公开(公告)号：US20180273166A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-27

申请号：US15995419

申请日：2018-06-01

申请人： Paul E. ARLTON ,  David J. ARLTON

发明人： Paul E. ARLTON ,  David J. ARLTON

IPC分类号： B64C27/605 ,  B64C27/10 ,  B64C27/14 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C7/00 ,  B64C27/82

CPC分类号： B64C27/605 ,  B64C7/00 ,  B64C27/10 ,  B64C27/14 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2027/8236 ,  B64C2027/8281 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/082 ,  B64C2201/102 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  B64C2201/165 ,  B64C2201/201 ,  B64C2201/203 ,  B64C2201/205

摘要： A rotary wing vehicle includes a body structure having an elongated tubular backbone or core, and a counter-rotating coaxial rotor system having rotors with each rotor having a separate motor to drive the rotors about a common rotor axis of rotation. The rotor system is used to move the rotary wing vehicle in directional flight.

公开(公告)号：US20180101169A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-12

申请号：US15844207

申请日：2017-12-15

申请人： Paul G. Applewhite

发明人： Paul G. Applewhite

IPC分类号： G05D1/00 ,  B64F1/04 ,  B64F1/06 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C27/82 ,  B64C29/02 ,  B64C29/00

CPC分类号： G05D1/0027 ,  B64C11/04 ,  B64C11/28 ,  B64C27/82 ,  B64C29/0083 ,  B64C29/02 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/024 ,  B64C2201/08 ,  B64C2201/082 ,  B64C2201/084 ,  B64C2201/088 ,  B64C2201/126 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  B64F1/04 ,  B64F1/06 ,  G05D1/104 ,  G08G5/00 ,  G08G5/0008 ,  G08G5/0013 ,  G08G5/0069

摘要： An improved unmanned aerial vehicular system having a rotor head assembly with any balanced number of rotary wings or blades, a generally tubular body assembly, a gimballed neck connecting the head to the body, and a navigation, communications and control unit such as for military and humanitarian operations, including payload delivery and pickup. The vehicle is generally guided using a global positioning satellite signal, and by pre-programmed or real time targeting. The vehicle is generally electrically powered and may be launched by one of (a) hand-launch, (b) air-drop, (c) catapult, (d) tube-launch, or (e) sea launch, and is capable of landing on both static and dynamic targets. Once launched, unmanned aerial vehicles may be formed into arrays on a target area and find use in surveillance, warfare, and in search-and-rescue operations.

公开(公告)号：US20170369150A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-28

申请号：US15608758

申请日：2017-05-30

申请人： SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATION

发明人： Ken FINKLEA ,  Carlos MIRALLES

IPC分类号： B64C3/56 ,  B64D17/80 ,  B64C39/02

CPC分类号： B64C3/56 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/021 ,  B64C2201/08 ,  B64C2201/082 ,  B64C2201/084 ,  B64C2201/102 ,  B64C2201/201 ,  B64C2201/206 ,  B64C2201/208 ,  B64D17/80

摘要： In one embodiment, a wing for an unmanned aerial vehicle is described. The unmanned aerial vehicle includes a first body of the wing with a first end proximate a body of the vehicle. A second end is opposite the first end. A first joint is on the first end of the first main body of the wing. The joint rotatably couples the wing to the vehicle. A second joint is on the second end of the vehicle. A second body of the wing is rotatably coupled to the first body via the second joint.

公开(公告)号：US20170327230A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-16

申请号：US15432549

申请日：2017-02-14

申请人： Hood Technology Corporation

发明人： Andreas H. von Flotow ,  Corydon C. Roeseler ,  Daniel Pepin Reiss

IPC分类号： B64D5/00 ,  B64C27/08 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64F1/02

CPC分类号： B64C27/48 ,  B64C25/08 ,  B64C27/001 ,  B64C27/08 ,  B64C27/26 ,  B64C27/32 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2027/003 ,  B64C2201/021 ,  B64C2201/024 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/082 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/12 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  B64C2201/182 ,  B64C2201/201 ,  B64D1/00 ,  B64D1/02 ,  B64D1/12 ,  B64D3/00 ,  B64D5/00 ,  B64D35/02 ,  B64F1/02 ,  B65D25/10 ,  B65D85/68 ,  B65D2585/687

摘要： The present disclosure provides various embodiments of a multicopter-assisted launch and retrieval system generally including: (1) a multi-rotor modular multicopter attachable to (and detachable from) a fixed-wing aircraft to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight; (2) a storage and launch system usable to store the modular multicopter and to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight; and (3) an anchor system usable (along with the multicopter and a flexible capture member) to retrieve the fixed-wing aircraft from wing-borne flight.

公开(公告)号：US20170327211A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-16

申请号：US15431172

申请日：2017-02-13

申请人： Hood Technology Corporation

发明人： Corydon C. Roeseler ,  Caleb Andrew Woodruff ,  Daniel Pepin Reiss

IPC分类号： B64C27/26 ,  B64D35/02 ,  B64C27/48

CPC分类号： B64C27/48 ,  B64C25/08 ,  B64C27/001 ,  B64C27/08 ,  B64C27/26 ,  B64C27/32 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2027/003 ,  B64C2201/021 ,  B64C2201/024 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/082 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/12 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  B64C2201/182 ,  B64C2201/201 ,  B64D1/00 ,  B64D1/02 ,  B64D1/12 ,  B64D3/00 ,  B64D5/00 ,  B64D35/02 ,  B64F1/02 ,  B65D25/10 ,  B65D85/68 ,  B65D2585/687

摘要： The present disclosure provides various embodiments of a multicopter-assisted launch and retrieval system generally including: (1) a multi-rotor modular multicopter attachable to (and detachable from) a fixed-wing aircraft to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight; (2) a storage and launch system usable to store the modular multicopter and to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight; and (3) an anchor system usable (along with the multicopter and a flexible capture member) to retrieve the fixed-wing aircraft from wing-borne flight.

公开(公告)号：US20170320592A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-09

申请号：US15521892

申请日：2014-11-27

申请人： SINGAPORE TECHNOLOGIES AEROSPACE LTD

发明人： Xujian CHEN ,  Leon Choon Seng TAN ,  Chian Poh LAM

IPC分类号： B64F1/02 ,  B64F1/04

CPC分类号： B64F1/02 ,  B64C2201/021 ,  B64C2201/08 ,  B64C2201/082 ,  B64C2201/182 ,  B64F1/04

摘要： An apparatus for launch and recovery of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), a method for launching a UAV, a method for recovering a UAV and a kit of parts for launch and recovery of a UAV. The apparatus comprises a boom having a center member for receiving the UAV, and first and second arm members extending outwardly and upwardly from the center member, wherein the boom is configured to be lifted to a predetermined height into the air from a reference point; and wherein the boom is movable in the air to an operating position forward of the reference point.

公开(公告)号：US20170260973A1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-14

申请号：US15065185

申请日：2016-03-09

申请人： Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation

发明人： Gregory L. Larson ,  Peter A. Barnett

IPC分类号： F03G7/06 ,  B64C3/56

CPC分类号： F03G7/065 ,  B64C3/56 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/021 ,  B64C2201/082 ,  B64C2201/102 ,  B64D5/00 ,  B64D7/00

摘要： An exemplary rotational assembly includes a base having a circular collar and first and second arms that rotate about the circular collar in opposite angular directions. In a stored state the arms have substantially the same angle relative to the circular collar; in a deployed state the arms have rotated into opposing positions. Each end of a Nitinol wire is coupled to the first and second arms and contracts when heated by the flow of electrical current. This contraction causes the simultaneously application of a rotational force to the first and second arms causing the first and second arms to rotate about the circular collar in opposite angular directions. The simultaneous counter rotating angular forces during rotation of the arms causes no substantial change in angular inertia at the base.

公开(公告)号：US20170225784A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-10

申请号：US15269597

申请日：2016-09-19

申请人： Insitu, Inc.

发明人： Andrew Royds Hayes ,  James Statelar McGrew ,  Wayne David Goodrich ,  Jeffrey Hugh Knapp ,  Charles Lawrence Guthrie ,  Bradley Louis Schrick ,  Darcy Lynn Davidson ,  Peter Josef Kunz ,  Rolf Theodoor Rysdyk

IPC分类号： B64D5/00 ,  B63B21/50 ,  B64C29/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C27/08

CPC分类号： B64D5/00 ,  B63B21/50 ,  B64C27/08 ,  B64C29/0025 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C39/026 ,  B64C2201/021 ,  B64C2201/024 ,  B64C2201/066 ,  B64C2201/082 ,  B64C2201/104 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/165 ,  B64C2201/182

摘要： Aerial launch and/or recovery for unmanned aircraft, and associated systems and methods. A representative method for operating an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system includes directing a first, multi-rotor carrier aircraft to carry a second, carried aircraft aloft, and release the second aircraft for flight, while powering the first aircraft with an on-board battery. The method can further include directing the first aircraft to position a capture line in a flight path of the second aircraft to capture the second aircraft.

公开(公告)号：US09716862B1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-25

申请号：US13668397

申请日：2012-11-05

申请人： The Boeing Company

发明人： Joseph Wilbur Evans

IPC分类号： H04N7/18

CPC分类号： B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/021 ,  B64C2201/046 ,  B64C2201/082 ,  B64C2201/088 ,  B64C2201/12 ,  B64C2201/123 ,  B64C2201/185 ,  H04N7/185

摘要： Systems and methods for capturing situational awareness information are provided. The systems and methods include a portable aircraft configured to obtain situational awareness information. The portable aircraft includes a body including deployable wings, a stability device coupled to the body, the stability device including deployable tail fins, a propulsion device configured to propel the portable aircraft aloft, a capture device configured to selectively capture situational information, and a communications device configured to transmit captured situational information to a ground based receiver.

公开(公告)号：US20170158352A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-08

申请号：US15434722

申请日：2017-02-16

申请人： Hood Technology Corporation

发明人： Andreas H. von Flotow ,  Corydon C. Roeseler

IPC分类号： B64F1/04 ,  B64D3/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C27/26 ,  B64C27/32

CPC分类号： B64C27/32 ,  B64C1/30 ,  B64C11/48 ,  B64C25/10 ,  B64C27/26 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/021 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/082 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/12 ,  B64C2201/182 ,  B64C2201/201 ,  B64C2201/206 ,  B64D3/00 ,  B64D5/00 ,  B64D2221/00 ,  B64F1/02 ,  B64F1/04

摘要： The present disclosure provides various embodiments of a multicopter-assisted launch and retrieval system generally including: (1) a multi-rotor modular multicopter attachable to (and detachable from) a fixed-wing aircraft to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight; (2) a storage and launch system usable to store the modular multicopter and to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight; and (3) an anchor system usable (along with the multicopter and a flexible capture member) to retrieve the fixed-wing aircraft from wing-borne flight.