Multicopter with self-adjusting rotors
AssigneeKitty Hawk Corporation
InventorsSebastian Thrun, Benjamin Otto Berry
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AssigneeKitty Hawk Corporation
InventorsSebastian Thrun, Benjamin Otto Berry
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During a vertical landing state, it is decided whether to switch from the vertical landing state to a self adjusting state. The VTOL vehicle includes the flight controller, the rotor, and a fuselage where the rotor is coupled to the fuselage via a vertical connector. If it is so decided, there is a switch from the vertical landing state to the self adjusting state. During the self adjusting state, a control signal for a rotor is generated where the control signal causes: (1) the rotor to rotate during the self adjusting state and (2) the VTOL vehicle to remain in a fixed position during the self adjusting state, in response to the control signal, and independent of docking infrastructure. During a rotors off state, a rotor off control signal is generated for the rotor that causes the rotor to turn off.
A vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) vehicle, comprising:
A method, comprising:
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