Flying vehicle systems and methods
AssigneeAero Velocity Inc.
InventorsJay Ratajczak, Wei Wei, Haonan Zhang, Thaddeus Bort
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Abstract
An unmanned aerial vehicle according to certain embodiments generally includes a chassis, a power supply mounted to the chassis, a control system operable to receive power from the power supply, a plurality of arms extending outward from the chassis, a plurality of rotors, and a support structure mounted atop the chassis. Each rotor is mounted to a corresponding arm of the plurality of arms, is in communication with the control system, and is operable to generate lift under control of the control system. The support structure includes a plurality of arched struts that connect to one another at an apex region of the support structure.
Claims19
An unmanned aerial vehicle, comprising:
- a chassis;
- a power supply mounted to the chassis;
- a control system operable to receive power from the power supply;
- a plurality of arms extending outward from the chassis;
- a plurality of rotors mounted to the plurality of arms;
- a support structure mounted atop the chassis, the support structure comprising a plurality of arches that intersect one another at an apex region;
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- a ranging and detection device mounted to the support structure, wherein the ranging and detection device is in communication with the control system.
An unmanned aerial vehicle, comprising:
- a chassis;
- a control system;
- a plurality of rotors operable to generate lift under control of the control system;
- a support structure mounted to the chassis, the support structure comprising an apex region and a pair of arches that intersect within the apex region;
- and
- an outward-facing ranging and detection device positioned in the apex region and in communication with the control system;
- wherein the control system is configured to control flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle based at least in part upon information generated by the outward-facing ranging and detection device.
An unmanned aerial vehicle, comprising:
- a chassis;
- a plurality of arms extending outward from the chassis, each arm comprising a corresponding rotor;
- a control system operable to control the rotors;
- a support structure mounted atop the chassis, the support structure comprising a recessed seat and a plurality of arches that intersect one another;
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- an electronic component positioned in the recessed seat and in communication with the control system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.