A system for landing and locomoting on a surface of a structure comprises an unmanned aerial vehicle having a plurality of independently controllable thrusters and an undercarriage including a frame with wheels at corners. The undercarriage further includes a plurality of bars pivotally coupled at respective first ends to the frame and coupled at respective second ends to the unmanned aerial vehicle; wherein the unmanned aerial vehicle is operative to differentially activate the plurality of thrusters so as to tilt with respect to the frame of the undercarriage and to cause a net resultant force on the undercarriage to locomote on the surface of the structure.
THRUSTER BASED LOCOMOTION FOR PERCHED UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES
SCHUBDÜSENBASIERTE FORTBEWEGUNG FÜR ABGESETZTE UNBEMANNTE LUFTFAHRZEUGE
LOCOMOTION BASÉE SUR UN PROPULSEUR POUR VÉHICULES AÉRIENS SANS PILOTE POSÉ
2020-07-08
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge |
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