Flying Car PPRW (Pipe Prop Rotary Wing) of the present invention transforms a road legal car into a true flying car for travels on and off roadways as well as travels in airways. Flying Car PPRW is mounted on top, powered from below, and has a smaller footprint of the road legal car for unrestricted roadway travels. Flying Car PPRW incorporates a general PPRW documented in patent application Ser. No. 16/128,537 filed on Sep. 12, 2018; and both Flying Car PPRW and the general PPRW are each a propeller driven propulsion engine in a pipe profile with props or propellers rotating in part as rotary wings. Flying Car PPRW enhances propulsion performances through the shaping of airflow field patterns around props and by the increased relative airflow velocities between props of interacting planet and sun airfoils. The PPRW props in rotations propels directional air for lift and thrust forces transversely through and across the pipe along the length of the pipe; and when vectored, the air thrust and lift forces are turned into variable lift and thrust forces for takeoffs, landings, and air flights of the true flying car travelling in airways.

Flying Car PPRW (Pipe Prop Rotary Wing) of the present invention transforms a road legal car into a true flying car for travels on and off roadways as well as travels in airways. Flying Car PPRW is mounted on top, powered from below, and has a smaller footprint of the road legal car for unrestricted roadway travels. Flying Car PPRW incorporates a general PPRW documented in patent application Ser. No. 16/128,537 filed on Sep. 12, 2018; and both Flying Car PPRW and the general PPRW are each a propeller driven propulsion engine in a pipe profile with props or propellers rotating in part as rotary wings. Flying Car PPRW enhances propulsion performances through the shaping of airflow field patterns around props and by the increased relative airflow velocities between props of interacting planet and sun airfoils. The PPRW props in rotations propels directional air for lift and thrust forces transversely through and across the pipe along the length of the pipe; and when vectored, the air thrust and lift forces are turned into variable lift and thrust forces for takeoffs, landings, and air flights of the true flying car travelling in airways.

A water-air amphibious cross-medium bio-robotic flying fish includes a body, pitching pectoral fins, variable-structure pectoral fins, a caudal propulsion module, a sensor module and a controller. The caudal propulsion module is controlled to achieve underwater fish-like body-caudal fin (BCF) propulsion, and the variable-structure pectoral fins is adjusted to achieve air gliding and fast splash-down diving motions of the bio-robotic flying fish. The coordination between the caudal propulsion module and the pitching pectoral fins is controlled to achieve the motion of leaping out of water during water-air cross-medium transition. The ambient environment is detected by the sensor module, and the motion mode of the bio-robotic flying fish is controlled by the controller.

A propulsion system for an aerial vehicle or toy aerial vehicle includes a bladeless fan drive and a peripheral ground-engagement part. The bladeless fan drive operates in a plane (x′-y′) and is configured for producing thrust. The peripheral ground-engagement part comprises a hubless wheel and a rotatable tire component. The bladeless fan drive is secured within the hubless wheel by two pivot points on opposing sides of the bladeless fan drive, such that the plane of the bladeless fan drive is pivotable about a pivot axis (x′) spanning between the two pivot points, the pivot axis (x′) being orthogonal to a hubless wheel axis (z) of the peripheral ground-engagement part.

A propulsion system for an aerial vehicle or toy aerial vehicle includes a bladeless fan drive and a peripheral ground-engagement part. The bladeless fan drive operates in a plane (x′-y′) and is configured for producing thrust. The peripheral ground-engagement part comprises a hubless wheel and a rotatable tire component. The bladeless fan drive is secured within the hubless wheel by two pivot points on opposing sides of the bladeless fan drive, such that the plane of the bladeless fan drive is pivotable about a pivot axis (x′) spanning between the two pivot points, the pivot axis (x′) being orthogonal to a hubless wheel axis (z) of the peripheral ground-engagement part.

A multi-modal robot that is configured to operate with a bipedal locomotion that may be augmented with aerial locomotion. Many embodiments of a robot may incorporate a robot with a main body portion that houses the various control systems and mechanical controls of the robot. The body of the robot can have a number of different propellers connected to an upper portion of the body and configured to generate lift and/or stability for the body of the robot. Additionally, many embodiments have at least two leg elements connected to a bottom portion of the body by way of a servo mechanism. The legs are configured to provide support for the body of the robot as well as generate a walking locomotion through the movement of the legs.

Unmanned vehicles may be terrestrial, aerial, nautical, or multi-mode. Unmanned vehicles may accomplish tasks by breaking out into sub-drones, re-grouping itself, changing form, or re-orienting its sensors.

Unmanned vehicles may be terrestrial, aerial, nautical, or multi-mode. Unmanned vehicles may accomplish tasks by breaking out into sub-drones, re-grouping itself, changing form, or re-orienting its sensors.

The present disclosure is directed toward a storage compartment vehicle (“SCV”) for use in the transport of items for delivery to one or more customers and/or retrieval of items from one or more customers. The SCV may include a plurality of storage compartments that are individually accessible, each of which can contain one or more items. The SCV may navigate to a delivery location and customers may retrieve ordered items from the storage compartments of the SCV. Likewise, customers may return items into storage compartments of the SCV.

The present disclosure is directed toward a storage compartment vehicle (“SCV”) for use in the transport of items for delivery to one or more customers and/or retrieval of items from one or more customers. The SCV may include a plurality of storage compartments that are individually accessible, each of which can contain one or more items. The SCV may navigate to a delivery location and customers may retrieve ordered items from the storage compartments of the SCV. Likewise, customers may return items into storage compartments of the SCV.