A VTOL aircraft is disclosed comprising a plurality of autonomous lifting modules wherein each autonomous lifting module is composed of a physical structure in which are mounted one or more electric ducted fans, an electrical energy storage system to drive the electric ducted fans, a charging and energy storage monitoring system to charge and monitor the electrical energy storage system, an inertial navigation system, electronic speed controllers to control the electric ducted fans and one or more microcomputers assuring (a) module flight stability by control of the electric ducted fans given the input of the inertial navigation system, (b) flight planning and (c) inter-module communication.


    Access

    Download


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    MODULAR ELECTRIC VTOL AIRCRAFT


    Additional title:

    MODULARES ELEKTRISCHES SENKRECHTSTARTERFLUGZEUG
    AÉRONEF ÉLECTRIQUE MODULAIRE VTOL


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2016-10-26


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge



    MODULAR ELECTRIC VTOL AIRCRAFT

    BROTHERTON-RATCLIFFE DAVID / MARTIN LAURENT | European Patent Office | 2015

    Free access

    Modular Electric VTOL Aircraft

    BROTHERTON-RATCLIFFE DAVID / MARTIN LAURENT | European Patent Office | 2016

    Free access

    Electric VTOL Aircraft

    BROTHERTON-RATCLIFFE DAVID / LELUSZ JERZY | European Patent Office | 2016

    Free access

    Electric VTOL aircraft

    BROTHERTON-RATCLIFFE DAVID / LELUSZ JERZY | European Patent Office | 2015

    Free access

    VTOL aircraft having modular payload

    PINTO GEOFFREY P | European Patent Office | 2023

    Free access