System and method for modular unmanned aerial system

JR Quinlan, MD Patterson - 2019 - ntrs.nasa.gov
A modular Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) has first and second flight configurations, and
includes an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) parent module and a plurality of UAV child …

System and method for modular unmanned aerial system

JR Quinlan, MD Patterson - US Patent 10,196,143, 2019 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A modular Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) has first and second flight
configurations, and includes an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) parent module and a …

Modular unmanned aerial system with multi-mode propulsion

MD Patterson, JR Quinlan, WJ Fredericks - 2019 - ntrs.nasa.gov
A modular Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) includes an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)
parent module and UAV child modules. A main wing extends from a respective fuselage of …

Modular unmanned aerial system with multi-mode propulsion

MD Patterson, JR Quinlan, WJ Fredericks - US Patent 10,189,565, 2019 - Google Patents
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) parent module and UAV child modules. A main wing
extends from a respective fuselage of the modules. The UAS includes docking mecha nisms …

Modular unmanned aerial vehicle system for adaptable parcel delivery

J Gil - US Patent 11,794,931, 2023 - Google Patents
A modular unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system comprises a body module, a rotor
module, and a wing module. The body module includes a flight controller and a power …

Multi-architecture modular unmanned aerial system

C Courtin - US Patent 10,870,479, 2020 - Google Patents
Disclosed herein is a modular aerial vehicle system having a fuselage module configured to
couple with a plurality of lift generation modules. The modular aerial vehicle system may …

Modular unmanned aerial system

JW Teetzel - US Patent 11,396,375, 2022 - Google Patents
A modular unmanned aerial system includes a chassis for attaching components of the
modular unmanned aerial system and one or more rotary wings. Each of the one or more …

Utilizing a customizable fuselage assembly for an unmanned aerial vehicle

AN Blevins, IICD Haskin, WG Bruner IV - US Patent 11,753,137, 2023 - Google Patents
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes a fuselage assembly, a further portion that
attaches with the fuselage assembly, and a propulsion assembly coupled with the further …

Systems and methods for aerodynamic deployment of wing structures

C Noskowicz - US Patent 11,814,165, 2023 - Google Patents
A method of deploying an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes launching a UAV and
deploying at least one portion of a wing assembly from a stowed configuration to a deployed …

Unmanned aircraft system with swappable components

P Perry, Z Laszlo, S Parker, N Goldsberry… - US Patent …, 2021 - Google Patents
An unmanned aerial vehicle may include a fuselage and an anchor structure coupled to the
fuselage and including a wing retention structure and a power module retention structure …