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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2021
Volocopter Gmbh, Bruchsal, DE;
Sebastian Mores, Munich, DE;
Krishna Rajput, Munich, DE;
Volocopter GmbH, Bruchsal, DE;
Abstract
A method of controlling a multi-rotor aircraft () including at least five, preferably at least six, lifting rotors (; R-R), each having a first rotation axis which is essentially parallel to a yaw axis (z) of the aircraft (), and at least one forward propulsion device (), preferably two forward propulsion devices (P, P), the at least one forward propulsion device having at least two rotors (P_R, P_R, P_R, P_R) that are arranged coaxially with a second rotation axis which is essentially parallel to a roll axis (x) of the aircraft. The at least one or each of the forward propulsion devices (, P, P) being arranged at a respective distance (+y, −y) from said roll axis (x). The method further includes: using at least one of the rotors of the at least one forward propulsion device to control the aircraft's moment about the yaw and/or roll axes independently from each other.