Unmanned aerial vehicle
First Claim
1. An unmanned aerial vehicle having a yaw axis, a pitch axis, and a roll axis, the unmanned aerial vehicle comprising:
- a plurality of propeller assemblies, each of the plurality of propeller assemblies configured to rotate about a respective one of a plurality of axes of rotation;
a base assembly coupled to each of the plurality of propeller assemblies; and
a vertically-mounted printed circuit board coupled to the base assembly, the vertically-mounted printed circuit board comprising a populated surface and an edge substantially perpendicular to the populated surface,wherein;
the populated surface of the vertically-mounted printed circuit board lies in a first plane, wherein the first plane is coincident with the yaw axis and the roll axis or parallel to a plane coincident with the yaw axis and the roll axis,a length of the populated surface of the vertically-mounted printed circuit board along or parallel to the roll axis is greater than a length of the base assembly along the roll axis,no portion of the vertically-mounted printed circuit board intersects any of the axes of rotation of the propeller assemblies, andfor each of the plurality of propeller assemblies, no part of the vertically-mounted printed circuit board intersects any projection, in any second plane orthogonal to the axis of rotation of the propeller assembly, of a rotation circumference of the propeller assembly.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Some UAVs include a vertically-mounted printed circuit board (PCB). The UAVs have yaw, pitch, and roll axes. The UAVs comprise a plurality of propellers, each of the plurality of propellers configured to rotate about a respective one of a plurality of axes of rotation; a base assembly coupled to each of the plurality of propellers; and a PCB coupled to the base assembly. A surface of the PCB lies in a plane defined by the yaw axis and the roll axis, and no portion of the PCB intersects any axis of rotation of any propeller of the unmanned aerial vehicle. The PCB may have a non-rectangular shape, such as the shape of a shark. Some UAVs include a PCB comprising a mechanical feature configured to engage with a peripheral or a peripheral subassembly.
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1. An unmanned aerial vehicle having a yaw axis, a pitch axis, and a roll axis, the unmanned aerial vehicle comprising:
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a plurality of propeller assemblies, each of the plurality of propeller assemblies configured to rotate about a respective one of a plurality of axes of rotation; a base assembly coupled to each of the plurality of propeller assemblies; and a vertically-mounted printed circuit board coupled to the base assembly, the vertically-mounted printed circuit board comprising a populated surface and an edge substantially perpendicular to the populated surface, wherein; the populated surface of the vertically-mounted printed circuit board lies in a first plane, wherein the first plane is coincident with the yaw axis and the roll axis or parallel to a plane coincident with the yaw axis and the roll axis, a length of the populated surface of the vertically-mounted printed circuit board along or parallel to the roll axis is greater than a length of the base assembly along the roll axis, no portion of the vertically-mounted printed circuit board intersects any of the axes of rotation of the propeller assemblies, and for each of the plurality of propeller assemblies, no part of the vertically-mounted printed circuit board intersects any projection, in any second plane orthogonal to the axis of rotation of the propeller assembly, of a rotation circumference of the propeller assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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