Aerial system including foldable frame architecture

    公开(公告)号:US10974825B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-13

    申请号:US16156109

    申请日:2018-10-10

    IPC分类号: B64C27/52 B64C27/08 B64C39/02

    摘要: A frame assembly for an aerial system includes a body and first and second rotor assemblies. The first and second rotor assemblies are coupled to the body by respective hinges. The first and second rotor assemblies are movable between a deployed position and a stowed position. Each rotor assembly includes a shaft assembly coupled to the hinge at one end and having a rotor assembly mounted to an opposite end. A rotary actuator is coupled between the rotor assembly and the shaft assembly and is configured to controllably rotate the rotor assembly relative to the shaft assembly.

    System and method for automated aerial system operation

    公开(公告)号:US10528049B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-07

    申请号:US15907532

    申请日:2018-02-28

    摘要: A method for controlling an aerial system with a rotor enclosed by a housing, including: operating the rotor in a flight mode, detecting a grab event indicative of the aerial system being grabbed, and automatically operating the rotor in a standby mode. A method for controlling an aerial system including a central axis extending normal to a lateral plane of the aerial system, including: generating a first aerodynamic force with a set of rotors enclosed by a housing, detecting that an acute angle between the central axis and a gravity vector is greater than a threshold angle, and operating each rotor of the set of rotors to cooperatively generate a second aerodynamic force less than the first aerodynamic force with the set of rotors.

    AERIAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE AERIAL DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20190033854A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-31

    申请号:US16055540

    申请日:2018-08-06

    摘要: An aerial device includes a body, an optical system having gimbal supporting a camera, a lift mechanism coupled to the body, a haptic sensor coupled to the body and configured to generate haptic data, and a processing system disposed in the body and in data communication with the haptic sensor. The processing system is configured to process the haptic data to understand an intended position of the aerial device and/or an intended orientation of the gimbal and convert the intended position to a target position of the aerial device and/or the intended orientation to a target orientation of the gimbal utilizing said processed data irrespective of an initial position of said aerial device and an initial orientation of said gimbal. Also disclosed is a method for controlling the aerial device.