ROTARY WING DRONE
The drone comprises a body and a plurality of propulsion units, each provided with a propeller driven by a respective motor, the different motors being able to be controlled in a differentiated manner so as to pilot the drone in attitude and speed and with production of a lifting force. The accessory has a shaft that is removably fastened to the drone body in a transverse orientation with respect to the main direction of progression of the drone, and at a point located in alignment with the center of gravity of the drone and above that center of gravity. The accessory has two ring elements that are mounted freely in rotation, independently of each other, at the ends of the shaft and symmetrically with respect to the drone body. The density of these ring elements with respect to water is lower than the unit, and their diameter is higher than the overall size of the drone.
1 . A rotary-wing drone, comprising:
a drone body;
a plurality of separately driven propellers that are mounted on in laterally offset arrangement on the drone body, enabling piloting of the drone in attitude and speed and with a lifting force;
a drone accessory that comprises a shaft that fastens to the drone body in a transverse orientation with respect to the main direction of movement of the drone, aligned with and above the center of gravity of the drone; and
two ring elements on the drone accessory that freely rotate, independently of each other, at respective ends of the shaft and symmetrically with respect to the drone body; the density of the ring elements being lower than the density of water and lower than the density of the drone body, and the diameter of the ring elements being greater than both the length and height of the drone body.
2 . A rotary-wing drone, comprising:
a drone body;
a plurality of propulsion units mounted on the end of connection arms, each propulsion unit being provided with a propeller that is driven by a respective motor, the motors being controlled in a differentiated manner so as to pilot the drone in attitude and speed and with production of a lifting force; and
a drone accessory, comprising a shaft that is adapted to be removably fastened to the drone body in a transverse orientation with respect to the main direction of movement of the drone, and aligned with the center of gravity of the drone and above the center of gravity, characterized in that the accessory comprises two ring elements that are mounted freely in rotation, independently of each other, at respective ends of the shaft and symmetrically with respect to the drone body; and
in that the density of the ring elements with respect to water is lower than the unit, and the diameter of the ring elements is higher than the overall size of the drone body.
3 . The drone of claim 2 , wherein each ring element is a solid element, made of an expanded plastic material.
4 . The drone of claim 3 , wherein the expanded plastic material is a material over-moulded on a spoke wheel ( 34 ) adapted to be rotationally mounted on the shaft.