公开(公告)号：US20220388682A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-08

申请号：US17538536

申请日：2021-11-30

Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.

Inventor： Jason Paul Hurst ,  John Robert Wittmaak, JR. ,  Joshua Allan Edler ,  Chad Sparks ,  Nicholas Brodeur

IPC: B64F1/36 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64F1/00 ,  B64F1/32 ,  B64F1/22 ,  E04H6/44 ,  E04B7/16 ,  E04B1/343 ,  G06Q10/08

Abstract: A kiosk for use an unmanned aerial system (UAS) delivery system is disclosed. In one embodiment, the kiosk includes an enclosure comprising at least one vertical wall having a secured entrance therethrough to prevent unauthorized persons from entering the enclosure, wherein an external appearance of the enclosure corresponds to a location of the kiosk; a landing zone for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) of the UAS located within the enclosure, the landing zone comprising infrastructure from which the UAV can take off and on which the UAV can land; sensors for detecting an environment of at least one of the kiosk and the enclosure; and a guidance system for providing signals to the UAV to guide the UAV into the enclosure and onto the landing zone.

公开(公告)号：US20210122468A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-29

申请号：US17005704

申请日：2020-08-28

Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.

Inventor： Kevin Morris ,  Nicholas Brodeur ,  Pascal Flynn-Robitaille ,  Mathieu Beland

IPC: B64D1/10 ,  B64C29/02 ,  B64C39/08 ,  B64C1/00 ,  B64C1/22 ,  B64C1/14 ,  B64D27/24 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D41/00 ,  G05D1/10 ,  E05F15/00

Abstract: An autonomous cargo delivery aircraft operable to transition between thrust-borne lift in a VTOL orientation and wing-borne lift in a biplane orientation. The aircraft includes a fuselage having an aerodynamic shape with a leading edge, a trailing edge and first and second sides. First and second wings are coupled to the fuselage proximate the first and second sides, respectively. A distributed thrust array includes a first pair of propulsion assemblies coupled to the first wing and a second pair of propulsion assemblies coupled to the second wing. A flight control system is operably associated with the distributed thrust array and configured to independently control each of the propulsion assemblies. The first side of the fuselage includes a door configured to provide access to a cargo bay disposed within the fuselage from an exterior of the aircraft with a predetermined clearance relative to the first pair of propulsion assemblies.