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US 10,850,842 B2Granted
Unmanned aerial vehicle and method using the same
AssigneeNational Chiao Tung University
InventorsMau-Chung Frank Chang, Chiun-Hsun Chen
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Abstract
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes a body, a plurality of rotated propulsion systems, and at least one air bag. The rotated propulsion systems are connected to the body and each includes a blade and an actuator configured to actuate the blade. The air bag is disposed on the body.
Claims17
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), comprising:
- a body comprising a case having a door;
- a plurality of rotated propulsion systems connected to the body and each comprising a blade and an actuator configured to actuate the blade;
- at least one air bag disposed in the case of the body, wherein the air bag is configured to move out of the case through the door;
- an air bag recycling motor disposed in the case;
- and
- a towing rope connecting the air bag to the air bag recycling motor.
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A method, comprising:
- lifting an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) having a plurality of rotated propulsion systems, wherein lifting the UAV comprises inflating an air bag in the UAV;
- landing the UAV, wherein landing the UAV comprises deflating the air bag;
- and
- operating an recycling motor to pull back the air bag into a case of the UAV, wherein a towing rope connects the air bag to the recycling motor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.