Dynamic drive
An aerial vehicle including a central frame electro-mechanically connected to a central frame inertial measurement unit (IMU) adapted to output central frame inertial measurements to one or more controllers. A motor frame includes a central rod mounted in perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the central frame, and a pair of lateral arms each fixated to a different end of the central rod in parallel to the longitudinal axis of the central frame. A motor frame IMU adapted to output motor frame inertial measurements of the motor frame to the flight controller. The central frame is further electro-mechanically connected to the one or more controllers adapted to calculate control signals for rotating the central frame according to the central frame inertial measurements and the central rod inertial measurements. A stabilizing motor adapted to rotate the central frame according to the control signals.
1 . An aerial vehicle comprising:
a central frame electro-mechanically connected to a central frame inertial measurement unit (IMU) adapted to output central frame inertial measurements to at least one controller;
a motor frame comprising
a central rod mounted in perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the central frame;
a pair of lateral arms each fixated to a different end of the central rod in parallel to the longitudinal axis of the central frame;
motors attached opposing sides of the longitudinal axis of each lateral arm, each motor having a rotor;
a motor frame IMU connected to the motor frame and adapted to output motor frame inertial measurements of the motor frame to the at least one controller;
wherein the controller is configured to maintain and adjust the roll and yaw of central frame based from measurements made by motor frame IMU by adjusting the rotational speed of each motor and the rotational direction of each rotor;
wherein the central frame is further electro-mechanically connected to:
the at least one controller adapted to calculate control signals for rotating the central frame according to the central frame inertial measurements, and
a stabilizing motor in the central frame connected to the central rod adapted to rotate the central frame according to the control signals.
2 . The aerial vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the at least one controller is at least one of a flight controller and a gimbal controller.
3 . The aerial vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the rotation of the central frame under control of the gimbal controller maintains a steady angle of pitch of the central frame.
4 . The aerial vehicle of claim 1 ,
wherein each of central frame IMU and the motor frame IMU are utilized separately, the central frame IMU to detect changes in the axes of pitch of the central frame and the motor frame IMU to detect changes in the pitch, roll, and yaw of the motor frame, and to convey the changes to the gimbal controller and the flight controller respectively, wherein a pitch angle of the central frame in the axes relative to the horizon is with respect to control signals from the gimbal controller applied to stabilizing motor.
5 . The aerial vehicle of claim 1 , wherein each lateral arm includes a rotor where the axis of rotation is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.
6 . The aerial vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the central frame is aerodynamic.
7 . The aerial vehicle of claim 1 , wherein a rotation of central rod provides an adjustment of an attack angle of the motor frame in relation to the central frame.
8 . The aerial vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the adjustment of the attack angle of the motor frame relative to a horizon is without a substantial increase of drag when the central frame is parallel to the horizon.
9 . The aerial vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the central frame contains a main power board, the flight controller, the gimbal controller, a first person view camera, a video transmitter module and one or more flight batteries.
10 . The aerial vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the motor frame is H shaped.
11 . A method for an optimization of a flight process for an aerial vehicle that includes a motor frame and a central frame, the method comprising:
connecting mechanically a central rod of the motor frame through the central frame perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the central frame;
measuring the inertia of the central frame with a central frame inertial measurement unit (IMU);
measuring the inertia of the motor frame with a motor frame IMU;
controlling the yaw and roll of the central frame in the flight mode based on the according to the inertial measurement of the motor frame IMU; and
rotating the central frame pitch with a stabilizing motor, according to the measurement of the central frame IMU.
12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the flight mode of the aerial vehicle is at least one of hovering in a static position, moving upwards or downwards, moving forwards or backwards, moving left and right, moving left and right in the static position, moving left and right while moving upwards or downwards, moving left and right while moving forwards or backwards.
13 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
enabling a constant pitch angle difference between the central frame and the motor frame with respect to the longitudinal axis; and
maintaining during the enabling and while transitioning from the flight mode to another flight mode, an orientation of the central frame with respect to a horizon, wherein the maintaining provides a single gimbal function to the central frame at a single central point of the central frame.
14 . The method of claim 11 further comprising:
in the flight mode, selecting a desired velocity and maneuver of the motor frame without a substantial increase of the drag imposed by the central frame in the direction of travel of the aerial vehicle.
15 . The method of claim 11 , wherein and a pair of lateral arms are each fixated to a different end of the central rod, wherein the pair of lateral arms are in parallel to the longitudinal axis of the central frame, wherein each lateral arm includes at least one motor and each motor has a rotor, wherein the axis of rotation of the rotor is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.
16 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
detecting changes in the axes of pitch of the central frame with the central frame IMU and pitch, roll and yaw of the motor frame with the motor frame IMU, respectively; and
conveying the changes to a gimbal controller and a flight controller respectively, wherein the levelling of the central frame in the axes is with respect to control signals from the gimbal controller to the stabilizing motor.
17 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the central frame is aerodynamic.
18 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the adjustment of the attack angle of the motor frame relative to a horizon is without a substantial increase of drag when the central frame is parallel to the horizon.
19 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the central frame contains a main power board, the flight controller, the gimbal controller, a first person view camera, a video transmitter module and one or more flight batteries.