A ducted fan drone has a plurality of bent tube propulsors that enshroud rotating fan blades in a manner the eliminates contact with the blades during operation, thereby allowing drone operation in confined areas without risk of injury to people, animals, objects, or the drone itself by incidental contact with the rotating fan blades. The bent tube propulsors have an air passage, an air inlet into the air passage, and an air exit out of the air passage. The air passage has an upwardly bent portion relative to a longitudinal axis of the ducted fan drone, a downwardly bent portion relative to the longitudinal axis, and horizontal section extending between the upwardly and downwardly bent portions. A fan propulsor is disposed within the air passage of each bent tube propulsor at a position along the horizontal section.


    Access

    Download


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    BENT TUBE DUCTED FAN DRONE


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2020-04-09


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge



    BENT TUBE DUCTED FAN DRONE

    RIVELLINI STEFANO | European Patent Office | 2020

    Free access

    Bent tube ducted fan drone

    RIVELLINI STEFANO | European Patent Office | 2021

    Free access

    DUCTED FAN DRONE

    YAMASHITA KOHEI | European Patent Office | 2019

    Free access

    Design Optimization of a Ducted-Drone to Perform Inspection Operations

    Vilaça, João / Vale, Alberto / Cunha, Filipe | TIBKAT | 2020