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.
申请公布号
WO2013105926(A1)
申请公布日期
2013.07.18
申请号
WO2012US00160
申请日期
2012.03.23
申请人
AEROVIRONMENT INC.;KEENNON, MATTHEW, TODD;KLINGEBIEL, KARL, ROBERT