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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2017
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Grzegorz M. Kawiecki, El Escorial, ES;
Michael W. Hardt, Colmenar Viejo, ES;
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Various techniques are provided for a winged drone platform. In one example, a drone can be provided. The drone can include a drone body, a plurality of wings, a plurality of tiling propeller assemblies, and a drone controller. The wings can be coupled to the drone body and configured to generate lift when the drone travels in a first travel direction. The tilting propeller assemblies can each be supported by one of the wings, can include a propeller and a propeller powerplant connected to the propeller, and can be configured to move between at least a first position and a second position. The drone controller can provide instructions to the tilting propeller assemblies to move between at least the first position and the second position. Additional systems and related methods are also provided.