A moving body that can be transported in a state to stabilize the posture of the transport object, without affecting the transport object due to the inclination of the moving body when moving forward. A moving body comprising a holding mechanism that has a rotation unit that rotates in the pitch direction, and approximately horizontally holds an object to be transported from the side near the center of gravity of a transport unit capable of storage or above the center of gravity. Further, a moving body wherein the holding mechanism has a uniaxial rotation unit that rotates only in the pitch direction. Further, a moving body wherein the holding mechanism approximately horizontally holds the transport unit by active control. Alternatively, the holding mechanism approximately horizontally holds the transport unit by passive control.

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) a fixed frame and a rotating arm pivotably coupled to the fixed frame at a central axis. The fixed frame includes peripheral propellers and corresponding motors for flying the UAV, and a central electronics enclosure for housing electronics used to control the UAV. The rotating arm is between the propellers and configured to rotate with respect to the fixed frame about the central axis. The rotating arm includes magnetic feet at a first end of the rotating arm and configured to perch and magnetically attach the UAV to a ferromagnetic surface, a docking station at the first end and configured to release and dock a releasable crawler, and a battery at a second end of the rotating arm opposite the first end and configured to supply power to the motors and the housed electronics, and to counterbalance the first end about the central axis.

This disclosure describes example reconfigurable propulsion mechanisms, example multi-rotor aerial vehicle apparatuses, and methods that may be used to alter the yaw torque polarity produced by one or more propulsion mechanisms in response to a detected loss of thrust produced by another propulsion mechanism of the aerial vehicle. For example, each reconfigurable propulsion mechanism may be configured to move between a normal operating position and a reconfigured operating position. When a reconfigurable propulsion mechanism is in a normal operating position, the yaw torque has a first polarity, such as clockwise. In comparison, when the same reconfigurable propulsion mechanism is in the reconfigured operating position, the yaw torque polarity produced by the propulsion mechanism is reversed and has a second polarity, such as counter-clockwise. Reconfiguration may be done to recover an aerial vehicle from a degraded operational state, for example resulting from a motor-out event, to a non-degraded operational state.

The present disclosure relates to a rotorcraft. The rotorcraft according to the present disclosure has a parachute mechanism for releasing a parachute in a predetermined direction and an attitude control means for setting the aircraft to a specific attitude when releasing said parachute. According to such a configuration, the parachute can be deployed in an attitude suitable for its deployment, thereby reducing damage, etc., that may occur when the flying vehicle falls.

A helicopter includes a propulsion system, gimbal assembly, and a controller. The propulsion system includes a first rotor assembly and a second rotor assembly. The first rotor assembly comprises a first motor coupled to a first rotor and the second rotor assembly comprises a second motor coupled to a second rotor. The second rotor is coaxial to the first rotor and is configured to be counter-rotating to the first rotor. The gimbal assembly couples a fuselage of the helicopter to the propulsion system. The controller is communicably coupled to the gimbal assembly and is configured to provide instructions to the gimbal assembly in order to weight-shift the fuselage of the helicopter, thereby controlling movements of the helicopter.

Provided is an apparatus or a method that can stabilize flight of an unmanned aerial vehicle after package receiving or package passing. A port as a package receiving or passing apparatus includes: a landing portion on which an aerial vehicle lands; a slider for horizontally moving the landed aerial vehicle to an indoor area; an elevating/lowering portion on which a package-chamber tray taken down from the aerial vehicle in the indoor area is to be placed; a movement control portion for elevating/lowering an elevating/lowering portion; a package moving portion for moving a package between a package storage portion and the package-chamber tray placed on the elevating/lowering portion; and a center of gravity adjustment portion for adjusting the center of gravity position of the aerial vehicle after package receiving or package passing.

Provided is an apparatus or a method that can stabilize flight of an unmanned aerial vehicle after package receiving or package passing. A port as a package receiving or passing apparatus includes: a landing portion on which an aerial vehicle lands; a slider for horizontally moving the landed aerial vehicle to an indoor area; an elevating/lowering portion on which a package-chamber tray taken down from the aerial vehicle in the indoor area is to be placed; a movement control portion for elevating/lowering an elevating/lowering portion; a package moving portion for moving a package between a package storage portion and the package-chamber tray placed on the elevating/lowering portion; and a center of gravity adjustment portion for adjusting the center of gravity position of the aerial vehicle after package receiving or package passing.

A movement support system is a movement support system in which a moving body follows a moving user to support the user, and includes an attribute information acquisition unit that acquires attribute information on the user, a mode setting unit that sets a mode of the moving body based on the attribute information, and a following support control unit that performs control of making the moving body follow the user and support the user based on the set mode.

An aeronautical vehicle that rights itself from an inverted state to an upright state has a self-righting frame assembly has a protrusion extending upwardly from a central vertical axis. The protrusion provides an initial instability to begin a self-righting process when the aeronautical vehicle is inverted on a surface. A propulsion system, such as rotor driven by a motor can be mounted in a central void of the self-righting frame assembly and oriented to provide a lifting force. A power supply is mounted in the central void of the self-righting frame assembly and operationally connected to the at least one rotor for rotatably powering the rotor. An electronics assembly is also mounted in the central void of the self-righting frame for receiving remote control commands and is communicatively interconnected to the power supply for remotely controlling the aeronautical vehicle to take off, to fly, and to land on a surface.

A convertible aircraft system is provided that can convert to a helicopter configuration, an airplane configuration, or a gyroplane configuration before, during, or after flight. The convertible aircraft system includes a fuselage, a proximal flight assembly, a distal flight assembly, a support spar, and a tail assembly. The fuselage is the main structural body of the present invention. The proximal flight assembly and the distal flight assembly are the flight system of the present invention. The support spar provides an axis of rotation and a pole support for the proximal flight assembly and the distal flight assembly. The tail assembly provides stability during flight of the present invention. In more detail, the tail assembly may comprise at least one vertical stabilizer, at least one horizontal stabilizer, and at least one rudder in order to provide stability during flight of the present invention.