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公开(公告)号：US10800521B1
公开(公告)日：2020-10-13
申请号：US15362557
申请日：2016-11-28
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Taylor David Grenier , Gur Kimchi , Louis LeRoi LeGrand, III , Ricky Dean Welsh , Richard Philip Whitlock , Dominic Timothy Shiosaki
Abstract: Described are apparatus and processes for reconfiguring aerial vehicles, such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) during navigation of the aerial vehicle between a maneuverability configuration and an efficiency configuration. When an aerial vehicle needs to be able to quickly maneuver in any direction (vertical, horizontal, pitch, roll, yaw) it is operating in a maneuverability configuration. When configured to operate in the maneuverability configuration, the primary function of the aerial vehicle configuration is to increase maneuverability of the aerial vehicle. When the aerial vehicle is navigating in a direction that is substantially horizontal, for example when navigating between locations, it may be configured to operate in an efficiency configuration. When configured to operate in the efficiency configuration, the primary function of the aerial vehicle configuration is to increase efficiency of the aerial vehicle and reduce power consumption.
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2.发明授权公开(公告)号：US10556677B2
公开(公告)日：2020-02-11
申请号：US15434836
申请日：2017-02-16
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Gur Kimchi , Dominic Timothy Shiosaki , Ricky Dean Welsh
IPC: B64C27/52 , B64C15/12 , B64C25/10 , B64C25/52 , B64C27/08 , B64C39/02 , B64D27/24 , B64D31/06 , B64D45/00 , G08G5/00
Abstract: Aerial vehicles may be configured to control their attitudes by changing one or more physical attributes. For example, an aerial vehicle may be outfitted with propulsion motors having repositionable mounts by which the motors may be rotated about one or more axes, in order to redirect forces generated by the motors during operation. An aerial vehicle may also be outfitted with one or more other movable objects such as landing gear, antenna and/or engaged payloads, and one or more of such objects may be translated in one or more directions in order to adjust a center of gravity of the aerial vehicle. By varying angles by which forces are supplied to the aerial vehicle, or locations of the center of gravity of the aerial vehicle, a desired attitude of the aerial vehicle may be maintained irrespective of velocity, altitude and/or forces of thrust, lift, weight or drag acting upon the aerial vehicle.
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公开(公告)号：US10392104B1
公开(公告)日：2019-08-27
申请号：US15600292
申请日：2017-05-19
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Bradley David Urban , Dominic Timothy Shiosaki , Ricky Dean Welsh
IPC: B64C27/50 , B64C11/28 , B64C27/52 , B64C11/46 , B64C39/02 , B64C11/16 , B64C11/20 , B64C27/32 , B64C27/46
Abstract: Aerial vehicles may be equipped with propellers having pivotable blades that are configured to rotate or fold when the propellers are not rotating under power. A pivotable blade may rotate about an axis of a propeller with respect to a hub in the presence of wind flow until the pivotable blade is coaligned with a fixed blade, in a direction opposite to the wind flow. A pivotable blade may also fold over a hub of a propeller in the presence of wind flow, with the pivotable blade and a fixed blade being oriented in directions opposite to the wind flow. A center of mass of the pivotable blade may be caused to be on the same side of an axis as a center of mass of a fixed blade, even where the axis is not normal to the wind flow, thereby reducing an amount of drag generated by the propeller.
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公开(公告)号：US10202186B2
公开(公告)日：2019-02-12
申请号：US15585058
申请日：2017-05-02
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Dominic Timothy Shiosaki , Ricky Dean Welsh
Abstract: Aerial vehicles may include propulsion units having motors with drive shafts that may be aligned at a variety of orientations, propellers with variable pitch blades, and common operators for aligning the drive shafts at one or more orientations and for varying the pitch angles of the blades. The common operators may include plate elements to which a propeller hub is rotatably joined, and which may be supported by one or more linear actuators that may extend or retract to vary both the orientations of the drive shafts and the pitch angles of the blades. Operating the motors and propellers at varying speeds, gimbal angles or pitch angles enables the motors to generate forces in any number of directions and at any magnitudes. Attributes of the propulsion units may be selected in order to shape or control the noise generated thereby.
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公开(公告)号：US09975644B1
公开(公告)日：2018-05-22
申请号：US14976845
申请日：2015-12-21
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Gur Kimchi , Dominic Timothy Shiosaki , Ricky Dean Welsh
CPC classification number: B64D35/04 , B64C39/024 , B64C2201/024 , B64C2201/042 , B64C2201/108 , B64C2201/141 , B64D27/24 , B64D35/02
Abstract: An aerial vehicle may be equipped with propulsion modules that include motors, sensors, transceivers, controllers, power sources or other components therein. The propulsion modules may be releasably mounted to the aerial vehicle in a manner that allows a propulsion module to be removed and replaced when one or more of the components within the propulsion module requires maintenance or repairs, thereby enabling the aerial vehicle to return to service promptly. The propulsion modules may communicate via wired or wireless means with one another, or with a central computer system onboard the aerial vehicle. The propulsion modules may be interchangeably installed on each of the aerial vehicles in a class, or on aerial vehicles in different classes. Furthermore, aerial vehicles may be equipped with varying numbers of propulsion modules, as needed, subject to one or more operational requirements or constraints.
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公开(公告)号：US20170166302A1
公开(公告)日：2017-06-15
申请号：US14966493
申请日：2015-12-11
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Dominic Timothy Shiosaki
Abstract: Aerial vehicles may be equipped with propellers having clutch mechanisms that contract around a shaft when the propellers are not rotating, or are rotating at low angular velocities, and expand around the shaft when the propellers are rotating at sufficiently high angular velocities. The clutch mechanisms may receive one or more fixed posts within an opening or window defined therein. When the clutch mechanisms contract into a closed position, components of the clutch mechanisms come into contact with the posts, and the propellers are forced to remain in an alignment defined by the posts. When the clutch mechanisms expand into an open position, such components may rotate freely without contacting the posts. Thus, a clutch mechanism may cause a propeller to remain aligned in a desired orientation when the propeller is not required for operation, thereby reducing drag or adverse acoustic effects.
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公开(公告)号：USD1073532S1
公开(公告)日：2025-05-06
申请号：US29776691
申请日：2021-03-31
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
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公开(公告)号：US10526070B2
公开(公告)日：2020-01-07
申请号：US15194473
申请日：2016-06-27
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Brian C. Beckman , John Raymond Brodie , Vedran Coralic , Taylor David Grenier , Gur Kimchi , Dominic Timothy Shiosaki , Ricky Dean Welsh , Richard Philip Whitlock
IPC: B64C11/48 , B64C11/00 , B64C39/02 , B64C11/28 , B64C11/30 , B64C27/80 , B64C3/14 , B64C3/46 , B64C3/54
Abstract: Sounds are generated by an aerial vehicle during operation. For example, the motors and propellers of an aerial vehicle generate sounds during operation. Systems, methods, and apparatus may actively adjust the position and/or configuration of one or more propeller blades of a propulsion mechanism to generate different sounds and/or lifting forces from the propulsion mechanism.
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公开(公告)号：US10518880B2
公开(公告)日：2019-12-31
申请号：US15435121
申请日：2017-02-16
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Gur Kimchi , Louis LeRoi LeGrand, III , Dominic Timothy Shiosaki , Ricky Dean Welsh
Abstract: Described is an apparatus and method of an aerial vehicle, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”) that can operate in either a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) orientation or a horizontal flight orientation. The aerial vehicle includes a plurality of propulsion mechanisms that enable the aerial vehicle to move in any of the six degrees of freedom (surge, sway, heave, pitch, yaw, and roll) when in the VTOL orientation. The aerial vehicle also includes a ring wing that surrounds the propulsion mechanisms and provides lift to the aerial vehicle when the aerial vehicle is operating in the horizontal flight orientation.
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公开(公告)号：US20180229839A1
公开(公告)日：2018-08-16
申请号：US15435121
申请日：2017-02-16
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Gur Kimchi , Louis LeRoi LeGrand, III , Dominic Timothy Shiosaki , Ricky Dean Welsh
Abstract: Described is an apparatus and method of an aerial vehicle, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”) that can operate in either a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) orientation or a horizontal flight orientation. The aerial vehicle includes a plurality of propulsion mechanisms that enable the aerial vehicle to move in any of the six degrees of freedom (surge, sway, heave, pitch, yaw, and roll) when in the VTOL orientation. The aerial vehicle also includes a ring wing that surrounds the propulsion mechanisms and provides lift to the aerial vehicle when the aerial vehicle is operating in the horizontal flight orientation.
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