公开(公告)号：WO2003004353A2

公开(公告)日：2003-01-16

申请号：PCT/US2002/021604

申请日：2002-07-08

Applicant: THE CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY, INC.

Inventor： PLUMP, John, M. ,  GUPTA, Neil, R.

IPC: B64C

CPC classification number: B64C29/02 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C39/062 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/088 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/127 ,  B64C2201/162

Abstract: An aerial vehicle including a toroidal fuselage having a longitudinal axis, and a duct extending along the longitudinal axis between a leading edge and a trailing edge of the fuselage, first and second counter-rotating, variable pitch rotor assemblies coaxially mounted within the duct of the fuselage, and at least one canard wing secured to the toroidal fuselage and having a leading edge positioned out of the duct of the fuselage and axially forward of the leading edge of the fuselage, wherein at least a portion of the canard wing comprises a control surface having a variable angle of attack. The invention provides an aerial vehicle that can take-off and land vertically, hover for extended periods of time over a fixed spatial point, and operate in confined areas. The aerial vehicle also has the ability to transition between a hover and high speed forward flight.

Abstract translation: 一种包括具有纵向轴线的环形机身的航空器以及沿着纵向轴线在机身的前缘和后缘之间延伸的管道，同轴地安装在机身的管道内的第一和第二反向旋转的变桨距转子组件 机身，以及至少一个固定在环形机身上的鸭翼，其前缘位于机身的导管之外并且在机身的前缘的轴向前方，其中，所述鸭翼的至少一部分包括控制表面 具有可变的迎角。 本发明提供一种能够垂直起飞并垂直着陆的飞行器，在固定的空间点上长时间悬停，并在密闭区域内操作。 飞行器还具有在悬停和高速前进飞行之间转换的能力。