In-flight reconfigurable hybrid unmanned aerial vehicle

    公开(公告)号:US10661894B1

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-26

    申请号:US16383280

    申请日:2019-04-12

    摘要: This disclosure is directed to an unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”) that transitions in-flight between vertical flight configuration and horizontal flight configuration by changing an orientation of the UAV by approximately ninety degrees. The UAV may include propulsion units that are coupled to a wing. The wing may include wing segments rotatably coupled together by pivots that rotate to position the propulsion units around a center of mass of the UAV when the fuselage is oriented perpendicular with the horizon. In this vertical flight configuration, the UAV may perform vertical flight or hover. During the vertical flight, the UAV may cause the wing to extend outward via the pivots such that the wing segments become positioned substantially parallel to one another and the wing resembles a conventional fixed wing. With the wing extended, the UAV assumes a horizontal flight configuration that provides upward lift generated from the wing.

    In-flight reconfigurable hybrid unmanned aerial vehicle
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    In-flight reconfigurable hybrid unmanned aerial vehicle 有权
    飞行中可重构混合无人机

    公开(公告)号:US09550567B1

    公开(公告)日:2017-01-24

    申请号:US14524956

    申请日:2014-10-27

    摘要: This disclosure is directed to an unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”) that transitions in-flight between vertical flight configuration and horizontal flight configuration by changing an orientation of the UAV by approximately ninety degrees. The UAV may include propulsion units that are coupled to a wing. The wing may include wing segments rotatably coupled together by pivots that rotate to position the propulsion units around a center of mass of the UAV when the fuselage is oriented perpendicular with the horizon. In this vertical flight configuration, the UAV may perform vertical flight or hover. During the vertical flight, the UAV may cause the wing to extend outward via the pivots such that the wing segments become positioned substantially parallel to one another and the wing resembles a conventional fixed wing. With the wing extended, the UAV assumes a horizontal flight configuration that provides upward lift generated from the wing.

    摘要翻译: 本公开涉及通过将UAV的方向改变大约九十度而在垂直飞行构型和水平飞行构型之间转换的无人驾驶飞行器(“UAV”)。 无人机可以包括联接到机翼的推进单元。 机翼可以包括通过枢转可旋转地联接在一起的翼段,当机身垂直于水平线时,枢轴旋转以将推进单元围绕UAV的质心定位。 在这种垂直飞行配置中,无人机可以执行垂直飞行或悬停。 在垂直飞行期间,UAV可以使机翼经由枢轴向外延伸,使得机翼段基本上彼此平行地定位,并且翼类似于常规的固定翼。 在机翼延伸的情况下,UAV采取水平飞行配置,提供从机翼产生的向上升力。

    In-flight reconfigurable hybrid unmanned aerial vehicle

    公开(公告)号:US11639220B1

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-02

    申请号:US16848605

    申请日:2020-04-14

    摘要: This disclosure is directed to an unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”) that transitions in-flight between vertical flight configuration and horizontal flight configuration by changing an orientation of the UAV by approximately ninety degrees. The UAV may include propulsion units that are coupled to a wing. The wing may include wing segments rotatably coupled together by pivots that rotate to position the propulsion units around a center of mass of the UAV when the fuselage is oriented perpendicular with the horizon. In this vertical flight configuration, the UAV may perform vertical flight or hover. During the vertical flight, the UAV may cause the wing to extend outward via the pivots such that the wing segments become positioned substantially parallel to one another and the wing resembles a conventional fixed wing. With the wing extended, the UAV assumes a horizontal flight configuration that provides upward lift generated from the wing.