UAV with in-flight adjustable wings
US10717526B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 12, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 21, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64U2101/30
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) has a fuselage, a rotor system, and a wing configured for selective positioning during flight of the UAV to a deployed position, a stowed position, and to positions between the deployed position and the stowed position. The UAV has a flexible wing skin at least partially carried by a leading arm and the leading arm is rotatable relative to the fuselage.
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