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US 12,600,504 B2Granted
VTOL UAV with 3D lidar sensor
AssigneeFlyability SA
InventorsKevin Jamolli, Romain Conti, Stefano Zampieri, Ludovic Daler, Adrien Briod
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AssigneeFlyability SA
InventorsKevin Jamolli, Romain Conti, Stefano Zampieri, Ludovic Daler, Adrien Briod
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A VTOL UAV comprising a chassis, a propulsion system mounted on the chassis, electronics including a flight control system, and a 3D LIDAR sensor mounted on the chassis. The 3D LIDAR sensor has a laser beam 360° rotation axis (R) and an azimuthal scanning angle (α) in a range of 70° to 110°. The propulsion system comprises a plurality of propellers with motors configured for flight without wings, including static hovering flight, the VTOL UAV comprising a yaw axis (Z) about which it can rotate upon itself. The 3D LIDAR sensor is statically mounted on the chassis such that the LIDAR laser beam 360° rotation axis (R) is inclined at a LIDAR inclination angle (β) with respect to the yaw axis (Z) in a range of 35° to 50°.
A VTOL UAV comprising a chassis, a propulsion system mounted on the chassis, electronics including a flight control system, and a 3D LIDAR sensor mounted on the chassis, the 3D LIDAR sensor has a laser beam 360° rotation axis (R) and an azimuthal scanning angle (α) in a range of 70° to 110°, the propulsion system comprising a plurality of propellers with motors configured for flight without wings, including static hovering flight, the VTOL UAV comprising a yaw axis (Z) about which the VTOL UAV is operable to rotate during flight, wherein the 3D LIDAR sensor is statically mounted on the chassis such that the LIDAR laser beam 360° rotation axis (R) is inclined at a LIDAR inclination angle (β) with respect to the yaw axis (Z) in a range of 35° to 50°.
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