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.


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    Title :

    UNMANNED VEHICLE WITH MULTIPLE TRANSPORTATION MODES


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    Publication date :

    2024-07-18


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64U / B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge



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