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US 2023/0036722 A1Published application
Multicopter
AssigneeKawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorAkira HANAMITSU
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Abstract
A multicopter comprises: a support; rotors supported by the support; an internal combustion engine supported by the support; a generator supported by the support and driven by the internal combustion engine to generate power; electric motors supported by the support, supplied with electric power from the generators, and configured to drive the rotors; and a circuitry that control a flight of an aircraft by individually adjusting a rotational speed of each of the rotors. The multicopter also comprises a plurality of the internal combustion engines or a plurality of the generators.
Claims12
A multicopter comprising:
- a support;
- rotors supported by the support;
- an internal combustion engine supported by the support;
- a generator supported by the support and driven by the internal combustion engine to generate power;
- electric motors supported by the support, supplied with electric power from the generator, and configured to drive the rotors;
- and
- a circuitry that control a flight of an airframe by individually adjusting a rotor speed of each of the rotors,
- wherein
- the multicopter includes a plurality of internal combustion engines or a plurality of generators.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.