Aerovironment, Inc.

University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.

Sierra Nevada Corporation

Guan Hua Su

Carlos Thomas Miralles

John McNeil

Alexander Andryukov

Bart Dean Hibbs

Danny S Parker

Marcos Henry Rodriguez

Oleksandr Andryukov

Ken Finklea

Various embodiments are described of an unmanned aerial vehicle having a wing. The unmanned aerial vehicle includes a first body of the wing with a first end proximate a body of the vehicle. A second end is opposite the first end. A first joint is on the first end of the first main body of the wing. The joint rotatably couples the wing to the vehicle. A second joint is on the second end of the vehicle. A second body of the wing is rotatably coupled to the first body via the second joint.

Air-launched unmanned aerial vehicle

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) launch tube that comprises at least one inner layer of prepreg substrate disposed about a right parallelepiped aperture, at least one outer layer of prepreg substrate disposed about the right parallelepiped aperture, and one or more structural panels disposed between the at least one inner layer of prepreg substrate and the at least one outer layer of prepreg substrate. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) launch tube that comprises a tethered sabot configured to engage a UAV within a launcher volume defined by an inner wall, the tethered sabot dimensioned to provide a pressure seal at the inner wall and tethered to the inner wall, and wherein the tethered sabot is hollow having an open end oriented toward a high pressure volume and a tether attached within a hollow of the sabot and attached to the inner wall retaining the high pressure volume or attach to the inner base wall. A system comprising a communication node and a launcher comprising an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in a pre-launch state configured to receive and respond to command inputs from the communication node.

Systems and devices for remotely operated unmanned aerial vehicle report-suppressing launcher with portable RF transparent launch tube

In one embodiment, a wing for an unmanned aerial vehicle is described. The unmanned aerial vehicle includes a first body of the wing with a first end proximate a body of the vehicle. A second end is opposite the first end. A first joint is on the first end of the first main body of the wing. The joint rotatably couples the wing to the vehicle. A second joint is on the second end of the vehicle. A second body of the wing is rotatably coupled to the first body via the second joint.

An unmanned aerial launch vehicle (UAV) launch apparatus is disclosed that includes a UAV having an exterior surface, an aerial vehicle (AV) tab extending from the exterior surface, a tube containing the UAV, the tube including a tab stop configured to controllably hinder travel of the AV tab past the tab stop, and a pair of opposing tab guides configured to position the AV tab for travel over the tab stop.

Launch tube restraint system for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) launch tube () that comprises at least one inner layer of prepreg substrate () disposed about a right parallelepiped aperture (), at least one outer layer of prepreg substrate () disposed about the right parallelepiped aperture, and one or more structural panels (-) disposed between the at least one inner layer of prepreg substrate () and the at least one outer layer of prepreg substrate (). An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) launch tube () that comprises a tethered sabot () configured to engage a UAV within a launcher volume defined by an inner wall, the tethered sabot () dimensioned to provide a pressure seal at the inner wall and tethered to the inner wall, and wherein the tethered sabot () is hollow having an open end oriented toward a high pressure volume and a tether () attached within a hollow () of the sabot () and attached to the inner wall retaining the high pressure volume or attach to the inner base wall (). A system comprising a communication node (-) and a launcher () comprising an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in a pre-launch state configured to receive and respond to command inputs from the communication node (-).

An unmanned aerial launch vehicle (UAV) launch apparatus is disclosed that includes a UAV () having an exterior surface, an aerial vehicle (AV) tab () extending from the exterior surface, a tube () containing the UAV (), the tube () including a tab stop () configured to controllably hinder travel of the AV tab () past the tab stop (), and a pair of opposing tab guides () configured to position the AV tab () for travel over the tab stop ().

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) launch tube that comprises a tethered sabot configured to engage a UAV within a launcher volume defined by an inner wall, the tethered sabot dimensioned to provide a pressure seal at the inner wall and tethered to the inner wall, and wherein the tethered sabot is hollow having an open end oriented toward a high pressure volume and a tether attached within a hollow of the sabot and attached to the inner wall retaining the high pressure volume or attach to the inner base wall. A system comprising a communication node and a launcher comprising an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in a pre-launch state configured to receive and respond to command inputs from the communication node.

Systems and devices for remotely operated unmanned aerial vehicle report-suppressing launcher with portable rf transparent launch tube

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