INVERTIBLE AIRCRAFT

摘要

A rotorcraft including a fuselage, one or more motor-driven rotors for vertical flight, and a control system. The motors drive the one or more rotors in either of two directions of rotation to provide for flight in either an upright or an inverted orientation. An orientation sensor is used to control the primary direction of thrust, and operational instructions and gathered information are automatically adapted based on the orientation of the fuselage with respect to gravity. The rotors are configured with blades that invert to conform to the direction of rotation.

主权项

1. A rotorcraft, comprising:
a fuselage defining a vertical dimension with respect to the fuselage; one or more rotors generally oriented for vertical thrust with respect to the fuselage; one or more motors configured to drive the one or more rotors in rotation; and a control system configured to control the speed with which the one or more motors drives the one or more rotors in rotation; wherein the one or more motors are configured to drive the one or more rotors in either of two directions of rotation; and wherein the control system is configured to control the one or more motors such that it can change a primary direction of thrust with respect to the fuselage developed by the one or more of rotors.