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US9114871B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9114871-B2 |
| Application number | US-201313954362-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jul 30, 2013 |
| Priority date | Sep 9, 2009 |
| Publication date | Aug 25, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 25, 2015 |
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An aircraft for unmanned aviation is described. The aircraft includes an airframe, a pair of fins attached to a rear portion of the airframe, a pair of dihedral braces attached to a bottom portion of the airframe, a first thrust-vectoring (“T/V”) module and a second T/V module, and an electronics module. The electronics module provides commands to the two T/V modules. The two T/V modules are configured to provide lateral and longitudinal control to the aircraft by directly controlling a thrust vector for each of the pitch, the roll, and the yaw of the aircraft. The use of directly articulated electrical motors as T/V modules enables the aircraft to execute tight-radius turns over a wide range of airspeeds.
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What is claimed is: 1. An aircraft for unmanned aviation, comprising: an airframe having two or more recessed regions, each recessed region comprising an electrical interface and a passive retention mechanism; a payload module coupled to the airframe; a battery module configured to interface with the airframe and the payload module; two or more thrusters configured to interface with the payload module via the electrical interface, each of said two or more thrust vectoring mo…
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- What does patent US9114871B2 cover?
- An aircraft for unmanned aviation is described. The aircraft includes an airframe, a pair of fins attached to a rear portion of the airframe, a pair of dihedral braces attached to a bottom portion of the airframe, a first thrust-vectoring (“T/V”) module and a second T/V module, and an electronics module. The electronics module provides commands to the two T/V modules. The two T/V modules are co…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Aurora Flight Sciences Corp
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B64C19/00. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
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- Publication date Tue Aug 25 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).