公开(公告)号：US20160167781A1

公开(公告)日：2016-06-16

申请号：US14944482

申请日：2015-11-18

申请人： AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION

发明人： ROBERT PARKS ,  ADAM WOODWORTH ,  TOM VANECK ,  JUSTIN MCCLELLAN

IPC分类号： B64C37/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B63G8/00 ,  B63G8/08 ,  B60F5/02

CPC分类号： B64C37/00 ,  B60F5/02 ,  B63G8/001 ,  B63G8/08 ,  B63G2008/005 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/021 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/08 ,  B64C2201/102 ,  B64C2201/127 ,  B64C2201/165 ,  B64C2201/167 ,  F42B15/20

摘要： A combined submersible vessel and unmanned aerial vehicle preferably includes a body structure, at least one wing structure, at least one vertical stabilizer structure, and at least one horizontal stabilizer structure. A propulsion system is coupled to the body structure and is configured to propel the flying submarine in both airborne flight and underwater operation. Preferably, the propulsion system includes a motor, a gearbox coupled to the motor and configured to receive power generated by the motor and provide variable output power, a drive shaft coupled to the gearbox and configured to transfer the variable output power provided by the gearbox, and a propeller coupled to the drive shaft and configured to accept power transferred to it from the drive shaft. The propeller is further configured to rotate and propel the flying submarine in both an airborne environment and in an underwater environment.

公开(公告)号：US20160144956A1

公开(公告)日：2016-05-26

申请号：US14278044

申请日：2014-05-15

申请人： Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation

发明人： ROBERT PARKS

IPC分类号： B64C29/00 ,  B64C11/30 ,  B64D27/24

CPC分类号： B64C29/0016 ,  B64C11/30 ,  B64C29/0025 ,  B64C29/0083 ,  B64C29/0091 ,  B64D27/24 ,  G05D1/102

摘要： A system and method enabled to increase efficiency during a VTOL aircraft's transition. A VTOL aircraft enabled to operate multiple lift fans arranged into separately controllable groups, wherein the VTOL aircraft initially has vertical flight but transitions to horizontal flight. A first group of lift fans may be kept at full throttle, a second group of lift fans may be throttled to balance thrust and/or weight, and a third group of lift fans may be shut off.

公开(公告)号：US20150375586A1

公开(公告)日：2015-12-31

申请号：US14851453

申请日：2015-09-11

申请人： Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation

发明人： ROBERT PARKS ,  ADAM WOODWORTH ,  TOM VANECK ,  JUSTIN MCCLELLAN

IPC分类号： B60F5/02 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B63G8/08

CPC分类号： B64C37/00 ,  B60F5/02 ,  B63G8/001 ,  B63G8/08 ,  B63G2008/005 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/021 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/08 ,  B64C2201/102 ,  B64C2201/127 ,  B64C2201/165 ,  B64C2201/167 ,  F42B15/20

摘要： A combined submersible vessel and unmanned aerial vehicle preferably includes a body structure, at least one wing structure, at least one vertical stabilizer structure, and at least one horizontal stabilizer structure. A propulsion system is coupled to the body structure and is configured to propel the flying submarine in both airborne flight and underwater operation. Preferably, the propulsion system includes a motor, a gearbox coupled to the motor and configured to receive power generated by the motor and provide variable output power, a drive shaft coupled to the gearbox and configured to transfer the variable output power provided by the gearbox, and a propeller coupled to the drive shaft and configured to accept power transferred to it from the drive shaft. The propeller is further configured to rotate and propel the flying submarine in both an airborne environment and in an underwater environment.

摘要翻译： 组合潜艇和无人驾驶飞行器优选地包括主体结构，至少一个翼结构，至少一个垂直稳定器结构和至少一个水平稳定器结构。 推进系统联接到车身结构并且被构造成在空中飞行和水下操作中推进飞行潜艇。 优选地，推进系统包括电动机，耦合到电动机并被配置为接收由电动机产生的电力并提供可变输出功率的变速箱;耦合到齿轮箱并被配置为传递由变速箱提供的可变输出功率的驱动轴， 以及联接到所述驱动轴并被配置为接受从所述驱动轴传递到其的动力的螺旋桨。 螺旋桨进一步构造成在空中环境和水下环境中旋转和推进飞行潜艇。