Spherical VTOL aerial vehicle
    4.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11591083B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-28

    申请号:US16953479

    申请日:2020-11-20

    摘要: An embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an unmanned flying robotic object that contains a wheeled mechanism that encircles its spherical exoskeleton. This feature allows the flying spherical vehicle to readily transform into a ground maneuverable vehicle. A robotic motor with differential speed capability is used to operate each wheel to provide effective ground maneuverability. There are examples provided herein of wheel configurations suitable for use with an embodiment. One is the straight- (or parallel) wheel design, and another is tilted-wheel design as are illustrated and discussed hereinafter. One embodiment of an unmanned flying robotic object taught herein is foldable.

    AIRCRAFT FOR NEUTRALIZING VERTICAL FLIGHT

    公开(公告)号:US20220315207A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-06

    申请号:US17349269

    申请日:2021-06-16

    申请人: BETA AIR, LLC

    IPC分类号: B64C15/02 B64C29/00 B64D27/24

    摘要: An aircraft for neutralizing flight comprising a fuselage, at least a power source, a plurality of laterally extending elements attached to the fuselage, a plurality of downward directed propulsors attached to the plurality of laterally extending elements and electrically connected to at least a power source, wherein the plurality of downward directed propulsors have a rotational axis offset from a vertical axis by a yaw-torque-cancellation angle, and a flight controller configured to include a notification unit.

    Piezoelectric thrust vector control for dual-mode unmanned aerial vehicle

    公开(公告)号:US11427306B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-30

    申请号:US16359342

    申请日:2019-03-20

    摘要: A ducted-fan unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capable of low-energy high-rate maneuvers for both vertical roll control and horizontal pitch control. The UAV includes ducted fans which are with respective piezoelectric-actuated thrust vectoring flaps. Thrust vector control is achieved by controlling the angular positions of a plurality of thrust vector flaps pivotably coupled at respective outlets of a plurality of ducts having fan rotors at the inlets. Each thrust vectoring flap has only one degree of freedom in the frame of reference of the UAV, namely, rotation about a single axis that is perpendicular to the axis of the duct. The angular position of the flap is controlled by sending electrical signals to a piezoelectric actuator (e.g., a piezoelectric bimorph actuator) having a voltage sufficient to cause the piezoelectric actuator to bend.

    CARRIER AIRCRAFT
    8.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220204158A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-30

    申请号:US17331292

    申请日:2021-05-26

    IPC分类号: B64C29/00 B64C15/02

    摘要: A carrier aircraft, comprising: a body for carrying at least one object or passenger; and multiple rotatable fan devices disposed on two sides of said body; wherein an angle of rotation of one of said rotatable fan devices can be changed, such that said carrier aircraft flies along a direction at an angle, said angle being between 0 degrees to 30 degrees.

    Lightweight flying vehicle
    10.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10661893B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-26

    申请号:US15832299

    申请日:2017-12-05

    申请人: Yao-Chang Lin

    发明人: Yao-Chang Lin

    摘要: A lightweight flying vehicle includes a carrier body, at least two fan-tube propulsion devices, two steering devices and a flight wing. The fan-tube propulsion devices are respectively disposed at two opposite sides of the carrier body and have a sufficient propulsion force. The steering device is disposed on a moving line of the airflow discharged from the fan-tube propulsion devices and is configured to change a direction of the airflow discharged from the air discharge opening, so that the lightweight flying vehicle is in a high-speed flight mode. The flight wing can provide a lift power in the high-speed flight mode.