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Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2020

Filed:

Aug. 09, 2018
Applicant:

The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (US);

Inventor:

Joseph L. Moore, Sykesville, MD (US);

Assignee:

The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 37/00 (2006.01); B63G 8/08 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); B63G 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 37/00 (2013.01); B63G 8/001 (2013.01); B63G 8/08 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B63G 2008/002 (2013.01); B64C 2201/028 (2013.01);
Abstract

A vehicle for aerial-aquatic locomotion is provided. The vehicle may include a propeller, an electric motor operably coupled to the propeller and configured to rotate the propeller, a maneuvering assembly configured to change an attitude and altitude of the vehicle, and a controller operably coupled to the electric motor and the maneuvering assembly. The controller may be configured to receive a command for the vehicle to exit a first medium and enter a second medium, compute or retrieve a hybrid trajectory, and control the electric motor and the maneuvering assembly to maneuver the vehicle in accordance with the hybrid trajectory.


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