Methods and unmanned aerial vehicles for longer duration flights
AssigneeGEOSAT Aerospace & Technology
InventorsFu-Kai Yang, Chien-Hsun Liao, Yi-Feng Cheng, Di-Yang Wang, Meng-Yan Shen
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Abstract
The present application provides an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for a long duration flight. An exemplary UAV may include a UAV body assembly. The UAV may also include a flight control system (FCS) coupled to the UAV body assembly. The UAV may further include a motor coupled to the UAV body assembly at one end and coupled to a propeller at the other end. The FCS is communicatively connected to the motor. A center of gravity (CG) of the UAV is at a point between 21% and 25% of a mean aerodynamic chord (MAC) of the UAV.
Claims15
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for a long duration flight, the UAV comprising:
- a UAV body assembly;
- a flight control system (FCS) coupled to the UAV body assembly;
- a motor coupled to the UAV body assembly at one end and coupled to a propeller at the other end, wherein the FCS is communicatively connected to the motor;
- a pitot tube coupled the UAV body assembly;
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- a hook coupled to the UAV body assembly beneath the FCS, wherein the hook is for use of launching from a launch rack, and the pitot tube is integrated together with the hook to reduce a wind resistance of the UAV;
- wherein a center of gravity (CG) of the UAV is at a point between 21% and 25% of a mean aerodynamic chord (MAC) of the UAV.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.