公开(公告)号：US20190106192A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-11

申请号：US15730420

申请日：2017-10-11

Applicant: X Development LLC

Inventor： Adam Woodworth ,  Adem Rudin ,  Stephen Benson ,  James Schmalzried ,  Kyle Liske ,  Jesse Blake ,  André Prager ,  Nicolas Renold ,  Evan Twyford

IPC: B64C1/06 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C29/00

Abstract: A modular fuselage for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes a battery module, an avionics module, and a mission payload module. The battery module houses a battery to power the UAV. The avionics module houses flight control circuitry of the UAV. The mission payload module houses equipment associated with a mission of the UAV. The battery module, the avionics module, and the mission payload module are detachable from each other and mechanically securable to each other to contiguously form at least a portion of the modular fuselage of the UAV.

公开(公告)号：US20180072418A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-15

申请号：US15389138

申请日：2016-12-22

Applicant: X Development LLC

Inventor： Trevor Shannon ,  Andre Prager ,  Zhefei Li ,  Kyle Liske

IPC: B64D1/12 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D1/22 ,  G06Q10/08

Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle system is provided including an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) having a fuselage, a tether having a first end secured to a winch system positioned in the UAV and a second end secured to a payload coupling apparatus, a payload coupling apparatus receptacle positioned in the fuselage of the UAV, a payload having a handle, wherein the handle of the payload is positioned within a slot in the payload coupling apparatus. A method of securing a payload to a UAV is also provided.

公开(公告)号：USD852092S1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-25

申请号：US29621957

申请日：2017-10-12

Applicant: X Development LLC

Designer： Adam Woodworth ,  Adem Rudin ,  Stephen Benson ,  James Schmalzried ,  Kyle Liske ,  Jesse Blake ,  André Prager ,  Nicolas Renold ,  Evan Twyford ,  Clark Sopper

公开(公告)号：US20190161153A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-30

申请号：US15823114

申请日：2017-11-27

Applicant: X Development LLC

Inventor： Adam Woodworth ,  Adem Rudin ,  Stephen Benson ,  James Schmalzried ,  Kyle Liske ,  Jesse Blake ,  André Prager ,  Nicolas Renold ,  Thorsten Schilling

IPC: B64C1/06

Abstract: Systems and methods for assembling Unmanned Autonomous Vehicle (UAV) are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for assembling a UAV includes connecting a wing spar with boom carriers to form an H-frame. The wing spar provides mounting locations for securing horizontal propulsion units, and the boom carriers provide mounting locations for securing vertical propulsion units. The method also includes attaching a fuselage body to the wing spar; attaching a pre-formed wing shell to the H-frame; and attaching pre-formed individual boom shells to their corresponding boom carriers. The H-frame provides structural frame for mounting the wing shell and the boom shells.