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公开(公告)号:WO2020009780A1
公开(公告)日:2020-01-09
申请号:PCT/US2019/036150
申请日:2019-06-07
Applicant: SWIFT ENGINEERING, INC.
Inventor: YOUNG, Joseph
IPC: B25J17/00
Abstract: Joints for facilitating relative motion between a first part of a machine, such as a robot, and a second part of the machine may include linear actuators connecting the first part to the second part and a shaft member connecting the first part to the second part. Each of the linear actuators may be oriented at an oblique angle relative to the shaft member. The first and second parts of the machine may be parts of a robotic arm, such as other robotic joints or an end-effector, such as a robotic hand. The joints may facilitate simulation of the movement and dexterity of human body parts, such as a human wrist and forearm.
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公开(公告)号:WO2017160795A1
公开(公告)日:2017-09-21
申请号:PCT/US2017/022243
申请日:2017-03-14
Applicant: SWIFT ENGINEERING, INC.
Inventor: ANDERSON, Kai
CPC classification number: B60B23/06 , B60B1/06 , B60B1/12 , B60B1/14 , B60B3/04 , B60B3/045 , B60B5/02 , B60B25/002 , B60B2360/10 , B60B2360/341 , B60B2900/111 , B60B2900/112 , B60B2900/311
Abstract: A wheel includes a first hoop attached to a second hoop about a circumferential interface. The first and second hoops form at least part of an enclosed box structure positioned circumferentially around the wheel and adjacent to an outboard side of the wheel. The box structure may be formed at least in part by circumferential projections of the first hoop and the second hoop. The wheel may also include a central hub that optionally includes spokes. In some embodiments, the central hub may form part of the enclosed box structure. In some embodiments, a first hoop portion and a second hoop portion may be integral or unitary, with a box structure integrally formed between the hoop portions.
Abstract translation: 轮包括围绕圆周界面连接到第二环的第一环。 第一和第二箍形成至少一部分围绕车轮并且靠近车轮的外侧定位的封闭箱体结构。 盒结构可以至少部分地由第一环和第二环的周向突起形成。 轮子还可以包括中央轮毂,其可选地包括轮辐。 在一些实施例中,中央毂可以形成封闭箱结构的一部分。 在一些实施例中,第一箍环部分和第二箍环部分可以是整体的或整体的,在箍环部分之间整体地形成箱形结构。 p>
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公开(公告)号:WO2015108578A2
公开(公告)日:2015-07-23
申请号:PCT/US2014/060166
申请日:2014-10-10
Applicant: SWIFT ENGINEERING, INC.
Inventor: GODLASKY, Robert , OGAWA, Nate , STREETT, Andrew
CPC classification number: B64D27/02 , B64C29/02 , B64C39/024 , B64C2201/021 , B64C2201/088 , B64C2201/102
Abstract: A VTOL aircraft includes at least one puller rotor and at least one pusher rotor. The VTOL aircraft, for example, may include three puller rotors and one pusher rotor. The combination of static puller and pusher rotors allows the rotors to remain in a fixed orientation (i.e., no moving mechanical axes are required) relative to the wings and fuselage of the VTOL aircraft, while being able to transition the aircraft from a substantially vertical flight path to a substantially horizontal flight path.
Abstract translation: VTOL飞机包括至少一个牵引转子和至少一个推动器转子。 例如,VTOL飞机可能包括三个牵引转子和一个推动转子。 静态牵引器和推进器转子的组合允许转子相对于VTOL飞机的机翼和机身保持固定的定向(即,不需要移动的机械轴),同时能够将飞行器从大致垂直的飞行 通往基本水平的飞行路径。 p>
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公开(公告)号:WO2020055588A1
公开(公告)日:2020-03-19
申请号:PCT/US2019/048527
申请日:2019-08-28
Applicant: SWIFT ENGINEERING, INC.
Inventor: NOSKOWICZ, Christopher
Abstract: A method of deploying an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes launching a UAV and deploying at least one portion of a wing assembly from a stowed configuration to a deployed configuration in which the at least one portion of the wing assembly extends away from a body of the UAV. Deploying the portion of the wing assembly, which may be an outboard portion of a wing assembly, includes deflecting an aerodynamic control surface on the at least one portion of the wing assembly to cause an aerodynamic force to move the portion of the wing assembly into the deployed configuration without assistance from a spring or motor. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes a UAV having a body and a plurality of wing assemblies carried by the body, at least a portion of a wing assembly is deployable using aerodynamic forces and without assistance form a spring or motor.
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公开(公告)号:WO2018191083A1
公开(公告)日:2018-10-18
申请号:PCT/US2018/026128
申请日:2018-04-04
Applicant: SWIFT ENGINEERING, INC.
Inventor: MOLDOVAN, Matthew
IPC: B64C11/48
CPC classification number: B64C11/48 , B64C29/0016 , B64C29/02 , B64C31/024 , B64D27/24 , F05D2220/328
Abstract: A propulsion system for an aircraft may include two coaxial propellers to operate in two different flight conditions. Each propeller may be attached to a driveshaft via corresponding one-way devices that allow each propeller to be driven in one direction but spin freely in the other direction. A reversible motor may selectively rotate the driveshaft in one direction to cause one propeller to operate while the other spins freely. For example, one propeller may be operated for one flight condition (such as vertical lift) and the other propeller may be operated for another flight condition (such as horizontal flight). Another propulsion system may include a propeller, a one-way bearing, a motor, and a generator. The one-way bearing may allow the motor to drive the propeller in one direction and to spin freely in the other direction to drive the generator with incoming airflow during a gliding phase of flight.
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公开(公告)号:WO2017184270A3
公开(公告)日:2017-10-26
申请号:PCT/US2017/022262
申请日:2017-03-14
Applicant: SWIFT ENGINEERING, INC.
Inventor: MOSHE, Jonathan
Abstract: A tailsitter aircraft includes one or more rotatable wings. The tailsitter aircraft optionally includes a fuselage from which wing supports extend. Each rotatable wing optionally includes a rotatable wing section having an inboard portion proximate to the fuselage, and an outboard portion distal from the fuselage. The rotatable wing section may be rotatably attached to the wing support and configured to rotate between a vertical flight configuration in which the inboard portion is positioned on an opposing side of the wing support relative to the outboard portion, and a horizontal flight configuration different from the vertical flight configuration. The wings may be rotated during flight to transition between horizontal and vertical flight configurations, and they may be rotated about multiple axes.
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公开(公告)号:WO2016053746A1
公开(公告)日:2016-04-07
申请号:PCT/US2015/051932
申请日:2015-09-24
Applicant: SWIFT ENGINEERING, INC.
Inventor: STREETT, Andrew
CPC classification number: B60L11/182 , B64C39/024 , B64C2201/141 , B64C2201/146 , B64C2201/201 , B64C2201/205 , B64F1/222 , G05D1/0011 , G05D1/0088 , H02J7/35
Abstract: A transportable ground station for a UAV includes a container in which the UAV may be transported and housed. The container includes a wireless or contact-based recharging station that recharges the UAV's batteries or other power sources after the UAV returns from a mission. The recharging station may be directly or indirectly connected to one or more solar panels that generate energy to power the recharging station. The ground station may be deployed virtually anywhere, from any vehicle (e.g., plane, train, boat, truck, etc.), and may operate over an extended period of time without human intervention.
Abstract translation: 无人机的可运输地面站包括可以运输和收纳无人机的容器。 该集装箱包括一个无线或接触式充电站,在无人机从任务返回后,为无人机的电池或其他电源充电。 充电站可以直接或间接地连接到一个或多个太阳能电池板,该太阳能电池板产生能量以为充电站供电。 地面站几乎可以从任何车辆(例如,飞机,火车,船,卡车等)部署到任何地方,并且可以在较长时间内进行操作而无需人为干预。
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公开(公告)号:WO2018217569A1
公开(公告)日:2018-11-29
申请号:PCT/US2018/033400
申请日:2018-05-18
Applicant: SWIFT ENGINEERING, INC.
Inventor: STREETT, Andrew , BROWN, Bryan
Abstract: A system for detecting a living being using electric fields may include sensors configured to generate and receive an electric field. The system may include at least one amplifier connected to at least one electrode of a sensor, a controller to operate the sensors, and a processor connected to the controller. The processor may output a signal representative of the presence or absence of a living being present in the electric fields or representative of a distance between the sensor and the living being. The sensors may be attached to a rigid or flexible substrate forming part of a skin that can be attached to a robot, a vehicle, or another moving or autonomous device to sense the presence of a living being near the device. The device may be configured to stop moving or to move to avoid the living being in the electric field.
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公开(公告)号:WO2017184270A2
公开(公告)日:2017-10-26
申请号:PCT/US2017/022262
申请日:2017-03-14
Applicant: SWIFT ENGINEERING, INC.
Inventor: MOSHE, Jonathan
Abstract: A tailsitter aircraft includes one or more rotatable wings. The tailsitter aircraft optionally includes a fuselage from which wing supports extend. Each rotatable wing optionally includes a rotatable wing section having an inboard portion proximate to the fuselage, and an outboard portion distal from the fuselage. The rotatable wing section may be rotatably attached to the wing support and configured to rotate between a vertical flight configuration in which the inboard portion is positioned on an opposing side of the wing support relative to the outboard portion, and a horizontal flight configuration different from the vertical flight configuration. The wings may be rotated during flight to transition between horizontal and vertical flight configurations, and they may be rotated about multiple axes.
Abstract translation: 尾翼飞机包括一个或多个可旋转的机翼。 尾翼飞机可选地包括机翼支撑从其延伸的机身。 每个可旋转翼可选地包括具有靠近机身的内侧部分和远离机身的外侧部分的可旋转机翼部分。 可旋转的机翼部分可以可旋转地附接到机翼支架并且被配置成在垂直飞行配置和水平飞行配置之间旋转,在所述垂直飞行配置中,内侧部分位于机翼支架的相对侧上相对于外侧部分, 垂直飞行配置。 在飞行期间,机翼可以旋转以在水平和垂直飞行配置之间转换,并且它们可以围绕多个轴旋转。 p>
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公开(公告)号:WO2008140841A1
公开(公告)日:2008-11-20
申请号:PCT/US2008/053351
申请日:2008-02-07
Applicant: SWIFT ENGINEERING, INC. , HOISINGTON, Zachary, Charles , PAGE, Mark, A.
Inventor: HOISINGTON, Zachary, Charles , PAGE, Mark, A.
IPC: B66C1/34
CPC classification number: B64C39/024 , B64C2201/182 , B64F1/02
Abstract: An apparatus for retrieving an airborne object has a first hook having an inner area, wherein the first hook is connected to a forward end of the object. A biased member is connected to an open end of the first hook and is biased in a position that substantially closes off the inner area of the first hook. A second hook having an inner area is connected to the first hook. A biased member is connected to the open end of the second hook and is biased in a position that substantially closes off the inner area of the second hook. The first and second hooks are configured to receive one or more grid elements of a flexible grid through a retraction of the biased members when the airborne object is flown into the flexible grid.
Abstract translation: 用于检索机载物体的装置具有第一钩,其具有内部区域,其中第一钩连接到物体的前端。 偏置构件连接到第一钩的开口端,并被偏置在基本上封闭第一钩的内部区域的位置。 具有内部区域的第二钩连接到第一钩。 偏置构件连接到第二钩的开口端,并且被偏置在基本上封闭第二钩的内部区域的位置。 第一和第二钩被配置成当机载物体流入柔性格栅时通过偏置构件的缩回来接收柔性格栅的一个或多个网格元件。
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