Unmanned aerial rescue system
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1. An unmanned aerial system, comprising:
- a frame of the unmanned aerial system;
a landing member attached to the frame;
a propulsion system support member attached to the frame;
at least one electric motor connected to at least one propeller and attached to the propulsion system support member;
a shroud attached to the frame;
a sealed equipment container attached to the frame;
a control system within the sealed equipment container;
a power source within the sealed equipment container; and
a sensor system within the sealed equipment container,a rescue equipment carrier; and
a rescue equipment release mechanism, wherein the rescue equipment release mechanism is controllable by the control system and configured to release a piece of rescue equipment from the rescue equipment carrier,wherein the controls system is configured to be powered by the power source and to control the propulsion system and the sensor system.
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Abstract
Embodiments of unmanned aerial rescue systems are disclosed, which may comprise: a frame or chassis, a landing member, a control system, a propulsion system, a propulsion system support member, a propulsion system orientation mechanism, a rotor shield or protector, a sealed equipment container, a cover or shroud, an equipment carrier, an equipment release mechanism, a navigation system, a sensor system, a sound system, a light system, a data communication system, an emergency equipment system, and a power management system. In some embodiments, a parabolic shroud increases the performance of sensor systems of the unmanned aerial rescue system, such as sound and light systems.
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1. An unmanned aerial system, comprising:
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a frame of the unmanned aerial system; a landing member attached to the frame; a propulsion system support member attached to the frame; at least one electric motor connected to at least one propeller and attached to the propulsion system support member; a shroud attached to the frame; a sealed equipment container attached to the frame; a control system within the sealed equipment container; a power source within the sealed equipment container; and a sensor system within the sealed equipment container, a rescue equipment carrier; and a rescue equipment release mechanism, wherein the rescue equipment release mechanism is controllable by the control system and configured to release a piece of rescue equipment from the rescue equipment carrier, wherein the controls system is configured to be powered by the power source and to control the propulsion system and the sensor system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An unmanned aerial system, comprising:
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a frame; a plurality of landing members connected to the frame; an electronic control system; a plurality of electric motors, each electric motor of the plurality of electric motors connected to a rotor, each electric motor of the plurality of electric motors configured to be controlled by the electronic control system; a plurality of mesh rotor shields, each rotor shield of the plurality of rotor shields encompassing one of the plurality of electric motors and its connected rotor; a sealed equipment container connected to the frame and encompassing the electronic control system; a parabolic shroud connected to the frame; a plurality of external equipment carriers, each external equipment carrier of the plurality of external equipment carriers attached to the frame and configured to carry a piece of rescue equipment; an equipment release mechanism for each of the respective external equipment carriers, each equipment release mechanism configured to release a piece of rescue equipment from its respective external equipment carrier; a light system comprising at least one light emitter; a sound system comprising at least one sound capturing device and at least one sound emitter; a sensor system comprising at least one image capturing device; and a data communication system comprising at least one antenna and at least one transceiver, wherein the electronic control comprises; one or more processors; one or more memories comprising processor-executable software configured to be executed by the one or more processors.
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