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Electrical system for unmanned aerial vehicles

  • US 10,340,820 B2
  • Filed: 12/30/2016
  • Issued: 07/02/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An unmanned aerial vehicle comprising:

  • a power source;

    a processor module comprising one or more processors; and

    a plurality of boom arms, each boom arm being physically connected to a printed circuit board (PCB) and a plurality of propellers;

    wherein a PCB of each boom arm comprises a power hub electrically connected to the power source and to corresponding propellers of the boom arm, and a signal hub electrically connected to at least one processor of the one or more processors and to the corresponding propellers;

    wherein the power hub of each PCB comprises a plurality of selector switches corresponding to each of the plurality of corresponding propellers, wherein the power hub of each PCB is configured to transfer power from the power source to the corresponding propellers when the selector switches are in the engaged state, and wherein the signal hub of each PCB is configured to transfer signals from the one or more processors to the corresponding propellers, wherein the processor module controls the plurality of propellers.

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