Transformable aerial vehicle
AssigneeSz Dji Technology Co., Ltd.
InventorsTao Wang, Tao Zhao, Hao Du, Mingxi Wang
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Abstract
Systems, devices, and methods for a transformable aerial vehicle are provided. In one aspect, a transformable aerial vehicle includes: a central body and at least two transformable frames assemblies respectively disposed on the central body, each of the at least two transformable frame assemblies having a proximal portion pivotally coupled to the central body and a distal portion; an actuation assembly mounted on the central body and configured to pivot the at least two frame assemblies to a plurality of different vertical angles relative to the central body; and a plurality of propulsion units mounted on the at least two transformable frame assemblies and operable to move the transformable aerial vehicle.
Claims27
An aerial vehicle, the aerial vehicle comprising:
- a central body;
- at least two frame assemblies respectively disposed on the central body, each of the at least two frame assemblies having a primary tube with an inboard portion directly coupled to the central body and an outboard portion directly coupled to a cross bar;
- and
- a plurality of propulsion units operable to move the aerial vehicle, wherein each of the at least two frame assemblies supports at least two propulsion units directly coupled to the cross bar,
- wherein a lowest part of the cross bar is above a highest part of the central body at least during flight,
- wherein the primary tube of each frame assembly is coupled to the cross bar between ends of the cross bar, and
- wherein the cross bar is substantially perpendicular to the primary tube at the outboard portion of the primary tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.