Method of flight control in a fixed-wing drone

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11623745-B2
Application number	US-202217819629-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 14, 2022
Priority date	Feb 20, 2019
Publication date	Apr 11, 2023
Grant date	Apr 11, 2023

Abstract

The disclosure provides a method of controlling the yaw of a fixed-wing UAV, with two propulsion propellers arranged parallel to each other and providing thrust for the UAV; A plurality of motors configured to drive the two propulsion propellers, wherein the thrust ratio provided by the two propulsion propellers is changed to generate asymmetric thrust which controls the active yaw of the UAV. The fixed-wing UAV provided by the disclosure improves the reliability of the thrust system and active yaw.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A Method of flight control for a fixed-wing UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) comprising:
having the fixed-wing UAV to have
a) a left main wing and a right main wing;
b) a left forewing and a right forewing respectively shorter than the left main wing and the right main wing;
c) a main body coupled to the left main wing and the right main wing;
d) a left linear support connecting the left main wing to the left forewing;
e) a right linear support connecting the right main wing to the right forewing;
providing a first, a second, a third lifting propellers to be disposed on the left linear support;
providing a left vertical stabilizer coupled to the left linear support;
providing a fourth, a fifth, a sixth lifting propellers disposed on the right linear support;
providing a right vertical stabilizer coupled to the right linear support;
providing a left push propeller disposed at a rear end of the left linear support;
providing a right push propeller disposed at a rear end of the right linear support;
wherein the left linear support is parallel to the right linear support, and there are no other linear supports;
changing a thrust ratio of the left and right push propellers to generate asymmetric thrust to control an active yaw of the UAV.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising providing a rudder to control the active yaw of the fixed-wing UAV.

3. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the fixed-wing UAV does not have any control surfaces.

4. The method as recited in claim 3 , wherein the left push propeller or the right push propeller is disposed on a same horizontal plane as a longitudinal axis of the left linear support.

5. A method of flight control for a fixed-wing UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) comprising:
having the fixed-wing UAV to have
a) a left main wing and a right main wing;
b) a left forewing and a right forewing respectively shorter than the left main wing and the right main wing;
c) a main body coupled to the left main wing and the right main wing;
d) a left linear support connecting the left main wing to the left forewing;
e) a right linear support connecting the right main wing to the right forewing;
providing a first, a second, a third lifting propellers disposed on the left linear support;
providing a left vertical stabilizer coupled to the left linear support;
providing a fourth, a fifth, a sixth lifting propellers disposed on the right linear support;
providing a right vertical stabilizer coupled to the right linear support;
wherein the left linear support is parallel to the right linear support, and there are no other linear supports;
providing a left push propeller disposed at a rear end of the left linear support and a right push propeller disposed at a rear end of the right linear support;
changing a thrust ratio of the left and right push propellers to generate an asymmetric thrust to control an active yaw of the UAV.

6. The method according to claim 5 , further comprising providing a rudder.

7. The method according to claim 5 , wherein there are no control surfaces.

8. The method according to claim 5 , further comprising a detachable cargo hold or passenger cabin attached to a bottom side of the UAV.

9. The method as recited in claim 5 , further comprising a microprocessor to change the thrust ratio of the left and right push propellers.

Assignees

• Shanghai Autoflight Co Ltd

Inventors

• Tian Yu

Classifications

• B64U2101/61

  for transporting passengers · CPC title

• B64U2201/20

  Remote controls · CPC title

• B64U60/40

  foldable or retractable · CPC title

• B64U60/50

  with landing legs · CPC title

• B64U50/19

  using electrically powered motors · CPC title