Asymmetric aerial vehicle
US11358719B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 18, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64U30/297
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An aerial vehicle including a first wing structure and a second wing structure which intersects the first wing structure perpendicularly at a position offset from a midpoint of a transverse axis of the first wing structure in a direction towards a first wingtip of the first wing structure. The aerial vehicle may further include a first set of at least two propellers with respective propeller rotational axes disposed side-by-side along a portion of the first wing structure extending between the midpoint of the transverse axis of the first wing structure and a second wingtip of the first wing structure. The aerial vehicle may further include a second set of at least two propellers with respective propeller rotational axes disposed side-by-side along a first portion of the second wing structure extending from a first surface of the first wing structure. The aerial vehicle may further include a third set of at least two propellers with respective propeller rotational axes disposed side-by-side along a second portion of the second wing structure extending from a second surface of the first wing structure.
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