Electrical system for unmanned aerial vehicles
First Claim
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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Abstract
An example unmanned aerial vehicle includes a power source, a processor module having one or more processors, and a plurality of boom arms, each boom arm being couplable to a printed circuit board (PCB) and a plurality of propellers. In the example UAV, a PCB of each boom arm includes a power hub electrically couplable to the power source and to corresponding propellers of the boom arm, and a signal hub electrically couplable to at least one processor of the processor module and to the corresponding propellers. Further, in the example UAV, the power hub of each PCB is configured to transfer power from the power source to the corresponding propellers, and wherein the signal hub of each PCB is configured to transfer signals from the processor module to the corresponding propellers such that the processor module controls the plurality of propellers.
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20 Claims
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1. An unmanned aerial vehicle comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An electrical system of an unmanned aerial vehicle comprising:
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a power source; a processor module comprising one or more processors; a plurality of propellers comprising a plurality of subsets of propellers, wherein each subset of propellers corresponds to one of a plurality of boom arms of the UAV; and a plurality of printed circuit boards (PCBs), wherein each PCB of the plurality corresponds to one of the plurality of boom arms; wherein a PCB of each boom arm comprises a power hub electrically connected to the power source and to a corresponding subset of propellers of the boom arm, and a signal hub electrically connected to at least one processor of the processor module and to the corresponding subset of propellers; wherein the power hub of each PCB comprises a plurality of selector switches corresponding to each of the corresponding subset of propellers, wherein the power hub of each PCB is configured to transfer power from the power source to the corresponding subset of propellers when the selector switches are in an engaged state, and wherein the signal hub of each PCB is configured to transfer signals from the processor module to the corresponding subset of propellers, wherein the processor module controls the plurality of propellers. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. An electrical system within a wing of a UAV comprising:
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a power source; a processor module comprising one or more processors; and a plurality of printed circuit boards (PCBs); wherein the plurality of PCBs each comprise a power hub electrically connected to the power source and to a plurality of propellers, and a signal hub electrically connected at least one processor of the processor module and to the plurality of propellers; wherein the power hub of each PCB comprises a plurality of selector switches corresponding to each of the plurality of propellers, wherein the power hub of each PCB is configured to transfer power from the power source to the plurality of propellers when the selector switches are in an engaged state, and wherein the signal hub of each PCB is configured to transfer signals from the processor module to the plurality of propellers associated with the PCB, wherein the processor module controls the plurality of propellers. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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