Embodiments of the present application are a UAV foot stand and a UAV. The UAV foot stand includes a main body, a mounting board, and a support structure, where one end of the main body is provided with a lightening cavity, one end of the main body that is provided with the lightening cavity extends outward to form the mounting board, the support structure is fixed to the main body, and the support structure at least partially extends into the lightening cavity and is connected to an inner wall of the lightening cavity, so as to increase rigidity of the main body.

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.

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.

There is disclosed an autonomous docking system for aerial delivery of a payload from a ground station. The system may comprise an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) having one or more motors for powered flight and a pyramidal bottom surface opening downward to terminate in a base perimeter. A cargo pod may be included to carry the payload and may have a pyramidal top surface complementary to the pyramidal bottom surface of the UAV. The system may further include a latching system for locking the UAV to the cargo pod and one or more steering components for approaching the cargo to within a steering accuracy. The UAV may be configured to dock by steering downward until the base perimeter slidably contacts the pyramidal top surface of the cargo pod for gravity-aligning the UAV in azimuth and laterally. The system may be further defined by a capture radius of the base perimeter being greater than a lateral component of the steering accuracy.

There is disclosed an autonomous docking system for aerial delivery of a payload from a ground station. The system may comprise an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) having one or more motors for powered flight and a pyramidal bottom surface opening downward to terminate in a base perimeter. A cargo pod may be included to carry the payload and may have a pyramidal top surface complementary to the pyramidal bottom surface of the UAV. The system may further include a latching system for locking the UAV to the cargo pod and one or more steering components for approaching the cargo to within a steering accuracy. The UAV may be configured to dock by steering downward until the base perimeter slidably contacts the pyramidal top surface of the cargo pod for gravity-aligning the UAV in azimuth and laterally. The system may be further defined by a capture radius of the base perimeter being greater than a lateral component of the steering accuracy.

An energy-load assembly includes an accommodating box, a power source, a load and an undercarriage. The accommodating box can be connected to a body of an unmanned aerial vehicle; the power source is arranged in the accommodating box, and can provide electric energy to the unmanned aerial vehicle; the load is arranged at the bottom of the accommodating box; and the undercarriage is connected to the accommodating box. The energy-load assembly provided integrates the power source, the load and the undercarriage. The corresponding power source and the load can be integrated according to different tasks performed.

A search and rescue drone system includes a buoyant body member, a frame attached to the buoyant body member for carrying a motor and propeller, and an electronic array including a camera, GPS, an EPIRB radio distress beacon, and a transmitter/receiver for remote control flying the drone and communicating with an operator. A laser guidance system may provide coordinates for landing near a swimmer in distress. The search and rescue drone may also be programmed to simply fly to the location of an electronic wearable device, like a bracelet, that is worn by a man overboard. In another embodiment, the search and rescue drone includes pivoting motor mounts, so that it can take off and land vertically with propellers rotating in a horizontal plane, and then the propellers may pivot to rotate in a vertical plane for propulsion across water similar to a fan boat with rescued people aboard.

An autonomous cargo delivery aircraft operable to transition between thrust-borne lift in a VTOL orientation and wing-borne lift in a biplane orientation. The aircraft includes a fuselage having an aerodynamic shape with a leading edge, a trailing edge and first and second sides. First and second wings are coupled to the fuselage proximate the first and second sides, respectively. A distributed thrust array includes a first pair of propulsion assemblies coupled to the first wing and a second pair of propulsion assemblies coupled to the second wing. A flight control system is operably associated with the distributed thrust array and configured to independently control each of the propulsion assemblies. The first side of the fuselage includes a door configured to provide access to a cargo bay disposed within the fuselage from an exterior of the aircraft with a predetermined clearance relative to the first pair of propulsion assemblies.

A landing gear device for reducing crash landings includes a mounting assembly that is configured to couple to a bottom of a vertical take-off and landing aircraft, such as a remotely controlled helicopter. Each of a plurality of rods, which are resiliently flexible, is coupled to and extends transversely from the mounting assembly to define a pyramid, with the mounting assembly being positioned at an apex of the pyramid. The plurality of rods is configured to reduce a frequency of crash landings of the vertical take-off and landing aircraft.

Embodiments of the present application are a UAV foot stand and a UAV. The UAV foot stand includes a main body, a mounting board, and a support structure, where one end of the main body is provided with a lightening cavity, one end of the main body that is provided with the lightening cavity extends outward to form the mounting board, the support structure is fixed to the main body, and the support structure at least partially extends into the lightening cavity and is connected to an inner wall of the lightening cavity, so as to increase rigidity of the main body.