Aerial vehicle (variants)

Abstract

The present invention relates to transportation technology, and more particularly to an aerial vehicle comprising: a housing for a user, which may be configured to allow the connection thereto of one or more aircraft, or to which one or more aircraft may be connected to enable the body to travel through the air, and which may be equipped with one or more wheeled propulsion elements configured to enable the body to travel upon a surface; a control module capable of establishing communication with at least one of the aforesaid connected aircraft to provide control over the operation thereof; and a mechanical drive which is configured to allow the actuation thereof by a user by the application of user force thereto and is functionally connected to at least one of the wheeled propulsion elements to allow the actuation thereof when the mechanical drive is actuated.

Description

AIR VEHICLE (OPTIONS) AREA OF TECHNOLOGY

[0001] The present invention relates to transport technology, in particular to vehicles capable of flying or moving through the air to deliver a user to a target location, namely air vehicles. LEVEL OF TECHNOLOGY

[0002] Currently, many different automated or semi-automated air vehicles have been developed that are based on the use of carrier aircraft, in particular unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and are designed to provide the ability to move a user by air to a target location. However, despite the fact that modern automated or semi-automated air vehicles make it possible to relatively quickly deliver or move a user by air to a target location, they have a significant drawback consisting in the impossibility of moving the body of such an air vehicle along the travel surface to a target location (for example, to a take-off location or to a parking / storage location after landing) without the use of carrier aircraft docked to said body,wherein the use of supporting aircraft for carrying out the said movements of the body along the movement surface reduces the cruising range of such a vehicle and, consequently, leads to an increase in the duration of the process of replenishing the vehicle’s cruising range (for example, in the case of moving the vehicle along the movement surface to the target location after its landing) or to a decrease in the permissible flight range of the vehicle (for example, in the case of moving the vehicle along the movement surface to the target location before its takeoff).

[0003] Therefore, in view of at least the above-formulated shortcoming of modern means of transport based on the use of aircraft for the movement of the user through the air, the development of improved air transport is an urgent task.

[0004] In particular, US Patent Application No. 2017116814 (US 2017116814), published on April 27, 2017, describes an air vehicle comprising a housing for a user, configured to be connected to one or more aircraft to ensure the ability to move said housing in the air.

[0005] It should be noted that the air vehicle disclosed in US 2017116814 also does not eliminate the above-stated disadvantage, which consists in the impossibility of moving the body of such an air vehicle along the movement surface to the target location without the use of aircraft connected to said body.

[0006] Thus, there is an obvious need for further improvement of known air vehicles, in particular to ensure the possibility of moving the body of such an air vehicle along the surface of movement to the target location without using aircraft connected to the said body.

[0007] Therefore, the main technical problem solved by the present invention consists in creating air vehicles, each of which at least partially eliminates at least the above-mentioned drawback of the known air vehicle, which consists in the impossibility of moving the body of such an air vehicle along the surface of movement to the target location without using aircraft connected to the said body.

[0008] An additional technical problem solved by the present invention consists in expanding the arsenal of vehicles capable of transporting or delivering a user by air to a target location. DISCLOSURE

[0009] The main objective of the present invention is to create air vehicles that solve at least each of the above-mentioned technical problems of the known level of technology, as well as to expand the arsenal of means for moving payload.

[0010] Another object of the present invention is to provide alternative air vehicles to the air vehicles known in the art.

[0011] Each of the stated tasks is solved in the first aspect of the present invention due to the fact that the proposed air vehicle comprises: (i) a body for a user, made with the possibility of connecting to it one or more aircraft with the possibility of moving said body and equipped with one or more wheeled propellers made with the possibility of moving said body along a movement surface; additionally comprises (ii) a control module made with the possibility of establishing communication with at least one of said connected aircraft with the possibility of controlling its operation;and (iii) a mechanical drive designed to be actuated by a user by applying a user force to it and operatively connected to at least one of the said wheel propellers to be actuated when the mechanical drive is actuated.

[0012] In addition, each of the stated tasks is solved in the second aspect of the present invention due to the fact that the proposed air vehicle, comprising: (i) a body, provided with one or more aircraft, connected to said body with the ability to move said body and provided with one or more wheeled propellers, made with the ability to move said body along a movement surface; additionally comprises (ii) a control module, made with the ability to establish communication with at least one of said connected aircraft with the ability to control its operation;and (iii) a mechanical drive designed to be actuated by a user by applying a user force to it and operatively connected to at least one of the said wheel propellers to be actuated when the mechanical drive is actuated.

[0013] The above-described first and second aspects of the present invention provide each technical result consisting in increasing the versatility of the air vehicle. It should be noted that the increased versatility of the air vehicle is due to the possibility of using wheeled propellers, with which the air vehicle body is equipped and which can be activated by the user using a mechanical drive, in addition to the activated (switched on) or switched off aircraft, with which the said body is equipped, or instead of them for moving this air vehicle along the movement surface.

[0014] The above-described first and second aspects of the present invention each provide an additional technical result consisting in increasing the flight duration of such an air vehicle without the obligatory replenishment of the power reserve. It should be noted that the increased flight duration of the air vehicle is due to the presence of wheeled propellers that can be driven by the user using a mechanical drive, so that the use of such driven wheeled propellers instead of aircraft that can be connected to the body of the air vehicle, or in addition to them, allows saving or minimizing the fuel / electric power consumption of aircraft in the event of the need to move this air vehicle along the travel surface to the target location before takeoff.

[0015] The above-described first and second aspects of the present invention each provide an additional technical result consisting in increasing the accuracy of positioning the air vehicle on the surface of movement (for example, in the parking place of the air vehicle, the storage place of the air vehicle, the place of replenishment of the power reserve of the air vehicle, etc.) due to the possibility of using the drive wheel movers with which the body of the air vehicle is equipped, to correct or change the position of the air vehicle.

[0016] In addition, the above-described first and second aspects of the present invention also provide each another additional technical result, consisting in improving the physical capabilities of the user using the air vehicle to move to the target location. It should be noted that the improved physical capabilities of the user using the air vehicle to move to the target location can be provided by using a mechanical drive, which the said user must activate by applying a user effort to it to drive the wheel movers, with which the air vehicle body is equipped.

[0017] The above-described first and second aspects of the present invention also provide each another additional technical result, which consists in increasing the probability of successful delivery of the user and the speed of delivery of the user to the target location, in particular to the target location in which the use of aircraft is prohibited or difficult.

[0018] Additional advantages of the claimed group of inventions and individual inventions in the said group, including their particular embodiments, will be clear to a specialist from the detailed description of the present invention below and the accompanying drawings, with reference to which various embodiments of the present invention are described in more detail below.

[0019] In addition, the above-described first and second aspects of the present invention each provide one more additional technical result, consisting in expanding the arsenal of air vehicles.

[0020] The accompanying drawings, which are provided to provide a better understanding of the essence of the present invention, form a part of this document and are included herein to illustrate the embodiments and aspects of the present invention described below. The accompanying drawings, in combination with the description below, serve to explain the essence of the present invention. In the drawings:

[0021] Fig. 1 shows one of the illustrative embodiments of an air vehicle according to the present invention; and

[0022] Fig. 2 shows another illustrative embodiment of an air vehicle according to the present invention. IMPLEMENTATION

[0023] Some examples of possible embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, but it should not be considered that the following description defines or limits the scope of the present invention.

[0024] In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since this might obscure the essence of the present invention with unimportant details.

[0025] It should be understood that in the following description, terms such as "first", "second", "upper", "lower", "side", "front", "rear" and the like are used for convenience only, and should not be construed as limiting terms. In particular, in the context of the present invention, unless otherwise clearly indicated in the description of this document, the terms "first", "second", "third" or the like are used to distinguish from each other the elements, components, parts, units, modules, blocks, embodiments or the like to which they relate, and not for the purpose of describing any specific relationship between them.

[0026] It should be understood that when an object is mentioned in the singular, it is also possible that there may be multiple such objects and vice versa, unless otherwise clearly stated or otherwise clearly follows from the context of this document.

[0027] Grammatical relations express any or all alternative and combined combinations of related clauses, sentences, words, etc., unless otherwise expressly stated or otherwise clearly evident from the context. Thus, the term "or" should be understood to mean "and / or", etc.

[0028] The recitation of ranges of values ​​in this document is not limiting, since it refers individually to any and all values ​​falling within the range, unless otherwise specified herein, and each individual value within such range is included in the description as if it were individually recited herein.

[0029] The words "approximately", "approximately" or the like in combination with a numerical value shall be interpreted as indicating a possible deviation that, in the opinion of a person skilled in the art, would ensure proper functioning for solving the necessary task. Ranges of values ​​and / or numerical values ​​are given in this document solely as examples and do not limit the scope of the described embodiments.

[0030] All examples given in this document, or at least some of them, as well as the corresponding expressions ("for example", "such as", "in particular" or the like), are essentially used to improve the understanding of the essence of the present invention and to ensure the completeness of the disclosure of the present invention, however, these expressions do not impose any restrictions on the embodiments of the present invention, for the description of which they are used in this document, in particular, they do not limit the practical embodiments of the elements, components, parts, units, modules, blocks, devices, means and / or the like, used to disclose the design features and operation of the present invention.

[0031] Terms and definitions used in the description of this document

[0032] The term "illustrative" means a non-limiting example, embodiment, or illustration. Similarly, the terms "for example" and "by way of example" as used herein define lists of one or more non-limiting examples, embodiments, or illustrations. As used herein, a circuit is "configured to" perform a function whenever the circuit includes the necessary hardware and code (if any code is needed) to perform the function, regardless of whether the function is disabled or prohibited (e.g., by an operator-defined setting, a factory setting, etc.).

[0033] In the context of the present invention, the term "correspondence" and its derivatives (i.e., adjective, verb, adverb) do not necessarily mean an exact agreement or exact equality in something, to something or between something in any respect, but may imply a deviation or departure from said equality within specified limits. For example, the term "corresponding coordinates", unless otherwise clearly follows from the description of the present document, means not only that these coordinates can be exactly equal to each other or can exactly coincide, but also implies that said equality or coincidence of coordinates can be established with some error (for example, with an error in the operation of the GPS system) or within a specified geographic area surrounding the exact geographic point or area indicated by these coordinates, or the exact geographic location indicated by these coordinates.

[0034] In the context of the present invention, the term "unmanned aerial vehicle" (UAV), unless otherwise clearly follows from the description of the present document, refers to an unmanned aerial vehicle that is capable of flight or that is capable of moving through the air in an automatic mode, i.e. without human participation or external control sources, or is capable of moving through the air in a semi-automatic mode, i.e. receiving at least some control commands from a human (e.g., a pilot, operator, etc.) or an external source (e.g., a control panel, a control server, an external control device, etc.) via specified communication channels. Non-limiting examples of UAVs include various multi-rotor UAVs (e.g., multi-copter drones), single-rotor UAVs (e.g., an unmanned helicopter), hybrid UAVs (e.g., drones with rotors and wings), etc.

[0035] In the context of the present invention, the term "hull", unless otherwise clearly indicated by the description of the present document, refers to a frame, skeleton, shell, skin, fuselage, supporting support or body of a physical inanimate object, each of which may be formed from a single supporting element or a plurality of interconnected supporting elements, while the type, shape, overall dimensions, design features and / or material of such a frame are not in any particular limitation.

[0036] In the context of the present invention, the term "payload", unless otherwise clearly follows from the description of the present document, refers to people or living beings (in particular, to people or living beings as such, or to people or living beings placed in a capsule, cabin, habitation module, cryomodule, rescue module, habitation compartment, habitation block, etc.) or to cargo (to cargo as such, or to cargo placed in boxes, boxes, packages, bags, containers, reservoirs, vessels, tanks, canisters, receptacles, barrels, cisterns, cylinders, vessels, reservoirs, tare, bottles, flasks, glass containers, cylinders, boxes, storage modules, etc.), which can be placed in the body of a vehicle performing the function of a carrier and intended for the delivery, transportation or transport of people, various living beings and / or various cargo by air, by land (on dry land), by water and / or under water.

[0037] In the context of the present invention, the term "module", unless the description of the present document clearly states otherwise, refers to a functional element or a set of functional elements of a device in the form of a part, unit, block or other assembly unit, which performs certain technical functions that ensure the execution of the functions of the device. The module as a whole can be implemented in practice using a combination of known structural elements, a combination of known structural elements and known hardware, a combination of known structural elements and known software and hardware, or a combination of known hardware and known software. Thus, for example, a control module can be implemented using software and hardware.In the context of the present invention, the control module may be a physical device, apparatus or a plurality of modules implemented using hardware, for example, using an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), or a combination of hardware and software, for example, using a microprocessor system and a set of instructions implementing the functionality of the control module, which (when executed) transform the microprocessor system into a special-purpose device or system (for example, an autopilot).In addition, each of the modules described in this document, or at least one of them, can be implemented as a combination of hardware and software, wherein some functionalities described in this document with respect to one of the modules can be implemented only by means of hardware, and other functionalities described in this document with respect to the same module or another module can be implemented by using hardware in combination with software.Furthermore, in the context of the present invention, the docking module can be designed with the possibility of detachable interaction with at least one unmanned aerial vehicle, wherein the docking module can be implemented using a combination of known structural elements, a combination of known structural elements and hardware, a combination of structural elements and software and hardware, or a combination of hardware and software.

[0038] In the context of the present invention, the term "navigation command", unless the description of the present document clearly indicates otherwise, refers to an instruction sent to aircraft included in the air vehicle. Navigation commands may be issued or provided by the aircraft movement control system in the form of digital or analog data, instructions, control signals, or the like. Navigation commands may be initially generated, without limitation, by an automatic operator, an operator (both locally and remotely) and / or an obstacle avoidance system. In particular, navigation commands may be received, for example, by a control unit for controlling an aircraft included in one of the aircraft in the system for moving a payload.

[0039] In the context of the present invention, the term "manual control", unless the description of the present document clearly indicates otherwise, refers not only to control solely by means of human hands, but also by means of feet, fingers, voice, human pupils, or any suitable combination thereof. Thus, in the context of the present invention, the term "manual control element" refers to at least one of the following: buttons, levers, joysticks, toggle switches, pedals, a touch screen, gesture control sensors, pupil tracking scanners, a microphone, and / or the like.

[0040] In the context of the present invention, the term "charger", unless otherwise clearly indicated by the description of the present document, refers to a device for replenishing the range of an aircraft by recharging its battery and / or by replenishing its fuel supply.

[0041] In the context of the present invention, the term "database", unless the description of the present document clearly indicates otherwise, means any structured collection of data, independent of the specific structure, database management software, computer hardware on which the data is stored, used or otherwise made available for use. The database may reside on the same hardware that runs the process that stores or uses the information stored in the database, or it may reside on separate hardware, such as a dedicated server or multiple servers.

[0042] In the context of the present invention, the term "parking station", unless otherwise clearly indicated in the description of the present document, means a fixed or mobile structure adapted for placing, storing and / or replenishing the range (e.g. recharging) of vehicles in it.

[0043] In the context of the present invention, the term "control device" refers to computing equipment executing a computer program to enable receiving requests (e.g., from other computing devices) over a communications network, to enable execution or processing of such requests, and / or to enable sending of such requests over a communications network (e.g., to other computing devices). The computing equipment executing the computer program may be, without limitation, a single physical computer or a single physical computer system. In the context of the present invention, the use of the term "control device" does not imply that each computing task (e.g., instructions or commands received) or any other specific task will be received, executed, or caused to be executed by the same control device (i.e.,the same software and / or hardware), meaning that any number of software or hardware elements may be involved in receiving / sending, executing, or may cause to be executed any task or request, or the consequences of any task or request, and all of this software and hardware may be implemented as one or more control devices.

[0044] In the context of the present invention, the term "server" refers to computing equipment executing a computer program to enable the receipt of requests (e.g., from other computing devices) over a communications network, the ability to execute or process such requests, and / or the ability to send such requests over a communications network (e.g., to other computing devices). The computing equipment executing the computer program may be, without limitation, a single physical computer or a single physical computer system. In the context of the present invention, the use of the term "server" does not imply that each computing task (e.g., instructions or commands received) or any other specific task will be received, executed, or cause to be executed by the same server (i.e.,the same software and / or hardware), meaning that any number of pieces of software or hardware may be involved in receiving / sending, executing, or may cause to be executed any task or request, or the consequences of any task or request, and all of this software and hardware may be implemented as one or more servers. Air transport vehicle

[0045] Fig. 1 shows one of the illustrative embodiments of an air vehicle 1000 according to the present invention, comprising a user housing 100, designed to accommodate a user in it or on it, and two aircraft 200, each detachably docked or connected to the housing 100 to form a functional pair of aircraft, providing the ability to tow or move through the air the housing 100 and, consequently, the air vehicle 1000 itself.

[0046] It should be noted that the aircraft 200, docked or connected to the body 100, provide the ability to move the body 100 through the air or on a moving surface under the control of the control module of the aircraft 1000, which can be installed in the body 100 or on it.

[0047] In one embodiment of the present invention, the body 100 in the air vehicle 1000 can be provided with one or more aircraft 200, detachably connected or fastened to the body 100 on its outer side (for example, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten or more aircraft 200 depending on the target load-bearing capacity of the air vehicle 1000 and the dimensions of the body 100). In one variation of this embodiment of the present invention, in which the body 100 in the air vehicle 1000 is provided with two or more aircraft 200, at least two of said aircraft 200 can form a functional group of aircraft, in which said aircraft 200 operate under the control of a control module (not shown), included in the air vehicle 1000.

[0048] In another embodiment of the present invention, the body 100 in the air vehicle 1000 can be provided with two or more aircraft 200, wherein only at least one of said aircraft 200 can be removably connected to the body 100, and the remaining aircraft of said aircraft 200 can be removably docked or connected individually to said at least one aircraft to form a composite aircraft operating under the control of a control module (not shown), which is part of the air vehicle 1000.

[0049] In another embodiment of the present invention, at least one or each of the aircraft 200 with which the body 100 is provided may be a composite aircraft formed or composed of two or more aircraft joined or connected to each other, wherein each such composite aircraft may include aircraft of the same type or different types.In one of the variations of this embodiment of the present invention, at least one or each of the aircraft 200 with which the body 100 is provided may be made in the form of two or more docked or connected to each other composite aircraft, wherein each such composite aircraft may be formed from two or more docked or connected to each other aircraft of the same type or different types, wherein the types of aircraft included in the different composite aircraft may (completely or at least partially) coincide with each other or may (completely or at least partially) differ from each other.

[0050] In another embodiment of the present invention, at least one of the aircraft 200 with which the body 100 is provided may be rigidly connected to the body 100, for example, using welding, soldering or fasteners known in the art.

[0051] It should be noted that the type, shape, geometric dimensions, and materials of manufacture of any of the aircraft 200 are not specifically limited in the embodiments of the present invention described in this document.

[0052] Each of the aircraft 200 in the air vehicle 1000 can be implemented in the form of any suitable unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) known in the art and designed with the ability to take off into the air, move through the air (fly) and land in automatic mode (i.e. in the autopilot mode, which does not provide for any human participation in the process of controlling the operation of the aircraft and / or which does not provide for the aircraft to receive any control or navigation commands from one or more external control sources) or in a semi-automatic mode (i.e. in the mode that provides for the possibility of using the autopilot, as well as the possibility of human participation in the process of controlling the operation of the aircraft and / or the possibility of the aircraft to receive any control or navigation commands from one or more external control sources).It should be noted that in the case of operation in a semi-automatic mode, any of the aircraft 200 can receive at least some of the control commands from a person, for example, from a pilot, operator, etc., or from an external control source, for example, a control panel, a control server, an external control device, etc.) via specified communication channels. In particular, non-limiting examples of such UAVs, in the form of one of which any of the aircraft 200 can be made, are various multi-rotor UAVs (for example, multi-copter drones), single-rotor UAVs (for example, unmanned helicopters), hybrid UAVs (for example, drones with rotors and wings), or the like.

[0053] As shown in Fig. 1, each of the aircraft 200, detachably connected to the body 100, comprises a fuselage, frame or body 210 of any suitable type, equipped with two air movers 220, each of which is detachably or permanently mounted on one of two opposite sides of the body 210 and each of which includes one or more propellers. In addition, each of the aircraft 200, detachably connected to the body 100, comprises a control device made with the possibility of controlling the operation of such aircraft 200.In particular, the control device in each of the aircraft is connected with the possibility of exchanging data with the air movers 220, ensuring the possibility of controlling the operation of their propellers (in particular, the possibility of switching on, switching off or changing the operating characteristics of the propellers, such as, for example, the speed of rotation or the direction of rotation), which are part of each of the said air movers 220, which ensures the possibility of flight or movement through the air of the said aircraft 200.It should be noted that the control device in each of the aircraft 200, detachably connected to the body 100 in the air vehicle 1000, can control the operation of the said aircraft 200, including the operation of its air movers 220, in response to control instructions of the control module of the air vehicle 1000 or an external control device (for example, a control server for controlling the operation of the aircraft).

[0054] It should be noted that the aircraft 200, detachably connected to the body 100 in the air vehicle 1000 shown in Fig. 1, are each configured to be detached or disconnected from the body 100 in response to control instructions received by the control devices of the aircraft 200 from the control module of the air vehicle 1000 or an external control device.

[0055] In one embodiment of the present invention, the body 210 in at least one or each of the aircraft 200, detachably connected to the body 100 in the air vehicle 1000, can be provided with one or more air movers 220 (for example, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten or more air movers 220), detachably or rigidly connected to the body 210 to ensure the possibility, when they are activated, of flight or movement through the air of said aircraft 200, wherein each of said air movers 220 can be mounted on one of the sides of the body 210 (for example, on the side of the upper part of the body 210, on the side of the lower part of the body 210 or on one of the sides of the body 210).It should be noted that in this embodiment of the present invention, at least one or each of the air movers 220 may include one or more propellers, which or at least a part of which can be driven to ensure the possibility of their rotation in the same direction of rotation or different directions of rotation and / or the possibility of their rotation at the same speed of rotation or different speeds of rotation.In one of the variations of this embodiment of the present invention, in at least one or each of the aircraft 200, all of the air movers 220 or at least some of them can be installed on the same side of the body 210 or on different sides of the body 210 to ensure, when all of such air movers 220 or at least some of them are activated, the possibility of flight or movement through the air of said aircraft 200 along a given trajectory of movement or in a given direction.

[0056] In another embodiment of the present invention, the body 210 in at least one or each of the aircraft 200, detachably connected to the body 100 in the air vehicle 1000, can be provided with two or more air movers 220, which can be detachably or rigidly installed on one of the sides of the body 210 close to each other or at a given distance from each other and each of which can include one or more propellers (for example, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine or ten propellers), which ensures, when all the propellers or only at least some of them in at least one or each of said air movers 220 are activated, the possibility of flight or movement through the air of said aircraft 200.

[0057] In some embodiments of the present invention, the body 210 in at least one or each of the aircraft 200, detachably connected to the body 100 in the air vehicle 1000, can be provided with one or more air movers 220, at least one or each of which can be fully or at least partially installed in the body 210 with the ability to extend, unfold or deploy from it under the control of the control device of the said aircraft 200, including in response to control commands of the control module of the air vehicle or an external control device.

[0058] The control device included in each of the aircraft 200, detachably connected to the body 100 in the air vehicle 1000, shown in Fig. 1, can be installed inside or outside the body 210 with the ability to control the operation of the said aircraft 200, including the operation of the propellers in the air movers 220, with which the body 210 is equipped. Thus, the control device of the aircraft 200 is designed with the ability to issue control commands to at least one or each of the air movers 220 with the ability to bring it into action, which ensures the ability to fly or move through the air of the said aircraft 200.It should be noted that the simultaneous operation of all air movers 220 or at least a greater part thereof in at least one or each of the air movers 220 with which the body 210 is provided in at least one or each of the aircraft 200 detachably connected to the body 100 in the air vehicle 1000 increases the load-bearing capacity of the said aircraft 200 and, consequently, of the air vehicle 1000 as a whole. In one embodiment of the present invention, all air movers 220 or at least a part of them in at least one or each of the aircraft 200 detachably connected to the body 100 in the air vehicle 1000 can be activated sequentially or substantially simultaneously using the control device of the said aircraft 200.In another embodiment of the present invention, all propellers or at least a portion of them in at least one or each of the air movers 220 with which the body 210 is provided in at least one or each of the aircraft 200, detachably connected to the body 100 in the aircraft 1000, can be driven by means of a control device of said aircraft 200, ensuring the possibility of their rotation in the same direction or in different directions.In another embodiment of the present invention, at least one or each of the air movers 220, with which the body 210 is provided in at least one or each of the aircraft 200, detachably connected to the body 100 in the air vehicle 1000, can be designed with the possibility of rotation around its axis by a given angle under the control of the control device of the said aircraft 200 or with the possibility of displacement relative to the body 210 of the said aircraft 200.

[0059] According to another embodiment of the present invention, the control device of one of the aircraft 200, detachably connected to the body 100 in the air vehicle 1000, can perform the functions of the control module of the air vehicle 1000, that is, said control device of the aircraft 200 can be a control module of the air vehicle 1000. In one of the variations of this embodiment of the present invention, the control functions of the control module of the air vehicle 1000 can be distributed between the control devices of the aircraft 200, detachably connected to the body 100 in the air vehicle 1000, so that said control devices of the aircraft 200, used in combination or in conjunction with each other, can form a control module of the air vehicle 1000.

[0060] In addition, each of the aircraft 200, detachably connected to the body 100 in the air vehicle 1000, may include at least one of the following wireless communication means: a HF radio antenna, a VHF radio antenna, a microwave radio antenna, an optical communication module, a half-duplex / simplex satellite communication module, a 2G / 3G / 4G / LTE / 5G cellular communication module, a wireless communication module, a wired communication module, etc., which allows each of the aircraft 200 to receive navigation commands and / or control commands from the control module of the air vehicle 1000 and, therefore, allows the control module of the air vehicle 1000 to control the operation of the said aircraft 200.It should be noted that navigation commands and / or control commands received by any of the aircraft 200 from the control module of the air vehicle 1000 using the wireless communication means of said aircraft 200 are transmitted from said wireless communication means of the aircraft 200 to the control device of the aircraft 200 for their processing by this control device of the aircraft 200.

[0061] In some embodiments of the present invention, at least one or each of the aircraft 200 may be connected to the control module of the aircraft 1000 in a wired manner with the ability to exchange data with each other.

[0062] In turn, the control module of the air vehicle 1000 is configured to receive and process data (including system requests) from each of the aircraft 200, and is also configured to generate control instructions / commands and / or to generate navigation instructions / commands based on the said received data and the results of their processing, ensuring the possibility of issuing or sending such generated control commands and / or navigation commands to at least one or each of the said aircraft 200, including in response to a request from the said aircraft 200.For issuing navigation commands and / or control commands to at least one or each of the aircraft 200, detachably connected to the body 100 in the air vehicle 1000, the control module of the air vehicle 1000 is connected, via a wireless communication network (not shown), to the said aircraft 200 with the possibility of exchanging data with it.

[0063] The control device in each of the aircraft 200 is connected with the possibility of exchanging data with the above-described wireless communication means of said aircraft 200, which allows said control device of the aircraft 200 to process navigation commands and / or control commands received by the wireless communication means of the aircraft 200 from the control module of the air vehicle 1000 when a wireless communication channel is established between them, and to control the operation of the aircraft 200 depending on said navigation commands and / or control commands. In particular, in response to navigation commands and / or control commands from the control module of the air vehicle 1000, the control device of the aircraft 200 can ensure, for example, the possibility of performing at least one of the following operations: (i) changing the flight speed of the aircraft 200,(ii) changing the direction of flight of the aircraft 200, (iii) directing the aircraft 200 from a parking station (not shown) or the current region of airspace to a target region of airspace in which it is intended to removably dock or attach the aircraft 200 to the airframe 100; (iv) docking or connecting the aircraft 200 to the airframe 100; (v) undocking or detaching the aircraft 200 from the airframe 100; and (vi) directing the aircraft 200 to one of the parking stations (not shown) for placement in or on it, ensuring the possibility of storing said aircraft 200 in said parking station and / or ensuring the possibility of replenishing the power reserve (charging) of said aircraft 200.

[0064] In various embodiments of the present invention, the control module (not shown) may not be part of the air vehicle 1000. In such embodiments of the present invention, the control module of the air vehicle 1000, which issues control commands and / or navigation commands to the control device of at least one or each of the aircraft 200, may be a single server, which may be implemented as, for example, a Dell™ PowerEdge™ server with an Ubuntu Server or Windows Server operating system installed on it. In various other embodiments of the present invention, the functions of the control module of the air vehicle 1000 may be divided between several remote computer or computing devices, for example, they may be implemented using several servers connected to each other via a communication network with the ability to exchange data.

[0065] In some embodiments of the present invention, the data transmission protocols and / or technical means used for data transmission or data exchange between the control module of the air vehicle 1000 and the aircraft 200 may at least partially differ from each other and / or may at least partially coincide with each other. In addition, one or more standard communication protocols and corresponding standard communication technical means may be used simultaneously for data transmission or data exchange between the control module of the air vehicle 1000 and the aircraft 200.

[0066] In certain embodiments of the present invention, the control module of the air vehicle 1000 may be configured to ensure safety during flight or movement through the air of at least one or each of the aircraft 200 that are to be docked or attached to the body 100 or that are undocked or disconnected from the body 100. In one of the varieties of such embodiments of the present invention, the control module of the air vehicle 1000 may be further configured to ensure safety during flight or movement through the air of the air vehicle 1000 using the aircraft 200 docked or attached to the body 100.

[0067] In addition, the control module of the air vehicle 1000 may have or may access at least one remote or external database (not shown) via a communication network or other (wired or wireless) method, or may have or may access at least one local database stored on a storage device (not shown), which may be installed in the housing 100, or in a memory (not shown), which may be part of such a control module of the air vehicle 1000.

[0068] In some embodiments of the present invention, the control module of the air vehicle 1000 may be any other suitable hardware, application software, system software, or any combination thereof.

[0069] The communication network, to which the control devices of the aircraft 200 and the control module of the air vehicle 1000 can be connected with the ability to exchange data, also allows the control module of the air vehicle 1000 and the control devices of the aircraft 200 to exchange system and / or operational data with each other, which they use to implement their functions or functionalities described in this document. It should be noted that the communication network also allows the control devices of the aircraft 200 to exchange system and / or operational data with each other, which they can also use to implement their functions or functionalities described in this document.For example, any suitable wireless communication line known in the art can be used as a communication network, for example, a communication line based on Wi-Fi wireless communication technology, a communication line based on 2G, 3G, 4G or 5G wireless communication technology, a communication network based on LTE technology and / or the like.

[0070] In one embodiment of the present invention, the air vehicle 1000 may be configured to be connected to two or more wireless communication networks, each configured similarly to the above-described communication network and used to perform mutual data exchange between the control devices of the aircraft 200, the control module of the air vehicle 1000 and / or any other functional devices that may be part of the air vehicle 1000 or that may be connected or docked to the air vehicle 1000, in real time or in real time.

[0071] Each of the aircraft 200 contains (its own) built-in power source (not shown), made in the form of a battery, one or more storage batteries, a generator based on an internal combustion engine, a generator based on a hydrogen engine, a generator based on one or more solar batteries or a generator based on any other suitable energy source known in the art, wherein such a built-in power source can also be made with the possibility of recharging it from an external power source (not shown) using a charger (not shown) of a suitable type, connected to said external power source and made with the possibility of connecting said built-in power source to it.In particular, the built-in power source in each aircraft 200 is connected, via the power supply circuit of the aircraft 200, to the control device of the aircraft 200 and any other functional components of the aircraft 200 described in this document, with the ability to supply power to them or the ability to power them.

[0072] In another embodiment of the present invention, the built-in power source in at least one or each of the aircraft 200 can be charged wirelessly using an external charger (not shown) that operates on the principle of electromagnetic induction known to those skilled in the art.

[0073] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the control device of the aircraft 200 may further provide the ability to direct the aircraft 200 to a parking station (not shown). Such a parking station may be provided with one or more charging devices (not shown), each electrically connected to at least one of the power sources of the parking station and each providing the ability to connect the aircraft 200 to it for at least partial charging or at least partial replenishment of the power reserve of said connected aircraft 200, so that the aircraft 200 can go into a state with at least a partially replenished power reserve or a completely replenished power reserve, which allows it to be releasably docked or attached to the body 100 in the air vehicle 1000 again.

[0074] It should be noted that in embodiments of the present invention, in which the aircraft 200 can be connected to one or more charging devices of the parking station for charging it or replenishing its power reserve, each of the power sources of the parking station in this embodiment of the present invention can be one or more batteries, a generator based on an internal combustion engine, a generator based on a hydrogen engine, a solar battery and any other suitable energy source known in the art. It should also be noted that at least one or each of the charging devices (not shown) of the parking station in such embodiments of the present invention can be a wireless charger, a wired charger or a charging dock.Alternatively, at least one or each of the charging devices of the parking station may be designed, for example, as a device for supplying electrical energy, a device for supplying liquid or gaseous fuel, and / or the like. As another alternative, at least one or each of the charging devices of the parking station may be hydraulically connected to a pump (not shown) connected by a hydraulic line to a reservoir or tank (not shown) with fuel with the ability to draw this fuel from said tank, with the ability to supply said drawn volume of fuel to a fuel tank of the aircraft 200, hydraulically connected to a fuel-powered engine of the aircraft 200, which makes it possible to replenish the cruising range of the aircraft 200 (in particular, due to at least partial replenishment of the volume of fuel in the fuel tank of the aircraft 200).

[0075] In one embodiment of the present invention, the control device of the aircraft 200 may additionally provide the possibility of releasable docking or releasable connection of the aircraft 200 with a replenished power reserve with the body 100 instead of at least one of the aircraft 200 with an insufficient power reserve or with a power reserve below a predetermined threshold value, releasably connected to the body 100, or in addition to the said aircraft 200 with an insufficient power reserve or with a power reserve below a predetermined threshold value, wherein the air vehicle 1000 during the said docking process may be in the air or on the surface of the earth (or the surface of another object, which in turn may be on the ground, on the surface of the water and / or in the air).In one of the variations of this embodiment of the present invention, the process of docking or detachable connection of the aircraft 200 with a replenished power reserve with the body 100 can be directly controlled by the control module of the air vehicle 1000, which issues control commands and / or navigation commands to the control device of the aircraft 200. In another variation of this embodiment of the present invention, the aircraft 200 with a replenished power reserve can be detachably docked or detachably connected to the body 100 using one or more rods (not shown), with which the body 100 can be additionally equipped, manually or automatically under the control of the control device of the aircraft 200 or the control module of the air vehicle 1000, which issues control commands to the control device of the aircraft 200.

[0076] In another embodiment of the present invention, when docking or connecting the aircraft 200 to the body using one or more rods, the power supply circuit of the attached aircraft 200 can be further electrically connected to the power supply circuit of the air vehicle 1000 to form a single power supply circuit (for example, using a connecting power cable that can be passed inside the rod or outside the rod and that can be connected to the power supply circuit of the aircraft 200 and the power supply circuit of the air vehicle 1000, formed in the body 100) and a composite power source (for example, such a composite power source can be formed from the batteries of the aircraft 200 and the batteries of the air vehicle 1000, located in the body 100),supplying power or supplying power to all functional components of the aircraft 200 and the air vehicle 1000 substantially simultaneously, so that recharging one of the individual power sources in such a composite power source from an external power source (not shown) using a charger (not shown) of a suitable type makes it possible to speak of charging the entire composite power source. It should be noted that in such an embodiment of the present invention, the cruising range of the aircraft 200 connected to the body 100 and the cruising range of the air vehicle 1000 as a whole can be controlled by the control device of at least one of said aircraft 200 or by the control module of the air vehicle 1000 by monitoring the state of the composite power source (for example,by monitoring the residual charge of the composite battery). In one variation of such an embodiment of the present invention, the composite power source may be recharged from two or more external power sources (not shown) using two or more charging devices (not shown) of a suitable type, which may each be electrically connected to a corresponding one of said external power sources and each of which may be designed to allow connection to it of one or more of the power sources included in said composite power source, so that such a composite power source may essentially be recharged by parallel recharging of its individual power sources.

[0077] In some embodiments of the present invention, one or more docking modules (not shown) may be used to provide a releasable connection between the body 100 and at least one or each of the aircraft 200. Non-limiting examples of docking modules for providing a releasable connection or releasable mating of the body 100 with the aircraft 200 are the following fastening or connecting elements that the body 100 must be provided with or the bodies 210 of the aircraft must be provided with and that must be configured to interact with corresponding mating fastening or connecting elements formed, respectively, in the mating places of the bodies 210 of the aircraft or the mating places of the body 100: various suitable mechanical connecting or fastening means (brackets, grips, fasteners, mounting grooves, catches, hooks, latches, etc.), controlled electromechanical means (for example, electromechanical docking means for docking with a mating element, electromechanical gripping means for gripping a mating element to be gripped, or the like), controlled electromagnetic means, magnetic means, controlled vacuum grippers and / or the like.

[0078] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the module for docking the body 100 can be provided with any of the above-listed fastening or connecting elements or can contain any of the above-listed fastening or connecting elements, and the body 210 of the aircraft in its docking place can be provided with corresponding mating fastening or connecting means of a suitable type, providing the possibility of forming a detachable connection between the body 100 and the said aircraft 200.

[0079] According to another embodiment of the present invention, the docking module can be designed with the possibility of being at least partially or completely placed in the body 100 or the body of the aircraft 200.

[0080] As shown in Fig. 1, the body 100 is made in the form of a passenger or user cabin, designed with the possibility of accommodating one or more people (for example, one or more passengers and / or a pilot) in it, while as an addition, various living beings and / or various cargo of any type can be placed in said cabin, while said user cabin can be additionally provided with viewing windows and an entrance in the form of an entrance door or hatch. It should be noted that the body 100, to which one or more aircraft 200 can be docked or attached, can be used for the delivery, transportation or transport of people, various living beings and / or cargo of various types (solid, gaseous, liquid, flowing, bulk, viscous, radioactive, chemical, and / or the like).) by air to a target location, which in turn may be located on the surface of the earth (on dry land), on the surface of a moving or stationary ground object (for example, on a ground platform, bridge, TV tower, truck body, roof of a building, etc.), the surface of a stationary water object (for example, on a sea platform, sea buoy, pontoon, etc.), the surface of a moving water object (for example, on the deck of a ship, barge, motor ship, liner, boat, etc.), the surface of a stationary or moving air object (for example, on the fuselage of an airplane, a balloon, etc.) or the surface of any other suitable objects known in the art.

[0081] As shown in Fig. 1, a seat 500 is installed in the interior space of the housing 100, in which a driver, user or pilot 600 can be placed, capable of controlling the movement or displacement of the air vehicle 1000 along the surface of movement using a steering mechanism or rudder 450 (i.e. a control element for the direction of movement or movement), with which a control panel 400 is provided, fixed or installed in the interior space of the housing 100, wherein the function of the pilot 600 can be performed by any of the users or passengers located in the specified interior space of the housing 100. The control panel 400 can contain an instrument panel, control elements and controls necessary for the pilot 600 to control the movement of the air vehicle 1000 along the surface of movement to a target location (for example, a take-off location, a parking location, a storage location, a place for replenishing the power reserve, a repair location, a pre-flight preparation location, or the like).

[0082] In one embodiment of the present invention, in addition to the pilot 600, at least one passenger, at least one item of passenger baggage and / or at least one item of cargo may be additionally accommodated in the interior space of the housing 100, wherein said pilot, passengers, items of cargo and items of passenger baggage may be placed in corresponding places in the common interior space or may each be placed in its own separate area at least partially limited by one or more partitions, or in a separate compartment at least partially limited by one or more partitions. In one variation of this embodiment of the present invention, the seat 500 may be placed in a pilot's cabin formed in the interior space of the housing 100 and separated by a partition from the rest of the interior space of the housing 100, which in turn may be divided by another partition into a passenger compartment,in which one or more passenger seats can be installed to accommodate passengers, and a baggage or cargo compartment in which cargo (in particular, one or more items of cargo) can be placed and / or passenger baggage (in particular, one or more items of passenger baggage) can be placed, wherein said items of cargo, items of passenger baggage and / or passenger seats can be placed or secured on the bottom, floor and / or walls of the housing 100. In another variation of this embodiment of the present invention, the passenger compartment in the housing 100, instead of or in addition to passenger seats, can be provided with: (i) handrails installed on the side walls, floor and / or ceiling of the housing 100 to accommodate passengers in any position in the housing 100, for example, sitting or standing on the floor of the housing 100; (ii) couches, beds or benches secured to the floor, walls and / or ceiling of the housing 100 to accommodate passengers on them in a sitting position,standing and / or lying; (iii) specialized places for accommodating disabled persons in a sitting, standing and / or lying position; (iv) specialized places for accommodating wheelchairs used by disabled persons; (v) specialized places for accommodating baby carriages used by young children; (v) specialized places for accommodating baby cradles used by infants and (if necessary) specialized places for accompanying persons; (vi) specialized places for accommodating medical stretchers for transporting patients used by bedridden patients and / or (vii) specialized places for accommodating sports equipment. It should be noted that the number of passengers in the passenger compartment in building 100 may range from one person to several tens or even hundreds of people without introducing any restrictions,wherein the specified number of passengers is essentially limited only by the volume or size of the passenger compartment within the interior space of the housing 100. In yet another variation of this embodiment of the present invention, the cargo compartment of the housing 100 may provide not only the possibility of placing cargo and / or passenger baggage on the floor of the housing 100, but also the possibility of securing them in the cargo compartment of the housing 100 using standard fasteners known in the art, while as an addition, shelves, hangers, boxes and other supporting means may be provided in the cargo compartment of the housing 100, secured to the floor, ceiling and / or side walls of the housing 100 and allowing additional cargo items and / or passenger baggage items to be placed in the cargo compartment of the housing 100. In another variation of this embodiment of the present invention, spaces for passenger baggage, including shelves, hangers,boxes and other supporting means for accommodating items of passenger luggage may be provided only in the passenger compartment of the housing 100 in addition to the above-described variants of the means for accommodating passengers in said passenger compartment. It should be obvious to a person skilled in the art that items of cargo and / or items of passenger luggage may be at least partially secured or fixed on the outside of the housing 100 using suitable fastening means known in the art (for example, using special closed-type attachments used in airplanes, automobiles, motorcycles, helicopters, bicycles, etc.). It should be noted that the above-described pilot's cabin, passenger compartment, and cargo compartment in the housing 100 may be designed in general similar to the corresponding compartments of airplanes, helicopters, buses, automobiles, ships, boats, or the like.

[0083] In another embodiment of the present invention, the seat 500 can be placed in the pilot's cabin in the interior space of the housing 100, separated by a partition from the rest of the interior space of the housing 100, in which, in turn, passengers (for example, in passenger seats), cargo items and passenger baggage items can be placed or secured on the bottom, ceiling and / or floor of the housing 100.In addition, an embodiment of the present invention is possible, in which only the pilot and passengers can be accommodated in the interior space of the housing 100; an embodiment of the present invention is possible, in which only the pilot and cargo can be accommodated in the interior space of the housing 100; an embodiment of the present invention is possible, in which only passengers and cargo can be accommodated in the interior space of the housing 100; an embodiment of the present invention is possible, in which only one or more passengers can be accommodated in the interior space of the housing 100, one of whom can perform the function of pilot 600; an embodiment of the present invention is possible, in which only pilot 600 can be accommodated in the interior space of the housing 100 (for example, in seat 500), who is also a passenger of the air vehicle 1000.

[0084] In addition, as shown in Fig. 1, the control panel 400 is also provided with a mechanical drive 700, designed to allow it to be operated by the pilot 600 by pressing or pushing on it with one of his feet.

[0085] The controls (not shown) included in the control panel 400 provide the ability to control the aircraft 1000 in a semi-automatic mode (i.e. a combination of manual control by the pilot 600 using the steering wheel 450, the creation of a traction or wire force by the pilot 600 using the mechanical drive 700 and the automatic control of the on-board systems using the autopilot responsible for at least the safety of movement or movement of the aircraft 1000 along the movement surface), so that the controls of the control panel 400 can be used by the pilot 600, located in the seat 500 and monitoring the instrument readings on the instrument panel of the control panel 400, for manual input of at least one control command.It should be noted that the control elements of the control panel 400 are connected with the ability to exchange data with the control module of the air vehicle 1000, ensuring the ability to issue each of the control commands of the pilot 600 to the said control module of the air vehicle 1000, wherein some of the said control commands of the pilot 600 can essentially replace the corresponding control commands of the control module of the air vehicle 1000, generated by the control module of the vehicle 1000 during the movement or displacement of such an air vehicle in automatic mode (i.e. in autopilot mode) along the surface of movement to the target location.

[0086] In other embodiments of the present invention, the housing 100 may be formed from two or more detachably joined or connected individual cabins (for example, from two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten or more individual cabins) of the same type or different types.

[0087] It should be noted that the aircraft 200 detachably connected to the body 100 can respond as a single entity to control commands and / or control instructions received from the control module of the aircraft 1000. In particular, the operation of the aircraft 200 detachably connected to the body 100 can be synchronized using the control module of the aircraft 1000 (alternatively using a control device of at least one or each of the aircraft 200 and / or the control module of the aircraft 1000). In addition, at least one or each of the aircraft 200 detachably connected to the body 100 can be electrically connected to the aircraft 1000 to form a single power supply circuit and to form a composite power source (for example, the composite power source can be formed from one or more built-in batteries,included in at least one or each of the aircraft 200, and / or one or more built-in batteries installed in the housing 100 or on it), wherein the process of charging such a composite power source and the process of distributing power supply between the functional components of the aircraft 200 functional components installed in the housing 100 or on it can be controlled by the control module of the aircraft 1000 (alternatively the control device of at least one or each of the aircraft 200 and / or the control module of the aircraft 1000).,

[0088] It should be noted that the process of detachable docking or detachable connection of one or more aircraft 200 with the body 100 can occur directly in the air in response to control commands and / or navigation commands issued by the control module of the air vehicle 1000 to said aircraft 200, that is, it can occur under the control of the control module of the air vehicle 1000.

[0089] It should also be noted that in any of the embodiments of the present invention described in this document, the indication of the use of the control device of the aircraft 200 for controlling, monitoring or performing the described operation is not limiting, i.e. it should be obvious to a specialist that instead of the control device of the aircraft 200, the control module of the air vehicle 1000, the control device of another aircraft 200 or any suitable combination thereof can be used.In particular, when the aircraft 200 is detachably docked or detachably connected to the body 100, the control of such aircraft 200 can be intercepted by the control module of the aircraft 1000 or the control device of another aircraft 200, already (previously) docked or connected to the body 100, or the control of such aircraft 200 can be carried out by means of the control device of this aircraft 200 in response to navigation commands and / or control commands of the control module of the aircraft 1000.

[0090] In one embodiment of the present invention, the housing 100 may contain (its own) built-in power source (not shown), made in the form of a battery, one or more storage batteries, a generator based on an internal combustion engine, a generator based on a hydrogen engine, a generator based on one or more solar batteries, or a generator based on any other suitable energy source known in the art, wherein such a built-in power source may also be made with the possibility of recharging it from an external power source (not shown) using a charger (not shown) of a suitable type, connected to said external power source and made with the possibility of connecting said built-in power source of the housing 100 to it.In particular, the built-in power source in the housing 100 can be connected, via its power supply circuit, to the control module of the air vehicle 1000 and any other functional components of the air vehicle 1000 described in this document, with the possibility of supplying power to them or the possibility of powering them. In another embodiment of the present invention, the built-in power source of the housing 100 can be charged wirelessly using an external charger (not shown), the operation of which is based on the principle of electromagnetic induction, known to a person skilled in the art.

[0091] In some embodiments of the present invention, the aircraft 200 and the functional components installed in or on the body 100 may have separate power supply circuits. In other embodiments of the present invention, the power supply circuit of the aircraft 200 and one or more power supply circuits of the functional components installed in or on the body 100 may be electrically connected to each other to obtain a combined power supply circuit and a combined charging circuit.

[0092] As shown in Fig. 1, the body 100 in the air vehicle 1000 is also provided with two wheeled propellers 300 in the form of a wheelbase comprising one wheel and configured to ensure the possibility of moving the air vehicle 1000 along a movement surface (for example, along the surface of the earth or on land, along the surface of a stationary or moving physical object that may be at least partially located in airspace, land space, surface space and / or underwater space) after placing the air vehicle 1000 in a target location on said movement surface, wherein at least one or each of the aircraft 200 may remain connected to the body 100 and may be in a switched-off / switched-on state or may be disconnected from the body 100.Thus, the wheeled propellers 300 in the air vehicle 1000 are essentially additional means of movement with which the body 100 is provided. In one embodiment of the present invention, the body 100 in the air vehicle 1000 can be provided with one or more wheeled propellers 300 (for example, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, nine, ten or more wheeled propellers) in the form of a wheelbase containing one or more wheels (for example, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten or more wheels) and designed to ensure the possibility of movement of the air vehicle 1000 along the movement surface.

[0093] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the body 100 in the air vehicle 1000 may be additionally provided with one or more air movers (for example, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, nine, ten or more air movers), fastened or rigidly connected to the body 100 without the possibility of detaching from it and designed to ensure the possibility of moving the air vehicle 1000 through the air (in particular, instead of the aircraft 200 connected to the body 100, or in addition to them) or along a movement surface (in particular, instead of the aircraft 200 connected to the body 100, and / or the wheel movers 300, or in addition to the aircraft 200 connected to the body 100, and / or the wheel movers 300).Thus, in such an embodiment of the present invention, the air movers of the air vehicle 1000 may essentially be additional means of movement with which the body 100 in the air vehicle 1000 may be provided.

[0094] In addition, as shown in Fig. 1, the control panel 400 comprises a pedal mechanical drive 700, designed to enable it to be activated by a user (in particular, by the pilot 600) by applying to it or transmitting to it a user's physical effort (namely, by pressing one of the feet on the pedal). In one embodiment of the present invention, the mechanical drive 700 may have a mechanical principle of activation by the user and may be designed to enable it to be activated by or transmitting to it a user's physical effort, created by the pilot 600 using one of his hands, both of his hands, one of his legs, both of his legs, or the like.In another embodiment of the present invention, the mechanical drive 700 can be configured to be activated by applying to it or transmitting to it a physical force created by one or more users as a result of walking, running, squatting, jumping, performing a special movement of the arm or arms, performing a special movement of the leg or legs, performing a special movement of the head, pelvis, body, or performing any other action by the user using any part of the user's body.

[0095] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the mechanical actuator 700 can be mounted in the housing 100 or on it in any place that allows the pilot 600 to apply to it a physical force sufficient to activate said actuator 700, or allows at least a portion of the physical force created by the pilot 600 and having a level sufficient to activate said actuator 700 to be transmitted to it.

[0096] According to another embodiment of the present invention, the housing 100 in the air vehicle 1000 can be provided with one or more mechanical actuators 700 (for example, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten or more mechanical actuators 700), each of which can be configured to be activated by applying to it or transmitting to it a user's physical force, wherein at least one or each of said mechanical actuators 700 can be activated by the same user (for example, the pilot 600) substantially simultaneously or can be activated by one or more jointly acting users (for example, the pilot 600 and one of the passengers located in the housing 100 or on it).

[0097] According to another embodiment of the present invention, at least one or each of the actuators with which the body 100 in the air vehicle 1000 may be provided may be configured to operate it by applying to it or transmitting to it a user physical force created by two or more users performing the same driving action or different driving actions substantially simultaneously or created as a result of combining the forces created by two or more users sequentially or substantially simultaneously.

[0098] In the vehicle shown in Fig. 1, the mechanical drive 700 is operatively connected to one of the two wheeled movers 300, which is forward in the direction of movement or displacement of the air vehicle 1000 along the surface of movement, with the possibility of its drive when the mechanical drive 700 is activated using any one of the above-described physical methods or any suitable combination thereof, so that the wheel belonging to the said front wheeled mover 300 is the driving wheel, and the wheel belonging to the other wheeled mover 300, which is rear in the direction of movement or displacement of the air vehicle 1000 along the surface of movement, is the driven wheel and, therefore, is driven into rotation only when the rotating driving wheel makes contact with the said surface of movement.It should be noted that the mechanical drive 700 can be connected directly or immediately to the front wheel drive 300 with the ability to transmit the user drive force from the mechanical drive 700 directly to the said front wheel drive 300, or can be indirectly connected to this front wheel drive 300 using one or more intermediate functional components connected to each other, to the mechanical drive 700 and to the front wheel drive 300 with the ability to transmit the user drive force from the mechanical drive 700 to the said front wheel drive 300 by means of the said intermediate functional components.According to one embodiment of the present invention, the mechanical drive 700 can be operatively connected to the front wheel drive 300 by means of any suitable mechanical transmission known in the art and providing the possibility of transmitting at least partially the user drive force from the mechanical drive 700 to the front wheel drive 300.

[0099] In one embodiment of the present invention, the front wheel mover 300, to which the mechanical drive 700 is operatively connected, can be further operatively connected to the rear wheel mover 300 by means of a mechanical transmission (not shown) with the possibility of transmitting the user drive force from the mechanical drive 700 to the front wheel mover 300 and further from the front wheel mover 300 to the rear wheel mover 300, which provides the possibility of sequentially actuating the front and rear wheel movers 300 when actuating the mechanical drive 700.

[0100] In another embodiment of the present invention, the mechanical drive 700 can be operatively connected to the front and rear wheel propellers 300 by means of a connecting transmission (not shown) with the possibility of substantially simultaneously transmitting a user drive force from the mechanical drive 700 to the front and rear wheel propellers 300, which provides the possibility of substantially simultaneously driving the front and rear wheel propellers 300 when driving the mechanical drive 700.

[0101] In another embodiment of the present invention, the body 100 in the air vehicle 1000 can be provided with two separate mechanical drives 700, each of which can be activated by a separate user or which can be activated by the same user (for example, the pilot 600 or the passenger), wherein at least one or each of these two mechanical drives 700 can be operatively connected to a corresponding one of the front and rear wheel propellers 300 with the possibility of its activation when the said mechanical drive 700 is activated.

[0102] In another embodiment of the present invention, the body 100 in the air vehicle 1000 can be provided with two separate mechanical drives 700, each of which can be driven by two or more users, wherein at least one or each of these two mechanical drives 700 can be operatively connected to a corresponding one of the front and rear wheel propellers 300 to ensure the possibility of its drive when said mechanical drive 700 is driven.

[0103] In some embodiment of the present invention, the body 100 in the air vehicle 1000 may be provided with two mechanical drives 700 operatively connected to each other, which may be substantially simultaneously actuated by one or more users, wherein these mechanical drives 700 may be operatively connected both to at least one or each of the front and rear wheel propellers 300 with the provision of the possibility of its actuation when the users actuate said mechanical drives 700.

[0104] In some other embodiment of the present invention, the mechanical drive 700 in the air vehicle 1000 may be connected to at least one or each of the front and rear wheel propellers 300 using a flexible element-based transmission (i.e., a belt transmission, a chain transmission, or the like), a gear transmission (e.g., a cylindrical transmission, a bevel transmission, or the like), a screw transmission (e.g., a worm transmission, a hypoid transmission, or the like), or the like.

[0105] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the mechanical drive 700 in the air vehicle 1000 may be one or more pedals (not shown) mechanically connected to at least one or each of the front and rear wheeled propellers 300 with the possibility of its drive when said pedals are rotated by one or more users or when one or more users press said pedals. It should be noted that in this embodiment of the present invention, each pedal may be set in rotational motion or pressed by one or more users as a result of applying to it, respectively, one or more user efforts, each of which may be created by a separate user using at least one of the user's hands and / or at least one of the user's legs.In one of the variations of this embodiment of the present invention, the mechanical drive 700 may be two or more pedals (for example, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten or more pedals) or one or more double pedals, configured to rotate or press them by one or more users by applying corresponding user efforts to them, wherein said pedals can be operatively connected to each other and operatively connected to at least one or each of the front and rear wheel movers 300 with the ability to transmit a combined or resulting user effort formed as a result of adding, combining or superimposing individual user efforts, or at least a part thereof to said wheel mover 300.

[0106] According to another embodiment of the present invention, the mechanical drive 700 in the air vehicle 1000 may be a manual drive mechanism, configured to be driven by applying a user force to it using at least one or each of the user's hands and mechanically connected to at least one or each of the front and rear wheel propellers 300 to ensure that it can be driven when this manual drive mechanism is driven.In this embodiment of the present invention, such a manual drive mechanism can be actuated by the user as a result of, for example, rotation of one or more rotary elements, return deflection of one or more movable elements by a given angle, return displacement / shift of one or more movable elements in a given direction by a given amount of displacement / shift, pressing on one or more movable elements, or the like.

[0107] According to another embodiment of the present invention, the mechanical drive 700 in the air vehicle 1000 may be a foot drive mechanism, configured to be driven by applying a user force to it using at least one or each of the user's legs and mechanically connected to at least one or each of the front and rear wheel movers 300 to ensure that it can be driven when this foot drive mechanism is driven.In this embodiment of the present invention, such a foot-operated drive mechanism can be activated by the user as a result of, for example, rotation of one or more rotary elements, return deflection of one or more movable elements by a given angle, return displacement / shift of one or more movable elements in a given direction by a given amount of displacement / shift, pressing on one or more movable elements, or the like.

[0108] According to another embodiment of the present invention, the mechanical drive 700 in the air vehicle 1000 may be a lever mechanism, designed with the possibility of its activation by the user by applying a user force to it and mechanically connected to at least one or each of the front and rear wheel movers 300 with the possibility of its activation when this lever mechanism is activated.

[0109] According to another embodiment of the present invention, the mechanical drive 700 in the air vehicle 1000 may be a rotary mechanism, designed with the possibility of its activation by the user by applying a user force to it and mechanically connected to at least one or each of the front and rear wheel propellers 300 with the possibility of its activation when this rotary mechanism is activated.

[0110] According to some embodiment of the present invention, instead of mechanical drive 700 in air vehicle 1000, a pneumatic drive (not shown) may be used, comprising a user compressor (not shown), pneumatically connected to a pneumatic motor (not shown) with the possibility of supplying working gas under pressure to said pneumatic motor by the user, wherein said pneumatic motor may be operatively connected to at least one or each of the front and rear wheel movers 300 with the possibility of its drive when working gas under pressure is supplied to said pneumatic motor.

[0111] According to some other embodiment of the present invention, instead of the mechanical drive 700, a hydraulic drive (not shown) may be used in the air vehicle 1000, comprising a user supercharger (not shown), configured to be driven by applying a user force to it, a reservoir for working fluid (not shown), hydraulically connected to the user supercharger, and a hydraulic cylinder (not shown), hydraulically connected to the user supercharger with the ability to supply working fluid under pressure from said reservoir to said hydraulic cylinder when said user supercharger is driven and operatively connected to at least one of the front and rear wheel movers 300 with the ability to drive it when working fluid under pressure enters said hydraulic cylinder.It should be noted that in this embodiment of the present invention, the user pump (not shown) may be a hand pump or a foot pump.

[0112] According to some other embodiment of the present invention, the air vehicle 1000 may further comprise a dynamo (not shown), which may be mounted in or on the housing 100 and which may be operatively connected to a drive used in the air vehicle 1000 for driving at least one or each of the front and rear wheel movers 300, with the ability to generate an electric current when said drive is driven. In this embodiment of the present invention, a storage battery, which may be part of the air vehicle 1000 and which is described in this document, may be further electrically connected to the dynamo of the air vehicle 1000 with the ability to charge the storage battery with an electric current generated by said dynamo.In one of the variations of this embodiment of the present invention, at least one or each of the aircraft 200 that are to be docked or attached to the body 100 may be further configured with the possibility of being connected to the battery of the air vehicle 1000, charged from the dynamo of the air vehicle 1000, with the possibility of its subsequent recharging or the possibility of replenishing its power reserve, when docking or attaching said aircraft 200 to the body 100.

[0113] In addition, as shown in Fig. 2, in the housing 100 in the air vehicle 1000, two seats 500 can be installed, in each of which a user or pilot 600 can be placed, who can apply a user force to a corresponding one of the two mechanical drives 700, which are installed in the housing 100 and each of which is operatively connected to the front wheel propeller 300 with the possibility of driving its drive when at least one or each of both mechanical drives 700 is activated.

[0114] The presented illustrative embodiments of the present invention, examples and description serve only to provide an understanding of the essence of the claimed invention and are not limiting. Other possible embodiments of the present invention, or modifications or improvements of the above-described embodiments of the present invention will be clear to a person skilled in the art from the description presented above. The scope of the present invention is limited only by the attached claims.

Claims

An air vehicle comprising: a user housing, designed with the possibility of connecting one or more aircraft to it, ensuring the possibility of moving said housing and equipped with one or more wheeled propellers designed with the possibility of moving said housing along a movement surface, a control module designed with the possibility of establishing communication with at least one of said connected aircraft, ensuring the possibility of controlling its operation, and a mechanical drive designed with the possibility of its activation by the user by applying a user force to it and operatively connected to at least one of said wheeled propellers with the possibility of its activation when the mechanical drive is activated. An air vehicle according to claim 1, in which the drive is one or more pedals mechanically connected to at least one of the said wheeled propellers to ensure the possibility of its drive when the user rotates the said pedals or presses the user on the said pedals. An air vehicle according to claim 1, in which the drive comprises a user compressor pneumatically connected to a pneumatic motor with the ability to supply the user with working gas under pressure to said pneumatic motor, wherein said pneumatic motor is operatively connected to at least one of said wheel propellers with the ability to drive it when working gas under pressure enters said pneumatic motor. The air vehicle of claim 1, wherein the drive comprises a user supercharger configured to be activated by applying a user force to it, a reservoir for working fluid, hydraulically connected to the user supercharger, and a hydraulic cylinder, hydraulically connected to the user supercharger to ensure the possibility of supplying working fluid under pressure from said reservoir to said hydraulic cylinder when said user supercharger is activated and operatively connected to at least one of said wheel propellers to ensure the possibility of its activation when working fluid under pressure enters said hydraulic cylinder. An air vehicle according to claim 4, wherein the user inflator is a hand pump or a foot pump. An air vehicle according to claim 1, in which the drive is a manual drive mechanism, designed with the possibility of actuating it by applying a user force to it and mechanically connected to at least one of the said wheel propellers to ensure the possibility of its actuation when the manual drive mechanism is actuated. An air vehicle according to claim 1, in which the drive is a foot drive mechanism, designed with the possibility of its activation by applying a user force to it and mechanically connected to at least one of the said wheel propellers to ensure the possibility of its activation when the foot drive mechanism is activated. An air vehicle according to claim 1, in which the drive is a lever mechanism designed to be activated by the user by applying a user force to it and mechanically connected to at least one of the said wheel propellers to ensure the possibility of its drive when the lever mechanism is activated. An air vehicle according to claim 1, in which the drive is a rotary mechanism designed with the possibility of being activated by the user by applying a user force to it and mechanically connected to at least one of the said wheel propellers to ensure the possibility of its drive when the rotary mechanism is activated. The air vehicle of claim 1, further comprising a dynamo machine operatively connected to said drive to provide the ability to generate electric current when said drive is activated, and a storage battery electrically connected to said dynamo machine to provide the ability to charge the storage battery with the generated electric current. An air vehicle according to item 10, in which at least one of the said aircraft is designed with the possibility of being connected to the said battery when the said aircraft is attached to the body. An air vehicle comprising: a body equipped with one or more aircraft connected to said body to ensure the possibility of said body moving in the air and equipped with one or more wheeled propellers designed to ensure the possibility of said body moving along a movement surface, a control module designed to establish communication with at least one of said connected aircraft to ensure the possibility of controlling its operation, and a mechanical drive designed to ensure the possibility of its actuation by the user by applying a user force to it and operatively connected to at least one of said wheeled propellers to ensure the possibility of its actuation when the mechanical drive is actuated. The air vehicle of item 12, further comprising a dynamo machine operatively connected to said drive to provide the ability to generate electric current when said drive is activated, and a storage battery electrically connected to said dynamo machine to provide the ability to charge the storage battery with the generated electric current. An air vehicle according to item 13, in which at least one of the said aircraft is designed with the possibility of being connected to the said battery when the said aircraft is attached to the body.

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