Tilt winged multi rotor
OwnerAmit Regevinventor
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Abstract
A multirotor aircraft that includes a chassis, at least three engines that are equipped with propellers, and one or more axial free wings that are connected to the chassis by axial connections. The leading edges of the one or more axial free wings are designed to face constantly same direction when the multirotor flying, and the attack angles of the one or more axial free wings are designed to be changed relatively to the chassis due to flow of air over the one or more axial free wings.
Claims20
An unmanned aerial vehicle that comprises a chassis, at least three engines where each of the engines is equipped with a propeller, and at least one axial controlled wing;
- wherein the axial controlled wing is connected to the chassis by an axial connection;
- wherein an angle of the axial controlled wing relatively to the chassis is capable of being changed due to operation of a wing actuator;
- wherein said wing actuator is designed to control the axial controlled wing and to bring the axial controlled wing to a specific angle relative to airflow over the axial controlled wing;
- wherein the axial controlled wing is designed to be free to rotate axially on said axial connection when not being controlled by operation of the wing actuator thereon;
- wherein the axial controlled wing is designed to provide lift force in response to the wing actuator bringing thereof to the specific angle;
- and,
- a surface actuator and wherein said axial controlled wing is equipped with, one or more, control surfaces;
- wherein the surface actuator is designed to control and govern the control surfaces;
- wherein said surface actuator and control surfaces enabling a control of lift and drag forces of said axial controlled wing.
An unmanned aerial vehicle that comprises a chassis, at least three engines where each of the engines is equipped with a propeller, and at least one axial free wing that is connected to the chassis by an axial connection;
- wherein the axial free wing is connected to the chassis by the axial connection in such a way that an angle of the axial free wing is designed to be changed relatively to the chassis due to flow of air over the axial free wing;
- wherein the axial free wing is connected to the chassis by the axial connection in such a way that the axial free wing is designed to be free to rotate axially on said axial connection;
- wherein the axial free wing is designed to provide lift force in horizontal flight and in conditions of front horizontal wind during hovering;
- and,
- wherein the at least one axial free wing comprising a plurality of axial free wings, wherein each of the plurality of axial free wings is connected to the chassis by the axial connection in such a way that all leading edges of the plurality of axial free wings are designed to face same direction when the unmanned aerial vehicle is flying.
An unmanned aerial vehicle that comprises a chassis, at least three engines where each of the engines is equipped with a propeller, and at least one axial controlled wing;
- wherein the axial controlled wing is connected to the chassis by an axial connection;
- wherein an angle of the axial controlled wing relatively to the chassis is capable of being changed due to operation of a wing actuator;
- wherein said wing actuator is designed to control the axial controlled wing and to bring the axial controlled wing to a specific angle relative to airflow over the axial controlled wing;
- wherein the axial controlled wing is designed to be free to rotate axially on said axial connection when not being controlled by operation of the wing actuator thereon;
- and
- wherein the axial controlled wing is designed to provide lift force in response to the wing actuator bringing thereof to the specific angle;
- and
- wherein the chassis comprising a main body and a plurality of shafts each coupled to the main body;
- wherein the at least three engines comprising two front rotors and two back rotors, each of the two front rotors and two back rotors is coupled to an end of one of the plurality of shafts;
- wherein the at least one axial controlled wing comprising left and right wings each of which is mounted in between the front rotors and the back rotors by the axial connection to rotate freely around a common axis of rotation which is parallel to at least one of the plurality of shafts such that an attack angle of the left and right wings changes to face a forward direction of the unmanned aerial vehicle due to flow of air towards and over the left and right wings.
A method for controlling positioning and energy consumption of an unmanned aerial vehicle, the unmanned aerial vehicle comprising a chassis, at least three engines each being equipped with a propeller, and at least one axial controlled wing connected to the chassis by an axial connection, the method comprising:
- determining whether the axial controlled wing is in a controlled mode;
- responsive to a determination that the axial controlled wing is in the controlled mode:
- determining a change of an attack angle of the axial controlled wing to a specific angle relative to the airflow;
- applying a wing actuator configured to control the axial controlled wing and to change an angle of the axial controlled wing relatively to the chassis to bring the axial controlled wing to the specific angle relative to the airflow;
- wherein the axial controlled wing is designed to be free to rotate axially on said axial connection when not being controlled by the wing actuator in the controlled mode;
- wherein the axial controlled wing is designed to provide lift force in horizontal flight and in conditions of front horizontal wind during hovering;
- and, applying a surface actuator configured to control and govern one or more control surfaces which said axial controlled wing is equipped therewith;
- wherein said surface actuator and control surfaces enabling a control of lift and drag forces of said axial controlled wing.
An unmanned aerial vehicle that comprises a chassis, at least three engines where each of the engines is equipped with a propeller, and at least one axial free wing that is connected to the chassis by an axial connection;
- wherein the axial free wing is connected to the chassis by the axial connection in such a way that an angle of the axial free wing is designed to be changed relatively to the chassis due to flow of air over the axial free wing;
- and,
- wherein the axial free wing is designed to provide lift force in horizontal flight and in conditions of front horizontal wind during hovering;
- and
- wherein the chassis comprising a main body and a plurality of shafts each coupled to the main body;
- wherein the at least three engines comprising two front rotors and two back rotors, each of the two front rotors and two back rotors is coupled to an end of one of the plurality of shafts;
- wherein the at least one axial free wing comprising left and right wings each of which is mounted in between the front rotors and the back rotors by the axial connection to rotate freely around a common axis of rotation which is parallel to at least one of the plurality of shafts such that an attack angle of the left and right wings changes to face a forward direction of the unmanned aerial vehicle due to flow of air towards and over the left and right wings.
An unmanned aerial vehicle that comprises a chassis, at least three engines where each of the engines is equipped with a propeller, and at least one axial controlled wing;
- wherein the axial controlled wing is connected to the chassis by an axial connection;
- wherein an angle of the axial controlled wing relatively to the chassis is capable of being changed due to operation of a wing actuator;
- wherein said wing actuator is designed to control the axial controlled wing and to bring the axial controlled wing to a specific angle relative to airflow over the axial controlled wing;
- wherein the axial controlled wing is designed to be free to rotate axially on said axial connection when not being controlled by operation of the wing actuator thereon;
- and
- wherein the axial controlled wing is designed to provide lift force in response to the wing actuator bringing thereof to the specific angle;
- and
- wherein the chassis comprising a main body and a plurality of shafts each coupled to the main body;
- wherein the at least three engines comprising two front rotors and two back rotors, each of the two front rotors and two back rotors is coupled to an end of one of the plurality of shafts;
- wherein the at least one axial controlled wing comprising left and right wings each of which is mounted in between the front rotors and the back rotors by the axial connection to rotate freely around a common axis of rotation which is parallel to at least one of the plurality of shafts such that an attack angle of the left and right wings changes to face a forward direction of the unmanned aerial vehicle due to flow of air towards and over the left and right wings.
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