IP Library Granted Patent US 11,772,786
Granted Patent B2
US 11,772,786 · App. 17/821,480 · Granted Oct 3, 2023

Method of flight control in a vertical takeoff and landing aerial vehicle with angled propellers

Inventor: Yu Tian (Hong Kong, CN)
Assignee: SHANGHAI AUTOFLIGHT CO., LTD.
B64C29/0025B64C5/08B64C39/024B64U30/10B64U30/20B64U50/13
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Patent No.
US 11,772,786
App. No.
17/821,480
Granted
Oct 3, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of flight control including having a vertical takeoff and landing aerial vehicle that has a plurality of lift propellers disposed on two linear support pieces, and there are two vertical stabilizers disposed at the rear of the two linear support pieces. A rotating shaft of each lift propeller from among the multiple lift propellers outwards forms an angle of 5 degrees to 15 degrees relative to a vertical plane of the aerial vehicle perpendicular to a horizontal plane of the aerial vehicle. The aerial vehicle of the present disclosure improves the heading axis control capacity of the aerial vehicle and reduces the restriction to the design size of the aerial vehicle.

Claims (20)

1. A method of flight control in a vertical takeoff and landing aerial vehicle, said method comprising:

providing a main body;

providing a left main wing and a right main wing which are respectively engaged with the main body;

providing a left front wing and a right front wing which are respectively engaged with the main body;

providing a left linear supporting piece arranged on the left main wing;

providing a right linear supporting piece arranged on the right main wing;

providing a first group of multiple lift propellers arranged on the left linear supporting piece; and

providing a second group of multiple lift propellers arranged on the right linear supporting piece;

wherein an outwards deflecting included angle less than 90 degrees is provided between a rotating shaft of each of the first group of multiple lift propellers and a plane in a lengthwise direction of the aerial vehicle; and an outwards deflecting included angle less than 90 degrees is provided between a rotating shaft of each of the second group of multiple lift propellers and the plane in the lengthwise direction of the aerial vehicle;

wherein the included angles between the rotating shaft of each lift propeller from among the first group of multiple lift propellers and the second group of multiple lift propellers and the plane in the lengthwise direction of the aerial vehicle is 5 degrees to 15 degrees; and

wherein the included angles between two adjacent lift propellers in the first group of multiple lift propellers and the plane in the lengthwise direction of the aerial vehicle are different, and the included angles between two adjacent lift propellers in the second group of multiple lift propellers and the plane in the lengthwise direction of the aerial vehicle are different.

2. The method as recited in claim 1 , providing a left wing tip vertical stabilizer disposed at an end part of the left main wing away from the main body; providing a right wing tip vertical stabilizer at an end part of the right main wing away from the main body.

3. The method as recited in claim 2 , providing a left wing tip propeller disposed on a top end of the left wing tip vertical stabilizer; and providing a right wing tip propeller disposed on a top end of the right wing tip vertical stabilizer.

4. The method as recited in claim 2 , wherein one of the included angles between the rotating shaft of each lift propeller from among the first group of multiple lift propellers and the plane in the lengthwise direction of the aerial vehicle is 8 degrees.

5. The method as recited in claim 2 , wherein one of the included angles between the rotating shaft of each lift propeller from among the second group of multiple lift propellers and the plane in the lengthwise direction of the aerial vehicle is 8 degrees.

6. The method as recited in claim 5 , further providing a cabin coupled to a bottom side of the main body.

7. The method as recited in claim 6 , wherein the cabin is detachably attached to the bottom side of the main body.

8. The method as recited in claim 6 , wherein the cabin is a passenger cabin.

9. The method as recited in claim 6 , wherein the cabin is a cargo cabin.

10. The method as recited in claim 6 , providing the left linear supporting piece to connect the left main wing to the left front wing.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 8, 2022
From: TIAN, YU
To: SHANGHAI AUTOFLIGHT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062024/0414 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17396704 · Aug 8, 2021
Continuation In Part 16281020 · Feb 20, 2019
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