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US 11,649,049 B2Granted
Unmanned coaxial rotor aerial vehicle for transport of heavy loads
OwnerJustin Wesley Greeninventor
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Abstract
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for transporting items between locations includes a frame and a propulsion system coupled to the frame, the propulsion system including at least one transmission and at least one motor. The UAV also includes a load support area of the frame, the load support area comprising at least one of a different material than the frame or structural supports.
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An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for transporting items between locations, comprising:
- a frame having a planar top surface, a planar bottom surface, and a constant thickness;
- a propulsion system coupled to the frame, the propulsion system including at least one transmission and at least one motor, the at least one motor being horizontally mounted such that an input shaft of the at least one motor is coupled to the at least one transmission such that the input shaft is perpendicular to a mast coupled to the at least one transmission;
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- a load support area integrally formed within and planar to the planar top surface and the planar bottom surface of the frame at a fixed axial position relative to the propulsion system, the load support area comprising at least one of a different material than the frame or structural supports with improved structural strength or rigidity than the frame, the load support area centered along an axis of the propulsion system, and the load support area directing a load, from the items, away from at least one of the at least one transmission and the at least one motor.
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A system for transporting an item from a first location to a second location, comprising:
- an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), comprising:
- a frame;
- a propulsion system coupled to the frame, the propulsion system positioned on a top surface of the frame and at least one motor of the propulsion system being mounted horizontally outward from at least one transmission of the propulsion system such respective axes of the at least one transmission and the at least one motor are offset;
- and a load support area integrally formed within and planar to the top surface and a bottom surface of the frame at a fixed axial position relative to the propulsion system, the load support area comprising at least one of a different material with improved structural strength of rigidity than the frame or structural supports, the load support area centered along an axis of the propulsion system;
- a load coupled to the load support area, a force from the load directed away from one or more components of the propulsion system;
- and a load positioning system, comprising:
- a load positioning controller, associated with the UAV, the load positioning controller determining a relative position of the load with respect to at least one of the UAV, the first location, or the second location;
- a load location device, arranged proximate the load, the load location device transmitting a signal to the load positioning controller indicative of a load location;
- and a placement location device, arranged at the second location, the placement location device transmitting a signal to the load positioning controller indicative of the second location relative to the UAV.
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A method for transporting an item between a first location and a second location, comprising:
- securing the item to a load support area of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the load support area integrally formed within and planar to a top surface and a bottom surface of a frame of the UAV, the load support area centered along an axis of a propulsion system of the UAV positioned on the top surface of the frame, the propulsion system including at least one motor and at least one transmission such that the at least one motor is mounted horizontally outward from the transmission, the at least one motor having a shaft in a perpendicular configuration with respect to a mast of the at least one transmission, and arranged at a fixed axial position relative to the propulsion system, and a force of the load is directed away from one or more components of the propulsion system via the load support area;
- activating a load location device, arranged proximate the item;
- causing the UAV to move to the second location;
- receiving a signal, from a placement location device, indicative of the second location;
- and positioning the item at the second location.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.