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公开(公告)号:US20200062418A1
公开(公告)日:2020-02-27
申请号:US16666386
申请日:2019-10-28
申请人: AeroVironment, Inc.
摘要: In one possible embodiment, a UAV payload module retraction mechanism is provided including a payload pivotally attached to a housing. A biasing member is mounted to bias the payload out of the housing and a winch is attached to the payload. An elongated flexible drawing member is coupled between the housing and the winch, the elongated drawing flexible member being capable of being drawn by the winch to retract the payload within the housing.
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公开(公告)号:US10204522B2
公开(公告)日:2019-02-12
申请号:US15611723
申请日:2017-06-01
申请人: AeroVironment, Inc.
摘要: An aircraft defining an upright orientation and an inverted orientation, a ground station; and a control system for remotely controlling the flight of the aircraft. The ground station has an auto-land function that causes the aircraft to invert, stall, and controllably land in the inverted orientation to protect a payload and a rudder extending down from the aircraft. In the upright orientation, the ground station depicts the view from a first aircraft camera. When switching to the inverted orientation: (1) the ground station depicts the view from a second aircraft camera, (2) the aircraft switches the colors of red and green wing lights, extends the ailerons to act as inverted flaps, and (3) the control system adapts a ground station controller for the inverted orientation. The aircraft landing gear is an expanded polypropylene pad located above the wing when the aircraft is in the upright orientation.
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公开(公告)号:US10189581B2
公开(公告)日:2019-01-29
申请号:US15829214
申请日:2017-12-01
申请人: AeroVironment, Inc.
摘要: In one possible embodiment, a UAV payload module retraction mechanism is provided including a payload pivotally attached to a housing. A biasing member is mounted to bias the payload out of the housing and a winch is attached to the payload. An elongated flexible drawing member is coupled between the housing and the winch, the elongated drawing flexible member being capable of being drawn by the winch to retract the payload within the housing.
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公开(公告)号:US10155588B2
公开(公告)日:2018-12-18
申请号:US15911146
申请日:2018-03-04
申请人: AeroVironment, Inc.
发明人: Christopher E. Fisher , Phillip T. Tokumaru , Marc L. Schmalzel , John Peter Zwaan , Jeremy D. Tyler , Justin B. McAllister , Gabriel E. Torres , Pavel Belik
IPC分类号: B64C39/02 , B60K1/00 , B63G8/08 , B63H21/17 , B64D27/00 , B64D27/24 , B64C27/00 , A63H27/00 , B60K17/356 , B60K7/00 , B60K1/04 , B63G8/00 , B63B35/00
摘要: A quadrotor UAV including ruggedized, integral-battery, load-bearing body, two arms on the load-bearing body, each arm having two rotors, a control module mounted on the load-bearing body, a payload module mounted on the control module, and skids configured as landing gear. The two arms are replaceable with arms having wheels for ground vehicle use, with arms having floats and props for water-surface use, and with arms having pitch-controlled props for underwater use. The control module is configured to operate as an unmanned aerial vehicle, an unmanned ground vehicle, an unmanned (water) surface vehicle, and an unmanned underwater vehicle, depending on the type of arms that are attached.
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公开(公告)号:US20180305013A1
公开(公告)日:2018-10-25
申请号:US15911146
申请日:2018-03-04
申请人: AeroVironment, Inc.
发明人: Christopher E. Fisher , Phillip T. Tokumaru , Marc L. Schmalzel , John Peter Zwaan , Jeremy D. Tyler , Justin B. McAllister , Gabriel E. Torres , Pavel Belik
CPC分类号: B64C39/024 , A63H27/12 , B60K1/00 , B60K1/04 , B60K7/0007 , B60K17/356 , B60K2007/0092 , B60Y2200/52 , B63B2035/008 , B63G8/08 , B63G2008/005 , B63H21/17 , B64C27/00 , B64C2201/027 , B64C2201/042 , B64C2201/108 , B64D27/00 , B64D27/24
摘要: A quadrotor UAV including ruggedized, integral-battery, load-bearing body, two arms on the load-bearing body, each arm having two rotors, a control module mounted on the load-bearing body, a payload module mounted on the control module, and skids configured as landing gear. The two arms are replaceable with arms having wheels for ground vehicle use, with arms having floats and props for water-surface use, and with arms having pitch-controlled props for underwater use. The control module is configured to operate as an unmanned aerial vehicle, an unmanned ground vehicle, an unmanned (water) surface vehicle, and an unmanned underwater vehicle, depending on the type of arms that are attached.
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公开(公告)号:US09850004B2
公开(公告)日:2017-12-26
申请号:US15007206
申请日:2016-01-26
申请人: AeroVironment, Inc.
CPC分类号: B64D47/08 , B64C39/024 , B64C2201/127 , B64D9/00 , B64D27/24
摘要: In one possible embodiment, a UAV payload module retraction mechanism is provided including a payload pivotally attached to a housing. A biasing member is mounted to bias the payload out of the housing and a winch is attached to the payload. An elongated flexible drawing member is coupled between the housing and the winch, the elongated drawing flexible member being capable of being drawn by the winch to retract the payload within the housing.
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公开(公告)号:US09309006B2
公开(公告)日:2016-04-12
申请号:US13730828
申请日:2012-12-29
申请人: AeroVironment, Inc.
CPC分类号: B64D47/08 , B64C39/024 , B64C2201/127 , B64D9/00 , B64D27/24
摘要: In one possible embodiment, a UAV payload module retraction mechanism is provided including a payload pivotally attached to a housing. A biasing member is mounted to bias the payload out of the housing and a winch is attached to the payload. An elongated flexible drawing member is coupled between the housing and the winch, the elongated drawing flexible member being capable of being drawn by the winch to retract the payload within the housing.
摘要翻译: 在一个可能的实施例中,提供了一种UAV有效载荷模块缩回机构,其包括枢转地附接到壳体的有效载荷。 安装偏置构件以将有效载荷偏离壳体,并且绞盘附接到有效载荷。 细长的柔性绘图构件联接在壳体和绞盘之间,细长的拉伸柔性构件能够被绞盘牵引以将有效载荷缩回到壳体内。
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公开(公告)号:US11975867B2
公开(公告)日:2024-05-07
申请号:US18095517
申请日:2023-01-10
申请人: AeroVironment, Inc.
IPC分类号: B64D47/08 , B64C39/02 , B64D9/00 , B64D27/24 , B64U101/30
CPC分类号: B64D47/08 , B64C39/024 , B64D9/00 , B64D27/24 , B64U2101/30
摘要: In one possible embodiment, a UAV payload module retraction mechanism is provided including a payload pivotally attached to a housing. A biasing member is mounted to bias the payload out of the housing and a winch is attached to the payload. An elongated flexible drawing member is coupled between the housing and the winch, the elongated drawing flexible member being capable of being drawn by the winch to retract the payload within the housing.
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公开(公告)号:US20230286642A1
公开(公告)日:2023-09-14
申请号:US17992601
申请日:2022-11-22
申请人: AeroVironment, Inc.
发明人: Pavel Belik , John Peter Zwaan
IPC分类号: B64C9/16 , B64F5/10 , B64C39/02 , B64C13/38 , B64C29/02 , B64D45/00 , B64C9/02 , B64C3/24 , B64C3/36 , B64F5/00
CPC分类号: B64C9/16 , B64F5/10 , B64C39/024 , B64C13/38 , B64C29/02 , B64D45/00 , B64C9/02 , B64C3/24 , B64C3/36 , B64F5/00 , B64U10/25
摘要: Systems, devices, and methods for an extruded wing protection and control surface comprising: a channel proximate a leading edge of the control surface, a knuckle disposed about the channel, a leading void, a trailing void, and a separator dividing the leading void and the trailing void; and a plurality of notches disposed in the extruded control surface proximate the leading edge of the control surface.
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公开(公告)号:US11220170B2
公开(公告)日:2022-01-11
申请号:US16919046
申请日:2020-07-01
申请人: AeroVironment, Inc.
发明人: Christopher E. Fisher , Phillip T. Tokumaru , Marc L. Schmalzel , John Peter Zwaan , Jeremy D. Tyler , Justin B. McAllister , Gabriel E. Torres , Pavel Belik
IPC分类号: B64C39/00 , B60K1/04 , B60K1/00 , B64D27/00 , B63H21/17 , B63G8/08 , B60K7/00 , B60K17/356 , A63H27/00 , B64C27/00 , B64C39/02 , B64D27/24 , B63B35/00 , B63G8/00
摘要: A quadrotor UAV including ruggedized, integral-battery, load-bearing body, two arms on the load-bearing body, each arm having two rotors, a control module mounted on the load-bearing body, a payload module mounted on the control module, and skids configured as landing gear. The two arms are replaceable with arms having wheels for ground vehicle use, with arms having floats and props for water-surface use, and with arms having pitch-controlled props for underwater use. The control module is configured to operate as an unmanned aerial vehicle, an unmanned ground vehicle, an unmanned (water) surface vehicle, and an unmanned underwater vehicle, depending on the type of arms that are attached.
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