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Patent No.:

US 12030668 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2024

Filed:

Apr. 06, 2021

Flying vehicle systems and methods

Applicant:

Workhorse Group Inc., Loveland, OH (US);

Inventors:

Jay Ratajczak, Maineville, OH (US);

Wei Wei, Mason, OH (US);

Haonan Zhang, Mason, OH (US);

Thaddeus Bort, Loveland, OH (US);

Assignee:

Workhorse Group Inc., Loveland, OH (US);

Attorney:

Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

Primary Examiner:

Medhat Badawi

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/36 (2024.01); B60L 5/36 (2006.01); B60L 50/60 (2019.01); B60L 53/14 (2019.01); B60L 53/80 (2019.01); B64C 1/06 (2006.01); B64C 1/30 (2006.01); B64C 25/00 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64D 1/10 (2006.01); B64D 1/12 (2006.01); B64D 1/22 (2006.01); B64D 27/24 (2006.01); B64D 31/00 (2006.01); B64D 41/00 (2006.01); B64F 1/32 (2006.01); B64U 20/70 (2023.01); B66D 1/48 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01); B64D 45/00 (2006.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 50/13 (2023.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); B64U 70/00 (2023.01); B64U 80/70 (2023.01); B64U 80/86 (2023.01); B64U 101/60 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/364 (2013.01); B60L 5/36 (2013.01); B60L 50/66 (2019.02); B60L 53/14 (2019.02); B60L 53/80 (2019.02); B64C 1/061 (2013.01); B64C 1/30 (2013.01); B64C 25/001 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 1/10 (2013.01); B64D 1/12 (2013.01); B64D 1/22 (2013.01); B64D 27/24 (2013.01); B64D 31/00 (2013.01); B64D 41/00 (2013.01); B64F 1/32 (2013.01); B64U 20/70 (2023.01); B66D 1/48 (2013.01); G05D 1/0094 (2013.01); G05D 1/101 (2013.01); G05D 1/106 (2019.05); G08G 5/0069 (2013.01); B60L 2200/10 (2013.01); B64D 2045/0085 (2013.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 50/13 (2023.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); B64U 70/00 (2023.01); B64U 80/70 (2023.01); B64U 80/86 (2023.01); B64U 2101/60 (2023.01); B64U 2201/10 (2023.01);
Abstract

An unmanned aerial vehicle according to certain embodiments generally includes a chassis, a control system, and at least one rotor. The chassis includes a first battery compartment configured to receive sliding insertion of a first battery, and a second battery compartment configured to receive sliding insertion of a second battery. The control system is operable to receive power from the first battery and the second battery when the first battery is received in the first battery compartment and the second battery is received in the second battery compartment. The at least one rotor is operable to generate lift under control of the control system when both the first battery and the second battery are installed to the chassis. The control system is configured to remain at least partially active under power supplied by the first battery when the second battery is removed from the second battery compartment.

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