The UAV structural elements' quick-release fastening system, which includes at least two tail booms coupling with a center wing section/fuselage of a UAV and a tail assembly by at least two quick-release coupling elements from the center wing's section side and at least two coupling elements from tail assembly's side, the UAV wiring elements. The docking chucks are used as the quick-release coupling elements. Coupling and fixing the tail booms with a tail assembly realized by the tail assembly docking chucks and a bayonet mount. Coupling and fixing the tail booms with a center wing section/fuselage of a UAV is realized by the center wing section docking chucks and the center wing section fixing pins or by the center wing section docking chucks and bayonet mount. The system is generally used in a UAV design with integral or dismountable tail assembly.

This disclosure is generally directed to an Unmanned Aerial Device (UAV) that uses a removable computing device for command and control. The UAV may include an airframe with rotors and an adjustable cradle to attach a computing device. The computing device, such as a smart phone, tablet, MP3 player, or the like, may provide the necessary avionics and computing equipment to control the UAV autonomously. For example, the adjustable cradle may be extended to fit a tablet or other large computing device, or retracted to fit a smart phone or other small computing device. Thus, the adjustable cradle may provide for the attachment and use of a plurality of different computing devices in conjunction with a single airframe. Additionally the UAV may comprise adjustable arms to assist in balancing the load of the different computing devices and/or additional equipment attached to the airframe.

A collapsible flying device is provided having a housing including first and second housing sections forming an enclosure, and a motorized assembly that includes a drive motor and a drive shaft driven by the drive motor. The drive shaft matingly receives the first housing section and is coupled to the second housing section, wherein operation of the drive motor drives the drive shaft to move the first housing section from a closed position adjacent the second housing section to an open position spaced from the second housing section. A rotor hub is rotatingly driven by the drive motor. At least two rotor blades are coupled thereto and positioned within the enclosure in a collapsed position when the first housing section is in the closed position, and extend beyond the enclosure in an expanded position when the first housing section is in the open position.

A configurable unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) may include swappable components that may be selectable to configure a customized UAV just prior to deployment of the UAV that is configured to deliver a package to a destination. The UAV may include a plurality of ports that may accept swappable components. The ports may be coupled to a logic board to enable control of the swappable components. The ports and swappable components may enable quick replacement of a malfunctioning components, such as an image sensor, which may avoid subjecting a UAV to significant downtime for service. The malfunctioning component may then be serviced after the UAV is readied for a subsequent flight or deployed on a subsequent flight.

An example autonomous or remotely piloted aircraft includes a virtual aperture radar system including a plurality of antennas relationally positioned on one or more surfaces of the aircraft such that individual beams from each of the plurality of antennas scan respective volumes around the aircraft and the respective volumes together substantially form an ellipsoidal field of regard around the aircraft, and a computing device having one or more processors configured to execute instructions stored in memory for performing functions of: combining the respective volumes together to form an image representative of the ellipsoidal field of regard around the aircraft, and identifying one or more objects within the image.

A telescoping tail assembly for use on an aircraft that has a fore-aft length. The telescoping tail assembly includes a housing extending in an aftward direction and a tailboom slidable along the housing into various positions including an extended position and a retracted position. A jackscrew is coupled to the tailboom. An actuator is coupled to the jackscrew and is configured to selectively rotate the jackscrew to translate the tailboom between the plurality of positions. The tailboom has one or more control surfaces coupled thereto. The tailboom increases the fore-aft length of the aircraft in the extended position and decreases the fore-aft length of the aircraft in the retracted position.

The management server 2 acquires sensing information obtained by the UAV 1 sensing, from the sky, a scatter area where a colcothar is scattered on a mountain climbing route, identifies a state of the colcothar on the basis of the sensing information, and identifies a visual recognition difficult place on the basis of the state of the colcothar.

The management server 2 acquires sensing information obtained by the UAV 1 sensing, from the sky, a scatter area where a colcothar is scattered on a mountain climbing route, identifies a state of the colcothar on the basis of the sensing information, and identifies a visual recognition difficult place on the basis of the state of the colcothar.

The present disclosure provides a communication device which is suitable for use in an unmanned aerial vehicle operating in an unmanned aerial vehicle collaboration system including multiple unmanned aerial vehicles and enables both a data communication with another unmanned aerial vehicle and a measurement of a distance to another unmanned aerial vehicle. According to an aspect of an exemplary embodiment, a communication device of an unmanned aerial vehicle includes: an ultra-wideband (UWB) communication circuit configured to perform a UWB communication with other unmanned aerial vehicle; and a UWB communication manager configured to send transmit data to the other unmanned aerial vehicle and receive data sent by the other unmanned aerial vehicle through the UWB communication circuit, and transmit or receive shared data to be shared by unmanned aerial vehicles in a form of being appended to a distance measurement frame.

The present disclosure provides a communication device which is suitable for use in an unmanned aerial vehicle operating in an unmanned aerial vehicle collaboration system including multiple unmanned aerial vehicles and enables both a data communication with another unmanned aerial vehicle and a measurement of a distance to another unmanned aerial vehicle. According to an aspect of an exemplary embodiment, a communication device of an unmanned aerial vehicle includes: an ultra-wideband (UWB) communication circuit configured to perform a UWB communication with other unmanned aerial vehicle; and a UWB communication manager configured to send transmit data to the other unmanned aerial vehicle and receive data sent by the other unmanned aerial vehicle through the UWB communication circuit, and transmit or receive shared data to be shared by unmanned aerial vehicles in a form of being appended to a distance measurement frame.