Foldable and self-deployable aerial vehicle

US9446845B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE (EPFL) · CH

Inventors

• Stefano Mintchev · Lausanne, CH
• Ludovic Daler · Lausanne, CH
• Dario Floreano · Lausanne, CH

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 30, 2014
• Grant date: Sep 20, 2016
• Expiry date: Mar 25, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B64U50/19
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An aerial vehicle including self-autonomous deployable arms and methods of deploying the vehicle are disclosed. The arms may include patterns located thereon that allow the arms to transition between wrapped, flat, and deployed configurations autonomously without the need for direct intervention by a user.