A modular tail and fuselage payload rail let this autonomous helicopter carry multiple payloads while improving route autonomy, aerodynamics, and reliability.
Payload sensors and movable counterweights keep an RPA center of gravity within limits despite changing payload weight and placement.
A movable cabin shifts aircraft center of gravity across flight phases while staying level through shaft rotation, clutch damping, and carriage drive.
Battery counterweights shift the UAV center of gravity for attitude control, cutting motor count, structural complexity, and energy use.
A harness-suspended power source below the UAV center of gravity decouples inertia, cutting attitude-control power and extending flight time.
Differential thrust and a two-axis gimbal let fixed-pitch coaxial rotors deliver precise pitch, roll, and yaw control for stable UAV flight.
A spinning rotational wing stabilizes aircraft as a gyroscope while cutting forward drag and protecting the fuselage.
A powered outer ring rotates around an inner ring in a horizontal plane to stabilize the aircraft and reduce forward fuselage drag.
Positioning the center of gravity forward of the center of lift balances motor speeds during inclined cruise and extends cruising time.
Actuators reposition battery packs to optimize lift distribution, reducing noise and power consumption across flight modes.
A hybrid robot transitions between horizontal and vertical movement modes using displaceable masses to conserve energy during rough terrain traversal.
A vibration control actuator uses a friction-driven inertia wheel to generate inertial forces for suppressing airframe vibrations.
Aircraft vibration control assembly uses a rotating gyroscope wheel to generate counter-moments.