Title:
再構成可能なバッテリ式の無人機システム
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2013531573
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
A quadrotor UAV including ruggedized, integral-battery, load-bearing body, two arms on the load-bearing body, each arm having two rotors, a control module mounted on the load-bearing body, a payload module mounted on the control module, and skids configured as landing gear. The two arms are replaceable with arms having wheels for ground vehicle use, with arms having floats and props for water-surface use, and with arms having pitch-controlled props for underwater use. The control module is configured to operate as an unmanned aerial vehicle, an unmanned ground vehicle, an unmanned (water) surface vehicle, and an unmanned underwater vehicle, depending on the type of arms that are attached.
Inventors:
Fisher, Christopher, Yi.
Tokumaru, Philip, Tea.
Schmalzel, Marc, El.
Zwarn, John, Peter
Taylor, Jeremy, Dee.
Michael Star, Justin, Bee.
Gabriel Torres
Belik, Pavel
Tokumaru, Philip, Tea.
Schmalzel, Marc, El.
Zwarn, John, Peter
Taylor, Jeremy, Dee.
Michael Star, Justin, Bee.
Gabriel Torres
Belik, Pavel
Application Number:
JP2013512608A
Publication Date:
August 08, 2013
Filing Date:
May 26, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Aerovironment, Inc.
International Classes:
B64C37/00; A63H17/00; A63H23/04; A63H27/30; A63H29/22; B60F5/02; B63B1/24; B64C27/08
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Toshihiko Aikawa