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.
Claims20
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), comprising:
- a UAV body assembly;
- a flight control system (FCS) coupled to the UAV body assembly;
- a hook coupled to the UAV body assembly beneath the FCS;
- a pitot tube integrated with the hook to reduce wind resistance;
- an antenna connected to the FCS and embedded in the hook to reduce wind resistance;
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- a motor coupled to the UAV body assembly and to a propeller, wherein the FCS is connected to the motor,
- wherein the pitot tube and hook are aligned with a central axis of the UAV body assembly.
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), comprising:
- a UAV body assembly;
- a flight control system (FCS) coupled to the UAV body assembly;
- a hook coupled to the UAV body assembly;
- a pitot tube integrated at a front of the hook, the front of the hook being disposed toward a head of the UAV body assembly;
- an antenna connected to the FCS and embedded in the hook to reduce wind resistance;
- and
- a motor coupled to the UAV body assembly and to a propeller, wherein the FCS is connected to the motor.
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), comprising:
- a UAV body assembly;
- a flight control system (FCS) coupled to the UAV body assembly;
- a hook coupled to the UAV body assembly;
- a pitot tube integrated with the hook to reduce wind resistance;
- an antenna connected to the FCS and embedded in the hook behind the pitot tube to reduce wind resistance;
- and
- a motor coupled to the UAV body assembly and to a propeller, wherein the FCS is connected to the motor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.