SIX DEGREE OF FREEDOM AERIAL VEHICLE WITH A RING WING

Described is an apparatus and method of an aerial vehicle, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle ("UAV") that can operate in either a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) orientation or a horizontal flight orientation. The aerial vehicle includes a plurality of propulsion mechanisms that enabl...

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Main Authors WELSH, Ricky Dean, KIMCHI, Gur, LEGRAND III, Louis Leroi, SHIOSAKI, Dominic Timothy
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 20.10.2021
Subjects
AEROPLANES
AIRCRAFT
AVIATION
COSMONAUTICS
HELICOPTERS
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:Described is an apparatus and method of an aerial vehicle, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle ("UAV") that can operate in either a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) orientation or a horizontal flight orientation. The aerial vehicle includes a plurality of propulsion mechanisms that enable the aerial vehicle to move in any of the six degrees of freedom (surge, sway, heave, pitch, yaw, and roll) when in the VTOL orientation. The aerial vehicle also includes a ring wing that surrounds the propulsion mechanisms and provides lift to the aerial vehicle when the aerial vehicle is operating in the horizontal flight orientation.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20210175527