Systems, methods, and device include a vehicle for providing horizontal directional control in a first transportation mode and a second transportation mode. The vehicle is an unmanned aerial vehicle with the duct defining a ducted air pathway with a central axis. One or more propellor(s) are arranged to move air through the ducted air pathway. One or more flap(s) are movable between multiple positions that vary a distance between ends of the flap(s) and the central axis. The first transportation mode includes three-dimensional control by the propellor(s) and flap(s), and the second transportation mode includes two-dimensional control with the control by the propellor(s) and flap(s). The three-dimensional control includes a first flap position that corresponds to a forward direction and the two-dimensional control includes a second flap position that corresponds to the forward direction, the second flap position being an opposite position relative to the first flap position.
UNMANNED VEHICLE WITH MULTIPLE TRANSPORTATION MODES
18.07.2024
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch