公开(公告)号：US11970268B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-30

申请号：US17784930

申请日：2020-12-14

申请人： Georgia Tech Research Corporation

发明人： Kevin Garanger ,  Jeremy Epps ,  Eric Feron ,  Michael Miller

IPC分类号： B64C37/02 ,  B64C25/32 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D27/24 ,  B64U30/20 ,  B64U50/19

CPC分类号： B64C39/024 ,  B64C25/32 ,  B64C37/02 ,  B64D27/24 ,  B64U30/20 ,  B64U50/19 ,  B64U2201/20

摘要： A fractal unmanned aircraft system (200) includes a first module (100), a second module (100) and a third module, (100) each having a top member (120) and a first thruster (130) affixed thereto. Each module (100) is laterally coupled to each other. A fourth module (100) has a bottom that is affixed to the top members (120) of the first module (100), the second module (100) and the third module (100) so as to form a tetrahedral structure. A power source (220) supplies power to the first thrusters (130). A control circuit (222) controls the unmanned aircraft system so as to cause the fractal unmanned aircraft system (200) to fly in a controlled manner.

公开(公告)号：US20230234726A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-27

申请号：US18160093

申请日：2023-01-26

申请人： Georgia Tech Research Corporation

发明人： Kevin Pierre Garanger ,  Jeremy Epps ,  Eric Marie J Feron ,  Thanakorn Khamvilai

IPC分类号： B64U10/13 ,  B64U10/70 ,  B64U30/299

CPC分类号： B64U10/13 ,  B64U10/70 ,  B64U30/299 ,  B64U2201/20 ,  B64U2101/60

摘要： An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure provides a modular and reconfigurable aircraft including a first aircraft module, a second aircraft module, a plurality of connectors, and a coupler. The first aircraft module can include a polyhedral cage structure, a propeller disposed in an interior of the polyhedral cage structure, and a motor disposed in the interior of the polyhedral cage structure and configured to drive the propeller. The second aircraft module can include a polyhedral cage structure, a propeller disposed in the interior of the polyhedral cage structure, and a motor disposed in the interior of the polyhedral cage structure and configured to drive the propeller, a plurality of connectors configured to couple the polyhedral cage structure of the first aircraft module to the polyhedral cage structure of the second aircraft module.

公开(公告)号：US20230017711A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-19

申请号：US17784930

申请日：2020-12-14

申请人： Georgia Tech Research Corporation

发明人： Kevin Garanger ,  Jeremy Epps ,  Eric Feron ,  Michael Miller

IPC分类号： B64C39/02 ,  B64D27/24 ,  B64C25/32 ,  B64C37/02

摘要： A fractal unmanned aircraft system (200) includes a first module (100), a second module (100) and a third module, (100) each having a top member (120) and a first thruster (130) affixed thereto. Each module (100) is laterally coupled to each other. A fourth module (100) has a bottom that is affixed to the top members (120) of the first module(100), the second module (100) and the third module (100) so as to form a tetrahedral structure. A power source (220) supplies power to the first thrusters (130). A control circuit (222) controls the unmanned aircraft system so as to cause the fractal unmanned aircraft system (200) to fly in a controlled manner.