Modular unmanned air vehicles
AssigneeBlue Bear Systems Research Limited
InventorsSamuel Antony Richardson, Michael Alexander Snook, David Scott Weight
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Abstract
Embodiments relate to reconfigurable unmanned vehicles (100). Such vehicles (100) comprise a fuselage (102) presenting a bay (118) for receiving a plurality of components (120-128), each of the plurality of components (120-128) relating to a respective entity for at least one of flight control or operation of the unmanned vehicle (100). The bay (118) comprising a bus to support communications between at least two of the plurality of components (120-128), the plurality of components (120-128) comprising a controller to determine a configuration or presence of one or more than one component of the plurality of components (120-128) when coupled to the bus.
Claims9
A kit for constructing a reconfigurable unmanned vehicle, the kit comprising:
- a plurality of components relating to respective entities for flight control and operation of the reconfigurable unmanned vehicle;
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- a fuselage presenting a bay for receiving selected components of the plurality of components;
- the selected components comprising a propulsion and rotor module, and a tail module;
- said propulsion and rotor module and said tail module being mountable on and demountable from the fuselage
- a foldable wing comprising:
- a substantially planar plastic having:
- a plurality of scores to facilitate folding portions of the wing during construction, wherein the plurality of scores comprise a leading edge score arranged to define the leading edge of the wing in an assembled state, wherein the leading edge score separates anterior/suction and inferior/pressure aerofoil surfaces, and
- a plurality of holes for receiving respective clips, at least some of the clips being arranged to retain at least one respective spar for influencing rigidity of the wing, wherein the plurality of holes comprises a set of holes disposed in the anterior/suction and interior/pressure aerofoil surfaces for receiving respective fasteners, the fasteners being arranged to retain the foldable wing in an assembled state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.