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公开(公告)号:US20200255134A1
公开(公告)日:2020-08-13
申请号:US16810463
申请日:2020-03-05
申请人: AEROVIRONMENT, INC.
发明人: Lance Holly , William Donovan
IPC分类号: B64C27/605 , B64C13/50 , B64C39/02
摘要: A ganged servo flight control system for an unmanned aerial vehicle is provided. The flight control system may include a swashplate having first, second, and third connection portions; a first control assembly connected to the first connection portion of the swashplate; a second control assembly connected to the second connection portion of the swashplate; and a third control assembly connected to the third connection portion of the swashplate. The first control assembly may include two or more servo-actuators connected to operate in cooperation with each other.
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公开(公告)号:US11338921B2
公开(公告)日:2022-05-24
申请号:US17471797
申请日:2021-09-10
申请人: AEROVIRONMENT, INC.
发明人: Lance Holly , William Donovan , Aaron Lessig
摘要: A dispersement system for a UAV is provided. The dispersement system may include a plurality of dispersement nozzles operable to dispense an agricultural product at variable flowrates, a flow controller responsive to instructions and operable to regulate a volume of the agricultural product dispensed by the dispersement nozzles, and a control system. The control system may include a plurality of sensors operable to monitor a plurality of flight parameters and a processing unit configured to model an effect of the plurality of flight parameters on first flow control instructions corresponding to a prescription coverage of the agricultural product and calculate and output modulated flow control instructions to the flow controller. The control system may modulate the first control instructions to change a flowrate of one or more of the plurality of dispersement nozzles to achieve an actual coverage of the agricultural product that is closer to the prescription coverage.
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公开(公告)号:US11649046B2
公开(公告)日:2023-05-16
申请号:US16810463
申请日:2020-03-05
申请人: AEROVIRONMENT, INC.
发明人: Lance Holly , William Donovan
IPC分类号: B64C27/605 , B64C39/02 , B64C13/50
CPC分类号: B64C27/605 , B64C13/50 , B64C39/024 , B64C2201/024
摘要: A ganged servo flight control system for an unmanned aerial vehicle is provided. The flight control system may include a swashplate having first, second, and third connection portions; a first control assembly connected to the first connection portion of the swashplate; a second control assembly connected to the second connection portion of the swashplate; and a third control assembly connected to the third connection portion of the swashplate. The first control assembly may include two or more servo-actuators connected to operate in cooperation with each other.
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公开(公告)号:US12054249B2
公开(公告)日:2024-08-06
申请号:US18136727
申请日:2023-04-19
申请人: AEROVIRONMENT, INC.
发明人: Lance Holly , William Donovan
IPC分类号: B64C27/605 , B64C13/50 , B64C27/625 , B64C39/02 , B64U10/10 , B64U10/17 , B64U20/70 , B64U40/10
CPC分类号: B64C27/605 , B64C13/50 , B64C39/024 , B64U40/10 , B64C27/625 , B64U10/10 , B64U10/17 , B64U20/70
摘要: A ganged servo flight control system for an unmanned aerial vehicle is provided. The flight control system may include a swashplate having first, second, and third connection portions; a first control assembly connected to the first connection portion of the swashplate; a second control assembly connected to the second connection portion of the swashplate; and a third control assembly connected to the third connection portion of the swashplate. The first control assembly may include two or more servo-actuators connected to operate in cooperation with each other.
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公开(公告)号:US20210403163A1
公开(公告)日:2021-12-30
申请号:US17471797
申请日:2021-09-10
申请人: AEROVIRONMENT, INC.
发明人: Lance Holly , William Donovan , Aaron Lessig
摘要: A disbursement system for a UAV is provided. The disbursement system may include a plurality of disbursement nozzles operable to dispense an agricultural product at variable flowrates, a flow controller responsive to instructions and operable to regulate a volume of the agricultural product dispensed by the disbursement nozzles, and a control system. The control system may include a plurality of sensors operable to monitor a plurality of flight parameters and a processing unit configured to model an effect of the plurality of flight parameters on first flow control instructions corresponding to a prescription coverage of the agricultural product and calculate and output modulated flow control instructions to the flow controller. The control system may modulate the first control instructions to change a flowrate of one or more of the plurality of disbursement nozzles to achieve an actual coverage of the agricultural product that is closer to the prescription coverage.
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