Articulated support for unmanned aircraft system
First Claim
1. An articulated support for an unmanned aircraft system, comprising:
- a base; and
a pitch-roll-yaw assembly attached to the base, the pitch-roll-yaw assembly including a pitch/roll subassembly and a yaw subassembly, the pitch/roll subassembly including a central member configured for spring-loaded rotation about a pitch/roll axis, the yaw subassembly having a U-shaped member configured (a) at end portions to engage under-wing connection lugs of the unmanned aircraft system and (b) at a central portion to mate to the central member of the pitch/roll subassembly in a rotatable manner providing for rotation of the yaw subassembly about a yaw axis perpendicular to the pitch/roll axis, the pitch/roll subassembly and yaw subassembly being further co-configured to define first and second fixed yaw positions in which a fuselage of the unmanned aircraft system is, respectively, parallel to and perpendicular to the pitch/roll axis, permitting roll motion and pitch motion of the unmanned aircraft system when mounted on the articulated support,wherein the pitch/roll subassembly includes;
a pair of mounting shafts extending from the central member along the pitch/roll axis through corresponding mounting blocks; and
a pair of coil springs each mounted on a respective one of the mounting shafts and configured to provide the spring-loaded rotation of the central member about the pitch/roll axis.
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Abstract
An articulated support includes a base and pitch-roll-yaw assembly having a pitch/roll subassembly and a yaw subassembly. The pitch/roll subassembly includes a central member configured for spring-loaded rotation about a pitch/roll axis, and the yaw subassembly has a U-shaped member configured (a) at end portions to engage under-wing connection lugs of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) and (b) at a central portion to mate to the central member of the pitch/roll subassembly in a rotatable manner providing for rotation of the yaw subassembly about a yaw axis. The pitch/roll subassembly and yaw subassembly are further co-configured to define first and second fixed yaw positions in which a fuselage of the UAS is, respectively, parallel to and perpendicular to the pitch/roll axis, permitting roll motion and pitch motion of the UAS when mounted on the articulated support.
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1. An articulated support for an unmanned aircraft system, comprising:
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a base; and a pitch-roll-yaw assembly attached to the base, the pitch-roll-yaw assembly including a pitch/roll subassembly and a yaw subassembly, the pitch/roll subassembly including a central member configured for spring-loaded rotation about a pitch/roll axis, the yaw subassembly having a U-shaped member configured (a) at end portions to engage under-wing connection lugs of the unmanned aircraft system and (b) at a central portion to mate to the central member of the pitch/roll subassembly in a rotatable manner providing for rotation of the yaw subassembly about a yaw axis perpendicular to the pitch/roll axis, the pitch/roll subassembly and yaw subassembly being further co-configured to define first and second fixed yaw positions in which a fuselage of the unmanned aircraft system is, respectively, parallel to and perpendicular to the pitch/roll axis, permitting roll motion and pitch motion of the unmanned aircraft system when mounted on the articulated support, wherein the pitch/roll subassembly includes; a pair of mounting shafts extending from the central member along the pitch/roll axis through corresponding mounting blocks; and a pair of coil springs each mounted on a respective one of the mounting shafts and configured to provide the spring-loaded rotation of the central member about the pitch/roll axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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