A quick release device 100 for releasably coupling a pair of landing gears in a UAV includes a housing 400 having two slots 102 for receiving landing gears to be locked and released, and two snap levers 200 pivotally mounted in the housing 400 for movement between a lock position and a release position. The snap levers 200 include a locking feature 104 to engage with a corresponding feature on the landing gears to lock them with the housing 400. Snap levers 200 are located such that the two snap levers can be moved together by a single thumb or finger to the released positions. A sheet shaped planar biasing device 300 for biasing snap levers 200 towards the locked position is provided, which includes two generally U-shaped cut-outs defining cantilever springs in contact with the snap levers 200.

The present disclosure relates to a landing device capable of allowing an unmanned aerial vehicle to be accommodated in a compact manner. A landing device includes a first leg portion that is swingable with a first end portion on a main body side of an unmanned aerial vehicle as an axis; and a second leg portion that is detachably attached to a second end portion of the first leg portion such that the second leg portion extends in an axial direction of the first leg portion. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, a drone including a camera at a bottom of a main body.

An unmanned aerial vehicle includes: a vehicle body, where the vehicle body includes a first positioning device; and a landing gear, where the landing gear can be detached from the vehicle body, and when the landing gear is detached from the vehicle body, the vehicle body determines a position of the landing gear by using the first positioning device. Because the landing gear can be detached from the vehicle body and the vehicle body can determine the position of the landing gear by using the first positioning device, the unmanned aerial vehicle, when performing a flight mission, is not affected by the weight of the landing gear, avoiding that the landing gear blocks an image capture device and implementing convenient takeoff and landing.

A modular and stowable drone landing gear system configured for repeated assembly and disassembly. The landing gear system makes use of reversible and interchangeable parts for easy assembly and replacement. The landing gear further makes use of energy-absorbent nesting brackets that absorb impact force and accordingly reduce force experienced by the rest of the components of the landing gear as well as provide nesting storage for the components in a disassembled and stowed state.

A modular and stowable drone landing gear system configured for repeated assembly and disassembly. The landing gear system makes use of reversible and interchangeable parts for easy assembly and replacement. The landing gear further makes use of energy-absorbent nesting brackets that absorb impact force and accordingly reduce force experienced by the rest of the components of the landing gear as well as provide nesting storage for the components in a disassembled and stowed state.

A system is disclosed including an aerial vehicle to perform a task to an object, while in an aerial mode that includes at least one of a hover mode or a slow movement mode during a predominant phase of the task being performed, the aerial vehicle has a command and control system, a removable mobile computing device that when attached to the aerial vehicle assists in control of the aerial vehicle and when detached assists in control of the aerial vehicle with user intervention through the mobile device, wherein assist in control is further performed through the command and control system and at least one attachment attachable to the aerial vehicle for facilitating the task performed to the object by the aerial vehicle while the aerial vehicle is in the aerial mode, the at least one attachment is controlled by the removable mobile computing device. Methods are also disclosed.

A multi-rotor UAV having a pull pin mechanism that engages and disengages the rotor arms from a deployed, in-flight position to a storage or transport configuration, thus making the UAV more portable and capable of carrying larger payloads with the flexibility of folding into a smaller configuration or profile for transport, such as in a backpack. The device includes a rotor arm utilization of a pull pin mechanism to lock and unlock the position of the arms, and a proprietary frame.

A modular and stowable drone landing gear system configured for repeated assembly and disassembly. The landing gear system makes use of reversible and interchangeable parts for easy assembly and replacement. The landing gear further makes use of energy-absorbent nesting brackets that absorb impact force and accordingly reduce force experienced by the rest of the components of the landing gear as well as provide nesting storage for the components in a disassembled and stowed state.

A modular and stowable drone landing gear system configured for repeated assembly and disassembly. The landing gear system makes use of reversible and interchangeable parts for easy assembly and replacement. The landing gear further makes use of energy-absorbent nesting brackets that absorb impact force and accordingly reduce force experienced by the rest of the components of the landing gear as well as provide nesting storage for the components in a disassembled and stowed state.

A quick release device 100 for releasably coupling a pair of landing gears in a UAV includes a housing 400 having two slots 102 for receiving landing gears to be locked and released, and two snap levers 200 pivotally mounted in the housing 400 for movement between a lock position and a release position. The snap levers 200 include a locking feature 104 to engage with a corresponding feature on the landing gears to lock them with the housing 400. Snap levers 200 are located such that the two snap levers can be moved together by a single thumb or finger to the released positions. A sheet shaped planar biasing device 300 for biasing snap levers 200 towards the locked position is provided, which includes two generally U-shaped cut-outs defining cantilever springs in contact with the snap levers 200.