公开(公告)号：US20240326680A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-03

申请号：US18699895

申请日：2022-10-27

Applicant: Air Vev Ltd

Inventor： Chen ROSEN

IPC: B60P3/11 ,  B64U80/50 ,  B64U80/70 ,  B64U80/86

CPC classification number: B60P3/11 ,  B64U80/50 ,  B64U80/70 ,  B64U80/86

Abstract: Stowing systems and methods to disassemble, store, and/or protect an aircraft, and in particular a VTOL aircraft, for transportation along standard public roadways. A stowing system attaches to the aircraft in a flight-ready state, and guides, supports, and/or stabilizes sub-assemblies of the aircraft as they are removed and moved into their stowed positions in preparation for transportation. In some embodiments, the stowing system is implemented as a trailer. The trailer, in some embodiments, is towable by car, such that the aircraft can be carried on and transported with the car and trailer by road. In some embodiments, the stowing system defines landing platform for the aircraft. It may provide facilities to help direct the aircraft to a precise location allowing support elements of the stowing system to be moved to engage with sub-assemblies of the aircraft along predefined degrees of freedom.

公开(公告)号：US20240262530A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-08

申请号：US18301431

申请日：2023-04-17

Applicant: Anduril Industries, Inc.

Inventor： Dane Michael Chantrill ,  Gregory Joseph Toland

IPC: B64F5/10 ,  B64C1/06 ,  B64F5/50 ,  B64U80/50

CPC classification number: B64F5/10 ,  B64C1/063 ,  B64F5/50 ,  B64U80/50 ,  B64U20/50

Abstract: The present application discloses an aircraft. The present application discloses a method of assembling or disassembling an aircraft. The assembly method includes mounting a first engine nacelle to a first wing, mounting a second engine nacelle to a second wing, causing the first wing to be extended relative to a fuselage mount, causing the second wing to be extended relative to the fuselage mount, and mounting the fuselage to the fuselage mount.

公开(公告)号：US12103707B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-01

申请号：US18236169

申请日：2023-08-21

Applicant: AEROVIRONMENT, INC.

Inventor： Tom Millspaugh

IPC: B64F1/22 ,  B64C25/32 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64F1/223 ,  B64U10/25 ,  B64U50/19 ,  B64U50/31 ,  B64U80/50 ,  B64U80/86

CPC classification number: B64F1/224 ,  B64C25/32 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64U10/25 ,  B64U50/19 ,  B64U50/31 ,  B64U80/50 ,  B64U80/86

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for a ground support system for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) including: at least one handling fixture, where each handling fixture is configured to support at least one wing panel of the UAV; and at least one dolly, where each dolly is configured to receive at least one landing pod of the UAV, and where each landing pod supports at least one wing panel of the UAV; where the at least one handling fixture and the at least one dolly are configured to move and rotate two or more wing panels to align the two or more wing panels with each other for assembly of the UAV; and where the at least one dolly further allows for transportation of the UAV over uneven terrain.

公开(公告)号：US20240309854A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-19

申请号：US18576788

申请日：2022-06-24

Applicant: BladeRobots A/S

Inventor： Ivar J.B.K. Jensen ,  Christian Skov ,  Claus Engholm Nielsen ,  Rasmus Sole Nørgaard ,  Aksel Petersen

IPC: F03D80/50 ,  B64D1/22 ,  B64U10/16 ,  B64U80/50 ,  B64U80/70 ,  B64U101/26 ,  B64U101/67 ,  F03D1/06

CPC classification number: F03D80/50 ,  B64D1/22 ,  B64U10/16 ,  B64U80/70 ,  F03D1/0688 ,  B64U80/50 ,  B64U2101/26 ,  B64U2101/67 ,  F05B2230/80 ,  F05B2230/90 ,  F05B2240/303

Abstract: A repair device and method for repairing damage around the leading edge of a wind turbine blade (20) are provided. The repair device includes a robotic maintenance device (40) and an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) (62) that can move the maintenance device (40) between a storage position and an operation position, the former being mounted on a blade (20) of the wind turbine (10). The UAV (62) hovers and remains connected to the maintenance device (40) during operations at the blade (20) to minimize a total operational downtime needed to conduct the repair actions. The UAV (62) is secured to the maintenance device (40) by at least one support line (68) that carries the weight load of the maintenance device (40) and at least two control lines (72) that prevent undesired rotations of the maintenance device (40), thereby improving precision and accuracy of UAV-driven movements of the maintenance device (40). A transport container (24) may also be provided to define the storage position, the transport container (24) including an elongated slot (70) for guiding movement of the lines (68, 72) and the maintenance device (40) during movements into and out of a storage space within the container (24).