公开(公告)号：US12139274B2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-12

申请号：US18210418

申请日：2023-06-15

Applicant: AEROVIRONMENT, INC.

Inventor： Carlos Thomas Miralles ,  Guan H Su ,  Alexander Andryukov ,  John McNeil

IPC: B64F1/04 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64F1/06 ,  F41A21/02 ,  F41F1/00 ,  F41F3/042 ,  F42B39/14 ,  B64U30/12 ,  B64U70/00 ,  B64U80/70

Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) launch tube that comprises at least one inner layer of prepreg substrate disposed about a right parallelepiped aperture, at least one outer layer of prepreg substrate disposed about the right parallelepiped aperture, and one or more structural panels disposed between the at least one inner layer of prepreg substrate and the at least one outer layer of prepreg substrate. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) launch tube that comprises a tethered sabot configured to engage a UAV within a launcher volume defined by an inner wall, the tethered sabot dimensioned to provide a pressure seal at the inner wall and tethered to the inner wall, and wherein the tethered sabot is hollow having an open end oriented toward a high pressure volume and a tether attached within a hollow of the sabot and attached to the inner wall retaining the high pressure volume or attach to the inner base wall. A system comprising a communication node and a launcher comprising an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in a pre-launch state configured to receive and respond to command inputs from the communication node.

公开(公告)号：US20230278724A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-07

申请号：US18138643

申请日：2023-04-24

Applicant: AEROVIRONMENT, INC.

Inventor： Alexander Andryukov

IPC: B64F1/04 ,  B64C39/02

CPC classification number: B64F1/04 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64U10/25

Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle launch tube that has a tube, a sabot disposed in an interior of said tube, said sabot having a first clasp tab, and a clasp detachably coupled to said first clasp tab and contacting an inner circumferential wall of said tube so that said clasp is rotationally constrained by the inner circumferential wall and said first clasp tab.

公开(公告)号：US10919623B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-16

申请号：US16294713

申请日：2019-03-06

Applicant: AeroVironment, Inc.

Inventor： Matthew Todd Keennon ,  Karl Robert Klingebiel ,  Alexander Andryukov ,  Bart Dean Hibbs ,  John Peter Zwaan

IPC: B64C33/02 ,  B64C19/00

Abstract: Heavier-than-air, aircraft having flapping wings, e.g., ornithopters, where angular orientation control is effected by variable differential sweep angles of deflection of the flappable wings in the course of sweep angles of travel and/or the control of variable wing membrane tension.

公开(公告)号：US10450089B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-22

申请号：US16137196

申请日：2018-09-20

Applicant: AEROVIRONMENT, INC.

Inventor： Carlos Thomas Miralles ,  Guan H Su ,  Alexander Andryukov ,  John McNeil

IPC: B64F1/04 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64F1/06 ,  F41A21/02 ,  F41F3/042 ,  F42B39/14 ,  F41F1/00

Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) launch tube that comprises at least one inner layer of prepreg substrate disposed about a right parallelepiped aperture, at least one outer layer of prepreg substrate disposed about the right parallelepiped aperture, and one or more structural panels disposed between the at least one inner layer of prepreg substrate and the at least one outer layer of prepreg substrate. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) launch tube that comprises a tethered sabot configured to engage a UAV within a launcher volume defined by an inner wall, the tethered sabot dimensioned to provide a pressure seal at the inner wall and tethered to the inner wall, and wherein the tethered sabot is hollow having an open end oriented toward a high pressure volume and a tether attached within a hollow of the sabot and attached to the inner wall retaining the high pressure volume or attach to the inner base wall. A system comprising a communication node and a launcher comprising an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in a pre-launch state configured to receive and respond to command inputs from the communication node.

公开(公告)号：US10442554B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-15

申请号：US14561894

申请日：2014-12-05

Applicant: AEROVIRONMENT, INC.

Inventor： Alexander Andryukov

IPC: B64F1/04 ,  B64C39/02

Abstract: A system comprising an unmanned aerial vehicle launch tube comprising a sabot disposed in an interior of the launch tube, the sabot having a first clasp tab and an expandable skirt. The sabot is hollow, and the expandable skirt has a circumferential skirt protrusion and is configured to provide a pressure seal with the inner circumferential wall of the launch tube. The system further comprises a clasp detachably coupled to the first clasp tab and contacting the inner circumferential wall of the launch tube.

公开(公告)号：US20170291703A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-12

申请号：US15581976

申请日：2017-04-28

Applicant: AeroVironment, Inc.

Inventor： Matthew Todd Keennon ,  Alexander Andryukov ,  Karl Robert Klingebiel ,  Henry Thome Won

IPC: B64C33/02 ,  B64C39/00 ,  B64C39/02

CPC classification number: B64C39/003 ,  B64C33/02 ,  B64C39/028 ,  B64C2201/025 ,  B64C2201/042

Abstract: A flapping wing driving apparatus includes at least one crank gear capstan rotatably coupled to a crank gear, the at least one crank gear capstan disposed radially offset from a center of rotation of the crank gear; a first wing capstan coupled to a first wing, the first wing capstan having a first variable-radius drive pulley portion; and a first drive linking member configured to drive the first wing capstan, the first drive linking member windably coupled between the first variable-radius drive pulley portion and one of the at least one crank gear capstan; wherein the first wing capstan is configured to non-constantly, angularly rotate responsive to a constant angular rotation of the crank gear.

公开(公告)号：US20230322407A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-12

申请号：US18210418

申请日：2023-06-15

Applicant: AEROVIRONMENT, INC.

Inventor： Carlos Thomas Miralles ,  Guan H. Su ,  Alexander Andryukov ,  John McNeil

IPC: B64F1/04 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64F1/06 ,  F41A21/02 ,  F41F1/00 ,  F42B39/14 ,  F41F3/042

CPC classification number: B64F1/04 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64F1/06 ,  F41A21/02 ,  F41F1/00 ,  F42B39/14 ,  F41F3/042 ,  B64U30/12

Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) launch tube that comprises at least one inner layer of prepreg substrate disposed about a right parallelepiped aperture, at least one outer layer of prepreg substrate disposed about the right parallelepiped aperture, and one or more structural panels disposed between the at least one inner layer of prepreg substrate and the at least one outer layer of prepreg substrate. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) launch tube that comprises a tethered sabot configured to engage a UAV within a launcher volume defined by an inner wall, the tethered sabot dimensioned to provide a pressure seal at the inner wall and tethered to the inner wall, and wherein the tethered sabot is hollow having an open end oriented toward a high pressure volume and a tether attached within a hollow of the sabot and attached to the inner wall retaining the high pressure volume or attach to the inner base wall. A system comprising a communication node and a launcher comprising an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in a pre-launch state configured to receive and respond to command inputs from the communication node.

公开(公告)号：US20200140120A1

公开(公告)日：2020-05-07

申请号：US16574344

申请日：2019-09-18

Applicant: AEROVIRONMENT, INC.

Inventor： Carlos Thomas Miralles ,  Guan H Su ,  Alexander Andryukov ,  John McNeil

IPC: B64F1/04 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64F1/06 ,  F41A21/02 ,  F41F1/00 ,  F42B39/14 ,  F41F3/042

Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) launch tube that comprises at least one inner layer of prepreg substrate disposed about a right parallelepiped aperture, at least one outer layer of prepreg substrate disposed about the right parallelepiped aperture, and one or more structural panels disposed between the at least one inner layer of prepreg substrate and the at least one outer layer of prepreg substrate. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) launch tube that comprises a tethered sabot configured to engage a UAV within a launcher volume defined by an inner wall, the tethered sabot dimensioned to provide a pressure seal at the inner wall and tethered to the inner wall, and wherein the tethered sabot is hollow having an open end oriented toward a high pressure volume and a tether attached within a hollow of the sabot and attached to the inner wall retaining the high pressure volume or attach to the inner base wall. A system comprising a communication node and a launcher comprising an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in a pre-launch state configured to receive and respond to command inputs from the communication node.

公开(公告)号：US09950790B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-24

申请号：US14198418

申请日：2014-03-05

Applicant: AeroVironment, Inc.

Inventor： Matthew Todd Keennon ,  Karl Robert Klingebiel ,  Alexander Andryukov ,  Bart Dean Hibbs ,  John Peter Zwaan

IPC: B64C33/02 ,  B64C19/00

CPC classification number: B64C33/025 ,  B64C19/00 ,  B64C33/02 ,  B64C2201/025 ,  B64C2201/10 ,  B64C2201/146

Abstract: Heavier-than-air, aircraft having flapping wings, e.g., ornithopters, where angular orientation control is effected by variable differential sweep angles of deflection of the flappable wings in the course of sweep angles of travel and/or the control of variable wing membrane tension.

公开(公告)号：US20180079504A9

公开(公告)日：2018-03-22

申请号：US14198418

申请日：2014-03-05

Applicant: AeroVironment, Inc.

Inventor： Matthew Todd Keennon ,  Karl Robert Klingebiel ,  Alexander Andryukov ,  Bart Dean Hibbs ,  John Peter Zwaan

IPC: B64C33/02 ,  B64C19/00

CPC classification number: B64C33/025 ,  B64C19/00 ,  B64C33/02 ,  B64C2201/025 ,  B64C2201/10 ,  B64C2201/146

Abstract: Heavier-than-air, aircraft having flapping wings, e.g., ornithopters, where angular orientation control is effected by variable differential sweep angles of deflection of the flappable wings in the course of sweep angles of travel and/or the control of variable wing membrane tension.