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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2020
Applicant:
Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation, Manassas, VA (US);
Inventor:
Samvruta Tumuluru, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION, Manassas, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 37/02 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); B63G 8/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 37/02 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B63G 8/22 (2013.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01);
Abstract
A system of connectable aerial vehicles. The system includes a plurality of aerial vehicles that each include a platform, one or more rotors operatively connected to the platform, and a power source that supplies power to the one or more rotors. The plurality of aerial vehicles are configured to operate in air, and operate in water while connected to form a floating platform. The floating platform is configured to support an object with at least a portion of each of the plurality of aerial vehicles configured to form a segment of the floating platform.