Unmanned aircraft made of the payload or with a payload

The unmanned aircraft, designed with a circular body and explosive materials, addresses the challenges of accurate targeting and payload efficiency by enabling precise and autonomous detonation, maximizing lethal effect while minimizing weight.

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Application Number
PCT/IB2023/059881
Authority / Receiving Office
WO · WO
Patent Type
Applications
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-10-02
Publication Date
2025-04-10

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Technical Problem

Existing unmanned aircrafts face challenges in achieving accurate targeting, maximizing payload effect, and minimizing unnecessary payload weight.

Method used

Designing an unmanned aircraft with a body made entirely or partially of explosives, incorporating a circular body shape with a cargo space, remote detonator, and control unit, allowing for guided or autonomous targeting and detonation.

Benefits of technology

The solution enables precise targeting, maximizes the lethal effect of the payload, and reduces unnecessary weight by utilizing explosive materials in the aircraft's structure, while also allowing for various payload configurations and autonomous operation.

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Abstract

Unmanned aircraft made of the payload or with a payload, which can be made entirely of pressed or cast explosive and that body (8), mounts (3) of the engines (6), sheeting (13), cargo space (1), cover (9) of electronics, or which can have the body (8), mounts (3), sheeting (13), the cover (9) of the electronics made of plastic so that in the cargo space (1) it can carry other cargo: thermobaric explosives, poison gas, signal jammers and other equipment as needed, or that the entire cargo area (1) is filled with explosives, and the Control Unit (10) can be programmatically inserted data for range, types of targets, as well as which targets are the priority to eliminate, so the unmanned aircraft made of the payload or with a payload independently selects and eliminates them by activating the remote detonator (12).
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Description

[0001] UNMANNED AIRCRAFT MADE OF THE PAYLOAD OR WITH A PAYLOAD

[0002] Technical Field

[0003] Unmanned aerial vehicles, as per the international classification, it belongs to the field B 64 U

[0004] Technical issue

[0005] How with an unmanned aircraft, hit the target as accurately as possible, achieve the greatest possible effect and save on the useless payload of the aircraft?

[0006] Background Art

[0007] The existing unmanned aircrafts from the first person view, are using only contact and piezomechanical detonators, are bulky and heavy. When contact detonators hit, the dispersion and spread of the detonation always goes upwards or to the direction from which the aircraft flew.

[0008] Disclosure of invention

[0009] The invention is intended to carry a sufficient quantity of lethal means and to have maximum effect whether it is guided by an operator or self-selecting a target.

[0010] Unmanned aircraft made of the payload or with a payload is small enough and is designed to have a body in the shape of a circle on the lower and upper sides of which elements are placed, and on the lower side, which is formed by an incised hemisphere, in the space between the body and the hemisphere is the cargo space, the activation switch, as well as the remote detonator and the supports of the control unit, which is located on the upper side of the body together with the battery. They are surrounded by a notched hemisphere which is also the cover of the electronics and extends between the engine mounts above which are the propellers, and halfway between the two engine mounts a camera is placed, and at right angles to it, an antenna is mounted on the body.

[0011] Unmanned aircraft made of the payload or with a payload can be made entirely of explosives: body, cargo space, sheeting, electronics cover, and engine mounts, so the only other material is the engines, propellers, electronics, battery, and remote igniter. It can be used as a mine, by parking and the operator monitors the situation and detonates it, or it activates itself after some time, or it can carry other loads in the lower cargo space, such as thermobaric explosives, war poisons, jammers and others.

[0012] The invention is intended to carry a sufficient quantity of lethal means and to have maximum effect whether it is guided by an operator or self-selecting a target.

[0013] Brief description of drawings

[0014] The invention is described in detail in the exemplary embodiment shown in the drawing:

[0015] Figure 1 - isometric view

[0016] Figure 2 - side view

[0017] Figure 3 - section A-A 1

[0018] Figure 4 - section A-A 2 Detailed description of the invention

[0019] Unmanned aircraft made of the payload or with a payload has its body (8) in the form of a circle, which has lateral openings (15) for cooling the Control Unit (10), located in the middle of the upper side of the body (8) and is carried by carriers (14), which are on the lower side of the body (8), between them is placed a remote detonator (12). On the body (8) on the lower side is placed a Switch (5) for the activation of the drone and from the ends of the body (8) with the incised hemisphere facing down, the sheeting (13) is formed which is made of plastic and either pressed or casted explosives, and in the space between the sheeting (13) and the body (8) formed a cargo space (1) which in execution when is all casted or pressed can be filled by explosive and thus the sheeting (13) and cargo space (1) represent one body.

[0020] On the upper side of the body (8), at its ends, four mounts (3) of the engine (6) are placed, so that they build a right angle between them, above which are placed the engines (6) and through their rotor drive the propellers (4). At an equal distance between the two mounts (3) of the motor (6), a camera (2) is placed, and at a right angle with respect to it on one side, an antenna (7) is placed on the body (8). On the body (8) on the upper side is placed a control unit (10) and a battery (11) to power the drone. On the body (8), directly from the mounts (3) of the motor (6), an incised hemisphere facing upward, a cover (9) of Electronics is formed of plastic or pressed or casted explosives.

[0021] By activating the Switch (5), the operator initiates the unmanned aircraft and guides it via a remote control that has a connection via the antenna (7) with the Control Unit (10) of the unmanned aircraft to the target and activates the remote detonator (12), or lands it in a convenient place, monitors the situation, and activates the remote detonator (12) at a convenient moment, so that more drones can also be used as a minefield. The remote detonator (12) gives the operator the opportunity to activate the payload from a second attempt at range or at a later time.

[0022] Unmanned aircraft made of the payload or with a payload can be made of pressed or cast explosives, as follows: body (8), engine mounts (3), sheeting (13), cargo space (1), Cover (9) of electronics, so that the unused payload of the unmanned aircraft is: engines (6), propellers (4), remote detonator (12), battery (11) and Control Unit (10) made of other materials, and in the cargo space (1) can carry other cargo: thermobaric explosive, poison gas, signal jammers and other equipment as needed, or when is all casted or pressed can be filled by explosive and thus the sheeting (13) and cargo space (1) represent one body.

[0023] The control unit (10) of the drone can be programmed to fly independently with the information of the image which the camera (2) gives and select the target independently. This independently flies to the target and independently attacks the target and independently activates the remote detonator (12).

[0024] In the control unit (10), the data for the range, the types of targets, as well as which targets are the priority to eliminate, are programmatically entered, so the drone selects and eliminates them on its own.

[0025] The operator can select the target while operating the drone and the control unit (10) will recognize the target based on the image received by the control unit (10) from the camera (2) and fly independently and attack the target, thereby activating the remote detonator (12) on its own. The operator can use the drone individually or in a swarm to operate more than one aircraft at a time.

[0026] Unmanned aircraft made of the payload or with a payload is operated by remote control with or without a display or can use the drone's first person view (FPV) goggles.

[0027] Unmanned aircraft made of the payload or with a payload has been assembled and tested.

Claims

Patent Claims1. Unmanned aircraft made of the payload or with a payload has its body (8) in the form of a circle, which has lateral openings (15) for cooling the control unit (10), located in the middle of the upper side of the body (8) and is carried by carriers (14), which are on the lower side of the body (8), between them is placed a remote detonator (12), and on the body (8) on the lower side is placed a Switch (5) for activating the unmanned aircraft and from the ends of the body (8) with the incised hemisphere facing down, the sheeting (13) is formed, wherein, which can be made from one or more parts of pressed or cast explosives, body (8), motor mounts (3), sheeting (13), cargo space (1), cover of the electronics (9),2. According to claim 1, wherein, the body (8), the mounts (3), the sheeting (13), the cover (9) of the electronics may be made of plastic,3. According to claim 1, wherein, the cargo area (1) may carry other cargo: thermobaric explosives, war poisons, signal jammers and other equipment as required, or that the entire cargo area (1) is filled with explosives,4. According to claim 1, wherein, the operator, by activating the Switch (5), initiates the unmanned aerial vehicle and guides it via a remote control connected via an antenna (7) to the Control Unit (10) of the unmanned aerial vehicle to the target and activates the remote detonator (12), or lands it in a convenient place, monitors the situation, and activates the remote detonator (12) at a convenient time, so that multiple drones can also be used as a minefield. The remote detonator (12) gives the operator the ability to activate the payload from a second attempt at range or at a later time,5. According to claim 1, wherein, the Control Unit (10) of the unmanned aircraft can be preprogrammed to fly independently based on image received from the camera (2) and select the target independently. Thereby independently fly to the target and independently attack the target and independently activate the remote detonator (12),6. According to claim 1, wherein, in the Control Unit (10) data for range, types of targets, as well as which targets are a priority to elimination are inserted programmatically, so the drone selects and eliminates them on its own,7. According to claim 1, wherein, the operator can select the target while operating the drone and the Control Unit (10) will recognize the target based on the image received by the Control Unit (10) from the camera (2) and independently fly and attack the target, thereby also independently activating the remote detonator (12),8. According to claim 1, wherein, the operator may use the unmanned aircraft individually or in a swarm so as to operate more than one aircraft at a time.

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