupled to the body by respective hinges. The first and second rotor assemblies are movable between a deployed position and a stowed position. Each rotor assembly includes a shaft assembly coupled to the hinge at one end and having a rotor assembly mounted to an opposite end. A rotary actuator is coupled between the rotor assembly and the shaft assembly and is configured to controllably rotate the rotor assembly relative to the shaft assembly.
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公开(公告)号:US10528049B2
公开(公告)日:2020-01-07
申请号:US15907532
申请日:2018-02-28
发明人: Mengqiu Wang , Lixin Liu , Pengxiang Jin , Jia Lu , Tong Zhang
摘要: A method for controlling an aerial system with a rotor enclosed by a housing, including: operating the rotor in a flight mode, detecting a grab event indicative of the aerial system being grabbed, and automatically operating the rotor in a standby mode. A method for controlling an aerial system including a central axis extending normal to a lateral plane of the aerial system, including: generating a first aerodynamic force with a set of rotors enclosed by a housing, detecting that an acute angle between the central axis and a gravity vector is greater than a threshold angle, and operating each rotor of the set of rotors to cooperatively generate a second aerodynamic force less than the first aerodynamic force with the set of rotors.
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公开(公告)号:US20170185084A1
公开(公告)日:2017-06-29
申请号:US15349749
申请日:2016-11-11
发明人: Mengqiu Wang , Lixin Liu , Pengxiang Jin , Jia Lu , Tong Zhang
CPC分类号: G05D1/0088 , B64C39/024 , B64C2201/027 , B64C2201/108 , B64C2201/14 , B64C2201/141 , B64C2201/182 , G05D1/0016 , G05D1/0033 , G05D1/042 , G05D1/0669 , G05D1/0858
摘要: A method for controlling an aerial system with a rotor enclosed by a housing, including: operating the rotor in a flight mode, detecting a grab event indicative of the aerial system being grabbed, and automatically operating the rotor in a standby mode. A method for controlling an aerial system including a central axis extending normal to a lateral plane of the aerial system, including: generating a first aerodynamic force with a set of rotors enclosed by a housing, detecting that an acute angle between the central axis and a gravity vector is greater than a threshold angle, and operating each rotor of the set of rotors to cooperatively generate a second aerodynamic force less than the first aerodynamic force with the set of rotors.
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公开(公告)号:USD1039425S1
公开(公告)日:2024-08-20
申请号:US35516920
申请日:2023-03-31
设计人: Jingming Liu , Long Zhang , Chenhui Qian
摘要: 1. Drone
1.1 : Front
1.2 : Back
1.3 : Left
1.4 : Right
1.5 : Top
1.6 : Bottom
1.7 : Perspective
1.8 : Perspective
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公开(公告)号:US11027840B2
公开(公告)日:2021-06-08
申请号:US16108466
申请日:2018-08-22
发明人: Lei Zhang , Zhaozhe Wang , Chenhui Qian , Xiang Li , Tong Zhang
摘要: An aerial system includes a body, a propeller coupled to the body, and a motor coupled to the propeller. The motor is configured to rotate the propeller in a first direction, wherein an other portion of the aerial system rotates in an opposing second direction. The other portion of the aerial system that rotation in the opposing second direction may be the body or a second propeller. The aerial system also includes a processing system configured to control the motor to cause the aerial system to hover in a substantially fixed pose, and a camera configured to obtain images of an environment proximate the aerial system while the aerial system is hovering.
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公开(公告)号:US10824167B2
公开(公告)日:2020-11-03
申请号:US16149326
申请日:2018-10-02
发明人: Zheng Qu , Pengxiang Jin , Tong Zhang
摘要: An aerial system, preferably including one or more proximity sensors, such as sensors arranged in opposing directions. A method for aerial system operation, preferably including: determining a set of sensors; sampling measurements at the set of sensors; localizing the aerial system based on the measurements, such as to determine one or more obstacle clearances; and controlling system flight, such as based on the clearances.
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公开(公告)号:US10719080B2
公开(公告)日:2020-07-21
申请号:US15889863
申请日:2018-02-06
发明人: Lei Zhang , Zhaozhe Wang , Tong Zhang
摘要: An aerial system, preferably including one or more housings. A housing for an aerial system, preferably including: a first and second piece that cooperatively surround one or more propellers of the aerial system; and a retention mechanism that removably couples the first piece to the second piece. A method for aerial system operation, preferably including attaching and/or detaching housing pieces of the aerial system.
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