公开(公告)号：US11661177B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-30

申请号：US16937279

申请日：2020-07-23

Applicant: Wing Aviation LLC

Inventor： Giulia Pantalone ,  André Prager

IPC: B64C27/57 ,  B64C27/46 ,  B64C27/473 ,  B64C11/20 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C27/39 ,  B64C27/72 ,  B64U10/13 ,  B64U30/20

CPC classification number: B64C27/57 ,  B64C11/20 ,  B64C27/39 ,  B64C27/463 ,  B64C27/473 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2027/7294 ,  B64U10/13 ,  B64U30/20

Abstract: A propeller blade for an unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”) is disclosed. The UAV includes a plurality of lift propellers and at least one thrust propeller. Each of the plurality of thrust propellers includes a thrust propeller blade coupled to a hub of the thrust propeller. The thrust propeller blade is configured such that a centrifugal force acting on the thrust propeller blade causes a thrust propeller disk area to increase from a first disk area when the UAV is in a first operational state to a second disk area when the UAV is in a second operational state.

公开(公告)号：US20240109657A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-04

申请号：US17957679

申请日：2022-09-30

Applicant: WING Aviation LLC

Inventor： Adam Woodworth ,  Giulia Pantalone ,  Michelle Suen ,  Luis Prado

IPC: B64C39/02 ,  B64C1/12 ,  B64C5/02 ,  B64C11/20

CPC classification number: B64C39/024 ,  B64C1/12 ,  B64C5/02 ,  B64C11/20 ,  B64C2201/021 ,  B64C2201/104 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/128

Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes a fuselage, a pair of fixed wings attached to the fuselage, a tail assembly attached to an aft portion of the fuselage and including a pair of stabilizers, a plurality of distributed propulsion units having first propellers that rotate about first rotational axes positioned below the fixed wings, and a plurality of tail propulsion units having second propellers that rotate about second rotational axes each positioned inline with one of the stabilizers. The first propellers are mounted fore of the fixed wings and the second propellers are mounted fore of a corresponding one of the stabilizers. Three or more of the distributed propulsion units are mounted to each of the fixed wings.

公开(公告)号：USD988926S1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-13

申请号：US29766325

申请日：2021-01-14

Applicant: Wing Aviation LLC

Designer： André Prager ,  Giulia Pantalone ,  Evan Twyford

Abstract: FIG. 1 is a top view of an unmanned aerial vehicle;
FIG. 2 is a bottom view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a front view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a back view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a front perspective view thereof; and,
FIG. 8 is a back perspective view thereof.
The broken lines are included for the purpose of illustrating portions of the unmanned aerial vehicle that form no part of the claimed design.

公开(公告)号：US20210309350A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-07

申请号：US17347549

申请日：2021-06-14

Applicant: Wing Aviation LLC

Inventor： Giulia Pantalone ,  Adam Woodworth

IPC: B64C27/46 ,  B64C27/467 ,  B64C27/08 ,  B64C39/02

Abstract: An aerial vehicle is provided including rotor units connected to the aerial vehicle, and a control system configured to operate at least one of the rotor units. The rotor unit includes rotor blades, wherein each rotor blade includes a surface area, and wherein an asymmetric parameter is defined, at least in part, by the relationship between the surface areas of the rotor blades. The value of the asymmetric parameter is selected such that the operation of the rotor unit: (i) moves the rotor blades such that each rotor blade produces a respective vortex and (ii) the respective vortices cause the rotor unit to produce a sound output having an energy distribution defined, at least in part, by a set of frequencies, wherein the set of frequencies includes a fundamental frequency, one or more harmonic frequencies, and one or more non-harmonic frequencies having a respective strength greater than a threshold strength.

公开(公告)号：US10977951B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-13

申请号：US16687485

申请日：2019-11-18

Applicant: WING Aviation LLC

Inventor： Martin Kubie ,  Adam Woodworth ,  Jesse Blake ,  Reinaldo Negron ,  James Burgess ,  André Prager ,  Stephen Lacy ,  Giulia Pantalone

IPC: G08G5/00 ,  G08G5/06 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G05D1/08 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G01C21/00 ,  G05D1/10

Abstract: A computer implemented method of distributing noise exposures to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over a neighborhood includes: accessing a noise exposure map stored in a database and generating a new flight path over the neighborhood for a first UAV of the UAVs based at least in part on the noise exposure map. The noise exposure map includes noise exposure values indexed to locations within the neighborhood. Each of the noise exposure values quantifies a cumulative noise exposure of a corresponding one of the locations due at least in part to historical flight paths of the UAVs over the neighborhood.

公开(公告)号：US10946953B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-16

申请号：US15849365

申请日：2017-12-20

Applicant: Wing Aviation LLC

Inventor： Giulia Pantalone ,  Adam Woodworth ,  Eric Teller ,  Ealgoo Kim ,  Jacob Huffman ,  Martin Kubie

IPC: B64C27/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C27/14 ,  B64D31/00 ,  G10K11/178 ,  G05D19/02 ,  B64D31/06 ,  B64D31/12 ,  H02P5/46

Abstract: A technique of controlling tonal noises produced by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes generating thrust with a plurality of rotor units mounted to the UAV to propel the UAV into flight. Each of the rotor units includes a bladed rotor. A rotation rate or a phase delay of at least one of the rotor units is adjusted relative to another of the rotor units. The adjustment causes a spread in the tonal noises generated by the rotor units.

公开(公告)号：US20200216172A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-09

申请号：US16813677

申请日：2020-03-09

Applicant: Wing Aviation LLC

Inventor： Giulia Pantalone ,  Adam Woodworth

IPC: B64C27/46 ,  B64C27/467 ,  B64C27/08 ,  B64C39/02

Abstract: An aerial vehicle is provided including rotor units connected to the aerial vehicle, and a control system configured to operate at least one of the rotor units. The rotor unit includes rotor blades, wherein each rotor blade includes a surface area, and wherein an asymmetric parameter is defined, at least in part, by the relationship between the surface areas of the rotor blades. The value of the asymmetric parameter is selected such that the operation of the rotor unit: (i) moves the rotor blades such that each rotor blade produces a respective vortex and (ii) the respective vortices cause the rotor unit to produce a sound output having an energy distribution defined, at least in part, by a set of frequencies, wherein the set of frequencies includes a fundamental frequency, one or more harmonic frequencies, and one or more non-harmonic frequencies having a respective strength greater than a threshold strength.

公开(公告)号：US12091173B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-17

申请号：US17957679

申请日：2022-09-30

Applicant: WING Aviation LLC

Inventor： Adam Woodworth ,  Giulia Pantalone ,  Michelle Suen ,  Luis Prado

IPC: B64C39/02 ,  B64C1/12 ,  B64C5/02 ,  B64C11/20 ,  B64U10/25 ,  B64U30/10 ,  B64U30/20 ,  B64U101/60

CPC classification number: B64C39/024 ,  B64C1/12 ,  B64C5/02 ,  B64C11/20 ,  B64U10/25 ,  B64U30/10 ,  B64U30/20 ,  B64U2101/60

Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes a fuselage, a pair of fixed wings attached to the fuselage, a tail assembly attached to an aft portion of the fuselage and including a pair of stabilizers, a plurality of distributed propulsion units having first propellers that rotate about first rotational axes positioned below the fixed wings, and a plurality of tail propulsion units having second propellers that rotate about second rotational axes each positioned inline with one of the stabilizers. The first propellers are mounted fore of the fixed wings and the second propellers are mounted fore of a corresponding one of the stabilizers. Three or more of the distributed propulsion units are mounted to each of the fixed wings.

公开(公告)号：US11059576B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-13

申请号：US16813677

申请日：2020-03-09

Applicant: Wing Aviation LLC

Inventor： Giulia Pantalone ,  Adam Woodworth

IPC: B64C27/08 ,  B64C27/32 ,  B64C27/46 ,  B64C27/467 ,  B64C39/02

Abstract: An aerial vehicle is provided including rotor units connected to the aerial vehicle, and a control system configured to operate at least one of the rotor units. The rotor unit includes rotor blades, wherein each rotor blade includes a surface area, and wherein an asymmetric parameter is defined, at least in part, by the relationship between the surface areas of the rotor blades. The value of the asymmetric parameter is selected such that the operation of the rotor unit: (i) moves the rotor blades such that each rotor blade produces a respective vortex and (ii) the respective vortices cause the rotor unit to produce a sound output having an energy distribution defined, at least in part, by a set of frequencies, wherein the set of frequencies includes a fundamental frequency, one or more harmonic frequencies, and one or more non-harmonic frequencies having a respective strength greater than a threshold strength.

公开(公告)号：US20200090526A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-19

申请号：US16687485

申请日：2019-11-18

Applicant: WING Aviation LLC

Inventor： Martin Kubie ,  Adam Woodworth ,  Jesse Blake ,  Reinaldo Negron ,  James Burgess ,  André Prager ,  Stephen Lacy ,  Giulia Pantalone

IPC: G08G5/00 ,  G01C21/00 ,  G05D1/10 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/02

Abstract: A computer implemented method of distributing noise exposures to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over a neighborhood includes: accessing a noise exposure map stored in a database and generating a new flight path over the neighborhood for a first UAV of the UAVs based at least in part on the noise exposure map. The noise exposure map includes noise exposure values indexed to locations within the neighborhood. Each of the noise exposure values quantifies a cumulative noise exposure of a corresponding one of the locations due at least in part to historical flight paths of the UAVs over the neighborhood.