公开(公告)号：US07556219B2

公开(公告)日：2009-07-07

申请号：US11064287

申请日：2005-02-22

申请人： Mark A. Page ,  Doug McLarty ,  Adrian Fazio ,  Christian Durand ,  Bob Emerick

发明人： Mark A. Page ,  Doug McLarty ,  Adrian Fazio ,  Christian Durand ,  Bob Emerick

IPC分类号： B64F1/04

CPC分类号： B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/028 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/082 ,  B64C2201/084 ,  B64C2201/165 ,  B64C2201/201

摘要： An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is provided, that is cost effective to use and manufacture and that includes a low count of component parts, allowing mission planners to use the UAVs in a disposable manner. The UAV includes an airframe having a central body and wings extending from the central body, defining an interior cavity. The airframe includes an upper and a lower shell, each configured of a unitary piece of plastic. The upper and lower shells have walls among them that define a fuel tank and a payload bay in a stacked configuration. The airframe can further include a payload cover configured to enclose the payload bay and to contribute to the central body of the airframe. A launch assembly is also provided. In a first configuration, a launch assembly is provided, that includes a container for housing multiple UAVs and a deployment mechanism that initiates rapid ejection of the UAVs from the container. In a second configuration, a launch assembly is provided, that includes an elastic tether connecting a UAV to an accelerated mass for gentle acceleration to flight speed under a stable tow.

摘要翻译： 提供无人驾驶飞行器（UAV），使用和制造具有成本效益，并且包括低数量的部件，允许任务规划人员以一次性方式使用无人机。 无人机包括具有中心体的机身和从中心体延伸的翼，限定内腔。 机身包括一个上部和下部壳体，每个都由整体塑料构成。 上壳体和下壳体之间具有限定了堆叠构造的燃料箱和有效载荷的壁。 机身还可以包括配置成包围有效载荷舱并有助于机身的中心主体的有效载荷盖。 还提供发射组件。 在第一配置中，提供了一种发射组件，其包括用于容纳多个UAV的容器和启动无人机从容器的快速喷射的展开机构。 在第二构造中，提供了一种发射组件，其包括将UAV连接到加速质量块的弹性系绳，以在稳定的丝束下平缓加速到飞行速度。

公开(公告)号：US20090134273A1

公开(公告)日：2009-05-28

申请号：US11064287

申请日：2005-02-22

申请人： Mark A. Page ,  Doug McLarty ,  Adrian Fazio ,  Christian Durand ,  Bob Emerick

发明人： Mark A. Page ,  Doug McLarty ,  Adrian Fazio ,  Christian Durand ,  Bob Emerick

IPC分类号： B64C1/00 ,  B28B5/00 ,  B64F1/04

CPC分类号： B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/028 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/082 ,  B64C2201/084 ,  B64C2201/165 ,  B64C2201/201

摘要： An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is provided, that is cost effective to use and manufacture and that includes a low count of component parts, allowing mission planners to use the UAVs in a disposable manner. The UAV includes an airframe having a central body and wings extending from the central body, defining an interior cavity. The airframe includes an upper and a lower shell, each configured of a unitary piece of plastic. The upper and lower shells have walls among them that define a fuel tank and a payload bay in a stacked configuration. The airframe can further include a payload cover configured to enclose the payload bay and to contribute to the central body of the airframe. A launch assembly is also provided. In a first configuration, a launch assembly is provided, that includes a container for housing multiple UAVs and a deployment mechanism that initiates rapid ejection of the UAVs from the container. In a second configuration, a launch assembly is provided, that includes an elastic tether connecting a UAV to an accelerated mass for gentle acceleration to flight speed under a stable tow.

摘要翻译： 提供无人驾驶飞行器（UAV），使用和制造具有成本效益，并且包括低数量的部件，允许任务规划人员以一次性方式使用无人机。 无人机包括具有中心体的机身和从中心体延伸的翼，限定内腔。 机身包括一个上部和下部壳体，每个都由整体塑料构成。 上壳体和下壳体之间具有限定了堆叠构造的燃料箱和有效载荷的壁。 机身还可以包括配置成包围有效载荷舱并有助于机身的中心体的有效载荷盖。 还提供发射组件。 在第一配置中，提供了一种发射组件，其包括用于容纳多个UAV的容器和启动无人机从容器的快速喷射的展开机构。 在第二构造中，提供了一种发射组件，其包括将UAV连接到加速质量块的弹性系绳，以在稳定的丝束下平缓加速到飞行速度。