SUBMERSIBLE UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
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1. A submersible unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), comprising:
- support structure;
a power source carried by the support structure;
a plurality of propellers carried by the support structure and coupled to the power source, wherein the plurality of propellers includes a plurality of first laterally spaced-apart propellers spaced apart from a plurality of second laterally spaced-apart propellers along an axis extending away from the support structure; and
a controller carried by the support structure and having instructions for directing the vehicle in the air and underwater.
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Abstract
Submersible unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A representative submersible UAV includes a support structure, a power source carried by the support structure, and a plurality of propellers carried by the support structure and coupled to the power source. The propellers can include a plurality of first laterally spaced-apart propellers positioned above a plurality of second laterally spaced-apart propellers along an axis extending upwardly from the support structure.
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21 Claims
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1. A submersible unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), comprising:
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support structure; a power source carried by the support structure; a plurality of propellers carried by the support structure and coupled to the power source, wherein the plurality of propellers includes a plurality of first laterally spaced-apart propellers spaced apart from a plurality of second laterally spaced-apart propellers along an axis extending away from the support structure; and a controller carried by the support structure and having instructions for directing the vehicle in the air and underwater. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A submersible unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), comprising:
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a support structure; a power source carried by the support structure; and a plurality of propellers carried by the support structure and coupled to the power source, wherein the plurality of propellers includes a plurality of first laterally spaced-apart propellers positioned above a plurality of second laterally spaced-apart propellers along an axis extending upwardly away from the support structure. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A method for operating a submersible unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), comprising:
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directing the submersible UAV on an aerial flight path, the submersible UAV having a plurality of propellers rotatable about corresponding rotation axes, the rotation axes extending generally upwardly; landing the submersible UAV in water; directing the submersible UAV to submerge; rotating the submersible UAV so that the rotation axes extend generally transversely; and directing the submersible UAV along a generally transverse underwater path with the rotation axes extending transversely. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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