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US 2016/0244160 A1Published application
Convertible unmanned aerial vehicle
AssigneeFourthWing Sensors, LLC
InventorsTodd Michael Colten, Christopher Scott Gibson, Ryan Nelson, Adem Rudin
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Abstract
In one example, an unmanned aerial vehicle includes a fuselage and a lift assembly. The lift assembly is selected from a plurality of lift assemblies, each of the plurality of lift assemblies having a different flight modality. The fuselage includes a mounting portion configured to mount with any of the plurality of lift assemblies.
Claims22
An unmanned aerial vehicle comprising:
- a fuselage;
- and
- a lift assembly selected from a plurality of lift assemblies, each of the plurality of lift assemblies having a different flight modality;
- wherein the fuselage comprises a mounting portion configured to mount with any of the plurality of lift assemblies.
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An unmanned aerial vehicle comprising:
- a fuselage comprising a mounting portion configured to mount with any of a plurality of lift assemblies, each of the plurality of lift assemblies having a different flight modality and one or more flight control surfaces corresponding to the respective flight modality;
- an electrical interface configured to:
- electrically connect the fuselage and any of the plurality of lift assemblies;
- and
- identify the flight modality of an electrically connected one of the plurality of lift assemblies;
- and
- a controller coupled to the electrical interface and configured to:
- determine the flight modality of the electrically connected one of the plurality of lift assemblies based on the electrical interface;
- and
- provide control signals, based on the determined flight modality, to the flight control surfaces of the electrically connected one of the plurality of lift assemblies.
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An unmanned aerial vehicle comprising:
- an elongate body portion;
- a lift assembly connected to the elongate body portion via an attachment mechanism, the lift assembly selected from a plurality of lift assemblies, each having a different flight modality;
- wherein the attachment mechanism is configured to connect the elongate body portion to any of the plurality of lift assemblies.
An unmanned aerial vehicle system comprising:
- a fixed wing lift assembly;
- a rotor lift assembly;
- and
- a fuselage having a mounting portion configured to mount with each of the fixed wing lift assembly and the rotor lift assembly via a common attachment mechanism.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.