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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2021
Applicant:
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Inventor:
Morteza Gharib, Altadena, CA (US);
Assignee:
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 11/06 (2006.01); B64C 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 11/001 (2013.01); B64C 11/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for improving the flight control and efficiency of an aerial vehicle. Many embodiments are directed to a rotor-shroud assembly system where a plurality of rotor blades are connected to the internal side of a shroud and are set up to pivot through the use of a pitching mechanism. The entire assembly is configured to rotate when attached to a motor.