Flying body including body portion and a plurality of propellers radially disposed to be laterally symmetrical from body portion is provided with: a plurality of motors respectively rotating the plurality of propellers; a plurality of power storage packs respectively supplying currents to the plurality of motors; and sub power storage pack connected to the plurality of power storage packs by power wirings, respectively. The same number of motors of the plurality of motors are installed on each of the left and right sides, and the same number of power storage packs of the plurality of power storage packs are installed on each of the left and right sides. Sub power storage pack is installed on a lateral center line of body portion.

A flight-capable imaging system includes a set of parallel rails, a power source mounted to the set of parallel rails, an imaging device mounted to the set of parallel rails, an aerial vehicle body mounted to the set of parallel rails, a set of aerial vehicle arms attached to the aerial vehicle body that each include a set of propellers and a motor configured to turn the set of propellers to enable flight of the flight-capable imaging system, and at least one processing module configured to control the flight of the of the flight-capable imaging system based on controlling a motor speed of the motor of each of the set of aerial vehicle arms.

Techniques for deicing propellers for mobile platforms are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system is provided. The system may include a propeller comprising a propeller blade having a channel extending from an ingress aperture to an egress aperture along a longitudinal axis of the propeller blade. The system may further include a cowl comprising an air duct configured to direct heated air into the channel to deice the propeller blade. The cowl may be configured to selectively couple to the propeller and an electric motor and form a seal between the cowl and the electric motor to capture the heated air exuded by the electric motor. Additional systems and methods are also disclosed.

Problems to be Solved

To provide an unmanned aerial vehicle capable of achieving both of equipping a pruning structure capable of pruning trees and enhancing safety.

Solution

An unmanned aerial vehicle 2 according to the present invention includes a pruning structure 23 capable of pruning a tree; a housing structure 24 capable of housing the pruning structure 23 inside; and a state control section 212 capable of controlling the state of the pruning structure 23 between a housed state in which the pruning structure 23 is housed inside the housing structure 24 and an exposed state in which the pruning structure 23 is exposed to the outside of the housing structure 24, wherein the state control section 212 can control the state of the pruning structure 23 to the housed state on landing. The state control section 212 preferable to control the state of the pruning structure 23 to the exposed state when a distance from the unmanned aerial vehicle 2 to a target tree to be pruned equal to or shorter than the predetermined distance, and to control the state of the pruning structure 23 to the housed state when a distance from the unmanned aerial vehicle 2 to the target tree longer than the predetermined distance.

A vehicle includes a body, at least one propulsion system including an electric component, a strut extending between the body and the at least one propulsion system, and a cooling system operably coupled to the electric component of the at least one propulsion system. A portion of the cooling system is arranged within the strut.

Provided is a parachute device capable of reliably opening a parachute. A parachute device includes a parachute, a parachute accommodation section formed in a tubular shape including an opening at one end and a bottom at another end, the parachute accommodation section being configured to accommodate the parachute inside the parachute accommodation section, at least one flying body formed in a tubular shape including an opening at one end and a bottom at another end, the flying body being connected to the parachute, a tubular ejection section fixed at the parachute accommodation section, and configured to hold the flying body and eject the held flying body, a gas generating device fixed at the parachute accommodation section, and configured to generate gas, and a gas introduction path configured to introduce the gas generated from the gas generating device to an interior of the ejection section, wherein at the ejection section, one open end portion of the ejection section is inserted into the flying body, and another open end portion of the ejection section communicates with the gas introduction path.

The present disclosure provides an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) having a housing containing electronic components required of the UAV and a heat transfer device for cooling heat generated by said electronic components; at least one boom for connecting said housing to at least one propeller. The boom includes one or more inlet located on a first surface of the boom and within an airflow of said at least one propeller; at least one outlet on a second surface of the boom; a hallow channel extending in interior of the boom from said at least one inlet to said at least one outlet, wherein said airflow generated by said at least one propeller passes into said at least one inlet through the hollow channel to said at least one outlet providing cooling for said heat transfer device.

A multicopter is provided with: a support; multiple rotors provided to the support; an engine which is provided to the support and capable of varying the output thereof; an electric generator which is supported by the support and generates electricity by being driven by the engine; a capacitor which is provided to the support; multiple motors which are provided to the support, which are configured to be capable of supplying electricity from the electric generator and the capacitor, and which drive the multiple rotors respectively; a flight controller which controls the attitude of the multicopter main body by adjusting the revolving speeds of the respective rotors; and a power plant controller which controls the electric power to be generated by controlling both the engine and the electric generator in accordance with a control instruction given by the flight controller.

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.

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) having a UAV body, a propeller, an engine, a motor and a battery. The engine includes an engine body and an engine output shaft arranged on the engine body. The motor includes a stator, a rotor and a stator connector. The UAV provides the motor rotor, propeller and engine output shaft to be coaxially connected, and the motor can be used as a generator to charge the battery by doing negative work on the engine output shaft, or as an electric motor, that is, to receive the power of the battery and do positive work on the engine output shaft to realize power output, so that the UAV can realize high energy utilization and power redundancy at the same time.