Aerial vehicle with frame assemblies
First Claim
1. An aerial vehicle, the vehicle comprising:
- a central body;
at least a first frame assembly and a second frame assembly, each of the first frame assembly and the second frame assembly is pivotally coupled to the central body at a respective coupling portion; and
a plurality of propulsion units operable to move the aerial vehicle, wherein at least two propulsion units of said plurality are mounted to the first frame assembly and at least two other propulsion unit of said plurality are mounted to the second frame assembly,wherein the aerial vehicle is configured to transform between a first configuration and a second configuration,wherein the first frame assembly and the second frame assembly are configured to have a first vertical angle at the respective coupling portion in the first configuration and the first frame assembly and the second frame assembly are configured to have a second vertical angle at the respective coupling portion in the second configuration, and wherein the first vertical angle and the second vertical angle are different, andwherein at the first vertical angle, the first frame assembly and the second frame assembly are at a folding position, and wherein at the second vertical angle, the first frame assembly and the second frame assembly are at an unfolding position.
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Abstract
Systems, devices, and methods for a transformable aerial vehicle are provided. In one aspect, a transformable aerial vehicle includes: a central body and at least two transformable frames assemblies respectively disposed on the central body, each of the at least two transformable frame assemblies having a proximal portion pivotally coupled to the central body and a distal portion; an actuation assembly mounted on the central body and configured to pivot the at least two frame assemblies to a plurality of different vertical angles relative to the central body; and a plurality of propulsion units mounted on the at least two transformable frame assemblies and operable to move the transformable aerial vehicle.
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1. An aerial vehicle, the vehicle comprising:
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a central body; at least a first frame assembly and a second frame assembly, each of the first frame assembly and the second frame assembly is pivotally coupled to the central body at a respective coupling portion; and a plurality of propulsion units operable to move the aerial vehicle, wherein at least two propulsion units of said plurality are mounted to the first frame assembly and at least two other propulsion unit of said plurality are mounted to the second frame assembly, wherein the aerial vehicle is configured to transform between a first configuration and a second configuration, wherein the first frame assembly and the second frame assembly are configured to have a first vertical angle at the respective coupling portion in the first configuration and the first frame assembly and the second frame assembly are configured to have a second vertical angle at the respective coupling portion in the second configuration, and wherein the first vertical angle and the second vertical angle are different, and wherein at the first vertical angle, the first frame assembly and the second frame assembly are at a folding position, and wherein at the second vertical angle, the first frame assembly and the second frame assembly are at an unfolding position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An aerial vehicle, the vehicle comprising:
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a central body; a payload coupled to the central body; at least a first frame assembly and a second frame assembly, each of the first frame assembly and the second frame assembly is pivotally coupled to the central body at a respective coupling portion; an actuation assembly mounted on the central body and configured to transform the first transformable frame assembly and the second transformable frame assembly between a first configuration and a second configuration, wherein the first configuration and the second configuration provide different vertical angles between the first transformable frame assembly and the second transformable frame assembly at the respective coupling portion; and a plurality of propulsion units operable to move the aerial vehicle, wherein at least two propulsion units of said plurality are mounted to the first frame assembly and at least two other propulsion unit of said plurality are mounted to the second frame assembly wherein at the vertical angle of the first configuration, the first frame assembly and the second frame assembly are at a folding position, and wherein at the vertical angle of the second configuration, the first frame assembly and the second frame assembly are at an unfolding position. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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