Apparatus and method for stabilizing an unmanned aerial system
AssigneeWalmart Apollo, LLC
InventorsDonald R. High, Michael D. Atchley, John P. Thompson, Chandrashekar Natarajan
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Abstract
Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein for stabilizing an unmanned aerial system. An apparatus for stabilizing an unmanned aerial system comprises a ring member and a pair of attachment members each having a first end and a second end, the first end being configured to attach to a multicopter and a second end being coupled to the ring member. Wherein the pair of attachment members holds the ring member such that a plane of a circumference of the ring member is generally parallel to blades of the multicopter.
Claims17
An apparatus for stabilizing an unmanned aerial system, comprising:
- a ring member;
- and
- a pair of attachment members each having a first end and a second end, the first end being configured to attach to a multicopter and a second end being coupled to the ring member;
- wherein the pair of attachment members hold the ring member such that a plane of a circumference of the ring member is generally parallel to blades of the multicopter;
- wherein the pair of attachment members pivots to raise the ring member when a landing gear of the multicopter is in an up position and pivots to lower the ring member when the landing gear is in a down position.
A method for stabilizing an unmanned aerial system, comprising:
- coupling a stabilizer frame to a multicopter, the stabilizer frame comprising:
- a ring member;
- and
- a pair of attachment members each having a first end and a second end, the first end being configured to attach to the multicopter and a second end being coupled to the ring member;
- wherein the pair of attachment members holds the ring member such that a plane of a circumference of the ring member is generally parallel to blades of the multicopter,
- wherein the pair of attachment members pivots to raise the ring member when a landing gear of the multicopter is in an up position and pivots to lower the ring member when the landing gear is in a down position.
A stabilized unmanned aerial system, comprising:
- a multicopter comprising a plurality of motors and at least one blade driven by each of the plurality of motors;
- a stabilizer comprising:
- a ring member;
- and
- a pair of attachment members each having a first end and a second end, the first end being coupled to the multicopter and a second end being coupled to the ring member;
- wherein the pair of attachment members holds the ring member such that a plane of a circumference of the ring member is generally parallel to blades of the multicopters;
- wherein the pair of attachment members pivots to raise the ring member when a landing gear of the multicopter is in an up position and pivots to lower the ring member when the landing gear is in a down position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.