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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2020
The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA (US);
Steven Beck, Palos Verdes Estates, CA (US);
David Caldwell, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Christopher Hartney, Gardena, CA (US);
Bernard Harris Jefferson, Jr., Westminster, CA (US);
Jeffrey Lang, Torrance, CA (US);
John Morales, Victorville, CA (US);
Martin Panevsky, San Pedro, CA (US);
Kasemsan Siri, Torrance, CA (US);
Evan Ulrich, Hermosa Beach, CA (US);
Richard Welle, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Allyson Yarbrough, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that provides increased operational flight endurance and efficiency. The UAV includes a power generation system, which includes an internal combustion engine and one or more batteries (batteries). The power generation system is configured to generate power for propulsion of the UAV. The internal combustion engine is configured to power a lift propeller, generating vertical lift of the UAV, and the batteries are configured to power a micro-propeller assembly, propelling the UAV in a forward direction or multiple additional directions.