Air, sea and underwater tilt tri-rotor UAV capable of performing vertical take-off and landing

US11305873B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Dalian University of Technology · CN

Inventors

• Shuo Zhang · Oettingen, DE
• Zongyang Lv · 东风镇, CN
• Tao Sun · Nanjing, CN
• Yuhu Wu · 东风镇, CN
• Ximing SUN · 东风镇, CN
• Zhenyu Wu · Plainsboro, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 23, 2017
• Grant date: Apr 19, 2022
• Expiry date: Oct 29, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B64D2201/00
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An air, sea and underwater tilt tri-rotor UAV capable of performing vertical take-off and landing. By the method for controlling a submerged floating device and a tilt tri-rotor device, the UAV is switched among the vertical take-off and landing mode, fixed wing mode, water surface sailing mode and underwater submerging mode.