An electricity generating apparatus capable of efficiently and safely charging a storage battery in an unmanned aerial vehicle during its flight and an unmanned aerial vehicle equipped with such apparatus. The apparatus is mounted in the vehicle, including a fuel tank which is a container body to reserve fuel, an electric generator unit connected to the fuel tank, tilt measurement means capable of measuring a tilt of the fuel tank, and electricity generation control means for controlling operation of generating electricity by the electric generator unit, wherein the electric generator unit is capable of charging a storage battery in the vehicle during flight, and the electricity generation control means drives the electric generator unit when a tilt angle of the fuel tank indicated by the tilt measurement means is within a safe angle which is a predetermined threshold angle, as well as an unmanned aerial vehicle equipped with such apparatus.


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    Title :

    ELECTRICITY GENERATING APPARATUS AND UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH SAME


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    Publication date :

    2018-05-17


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT



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