UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE
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1. An unmanned aerial vehicle, comprising:
- a) a landing gear including a support platform having opposed sides and a pair of landing gear legs descending from each of said opposed sides;
b) a housing and a support hub located therein;
c) a selected number of motor support arm holders evenly distributed about a periphery of said support hub;
d) each of said selected number of motor support arm holders having a proximal end portion of a corresponding motor support arm locked therein, said motor support arm holders being configured to lock the proximal end portion of the motor support arm such that the each motor support arm is inclined upwardly from horizontal by an angle in a range from about 6 to 10 degrees;
e) each motor support arm having a distal end and having a motor holder affixed thereto, and each motor holder having a propeller motor locked therein and each propeller motor having a propeller attached thereto;
f) an electronic control circuit array mounted on top of said top center plate;
g) a quick release universal utility plate releasably attached to, and spaced below, said bottom center plate, said quick release utility plate configured to releasably receive instrumentation for transportation by the unmanned aerial vehicle, said quick release universal utility plate being attached to said support platform;
h) said housing including a top canopy for enclosing and covering said electronic control circuit array and said hub which is releasably secured to said support platform; and
i) a space between said quick release utility plate and said bottom center plate configured to be a battery compartment and to receive therein one or two batteries electrically connected to said propeller motors and said electronic circuit array.
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Abstract
Herein is disclosed an unmanned aerial vehicle having motor arm holders configured such that when inserted into its corresponding arm holder on the central hub or holder, the motor arm holders are tilted at an angle between 6 to 10 degrees angle upwards. This drops the entire machine relative to the central hub making the UAV unit more “bottom heavy”, thus creating a pendulum effect, which is more stable in flight.
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27 Claims
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1. An unmanned aerial vehicle, comprising:
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a) a landing gear including a support platform having opposed sides and a pair of landing gear legs descending from each of said opposed sides; b) a housing and a support hub located therein; c) a selected number of motor support arm holders evenly distributed about a periphery of said support hub; d) each of said selected number of motor support arm holders having a proximal end portion of a corresponding motor support arm locked therein, said motor support arm holders being configured to lock the proximal end portion of the motor support arm such that the each motor support arm is inclined upwardly from horizontal by an angle in a range from about 6 to 10 degrees; e) each motor support arm having a distal end and having a motor holder affixed thereto, and each motor holder having a propeller motor locked therein and each propeller motor having a propeller attached thereto; f) an electronic control circuit array mounted on top of said top center plate; g) a quick release universal utility plate releasably attached to, and spaced below, said bottom center plate, said quick release utility plate configured to releasably receive instrumentation for transportation by the unmanned aerial vehicle, said quick release universal utility plate being attached to said support platform; h) said housing including a top canopy for enclosing and covering said electronic control circuit array and said hub which is releasably secured to said support platform; and i) a space between said quick release utility plate and said bottom center plate configured to be a battery compartment and to receive therein one or two batteries electrically connected to said propeller motors and said electronic circuit array. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An unmanned aerial vehicle kit, comprising:
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a) a landing gear including a support platform having opposed sides and a pair of landing gear legs descending from each of said opposed sides; b) four (4), six (6) and eight (8) motor support arms; c) support hubs for each of said four (4), six (6) and eight (8) motor support arms, each support hub including support arm holders evenly distributed about a periphery of said support hub; d) each of said motor support arm holders having a proximal end portion of a corresponding motor support arm locked therein, said motor support arm holders being configured to lock the proximal end portion of the motor support arm such that the each motor support arm is inclined upwardly from horizontal by an angle in a range from about 6 to 10 degrees; e) each motor support arm having a distal end and having a motor holder affixed thereto, and each motor holder having a propeller motor locked therein and each propeller motor having a propeller attached thereto; f) an electronic control circuit array mounted on top of said top center plate; g) a quick release universal plate releasably attached to, and spaced below, said bottom center plate, said quick release utility plate configured to releasably receive instrumentation for transportation by the unmanned aerial vehicle, said quick release universal plate being attached to said support platform; h) a housing including a top canopy for enclosing and covering said electronic control circuit array and said hubs which is releasably secured to said support platform; and i) a space between said quick release utility plate and said bottom center plate configured to be a battery compartment and to receive therein one or two batteries electrically connected to said propeller motors and said electronic circuit array.
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