Unmanned aerial vehicle systems and methods

Abstract

An unmanned aerial vehicle includes a primary shroud, a primary rotor mounted to the primary shroud and defining a rotor axis, a center body at least partially surrounding the primary shroud and defining a center axis, and a plurality of auxiliary rotors located distal to the center body. The primary shroud is rotatably coupled to the center body. The primary rotor and the primary shroud can be rotatable together between a first orientation with respect to the center body, wherein the rotor axis and the center axis are substantially parallel, and a second orientation with respect to the center body, wherein the rotor axis and the center axis are substantially perpendicular.

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