公开(公告)号：US20170233070A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-17

申请号：US15256140

申请日：2016-09-02

申请人： RALPH C. STARACE ,  ROBERT A. AUGUST ,  DOUGLAS L. FRONIUS ,  FRANCOIS CREASMAN

发明人： RALPH C. STARACE ,  ROBERT A. AUGUST ,  DOUGLAS L. FRONIUS ,  FRANCOIS CREASMAN

IPC分类号： B64C29/02 ,  B64C27/57 ,  G05D1/08 ,  B64C3/56 ,  G05D1/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C9/00

CPC分类号： B64C29/02 ,  B64C3/56 ,  B64C9/00 ,  B64C27/57 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/088 ,  B64C2201/102 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  G05D1/0011 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G05D1/0858

摘要： One example embodiment includes a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The VTOL UAV includes a flight control system configured to provide avionic control of the VTOL UAV in a hover mode and in a level-flight mode. The VTOL UAV also includes a body encapsulating an engine and the flight control system. The VTOL UAV further includes a rotor disk coupled to the engine and configured to provide vertical thrust and cyclic pitch control in the hover mode and to provide horizontal thrust for flight during the level-flight mode.

公开(公告)号：US10287013B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-14

申请号：US15256140

申请日：2016-09-02

申请人： Ralph C. Starace ,  Robert A. August ,  Douglas L. Fronius ,  Francois Creasman

发明人： Ralph C. Starace ,  Robert A. August ,  Douglas L. Fronius ,  Francois Creasman

IPC分类号： B64C29/02 ,  B64C27/57 ,  B64C3/56 ,  B64C9/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/08

摘要： One example embodiment includes a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The VTOL UAV includes a flight control system configured to provide avionic control of the VTOL UAV in a hover mode and in a level-flight mode. The VTOL UAV also includes a body encapsulating an engine and the flight control system. The VTOL UAV further includes a rotor disk coupled to the engine and configured to provide vertical thrust and cyclic pitch control in the hover mode and to provide horizontal thrust for flight during the level-flight mode.