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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2010
Applicants:
Ou MA, Las Cruces, NM (US);
Carlos E. Ortega, Las Cruces, NM (US);
Ken Ruble, Chaparral, NM (US);
Qi LU, Pudong, CN;
Inventors:
Ou Ma, Las Cruces, NM (US);
Carlos E. Ortega, Las Cruces, NM (US);
Ken Ruble, Chaparral, NM (US);
Qi Lu, Pudong, CN;
Assignee:
Arrowhead Center, Inc., Las Cruces, NM (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 17/00 (2006.01); A63H 27/00 (2006.01); A47B 9/02 (2006.01); F16M 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention is a multiple degree-of-freedom test stand for unmanned air vehicles, and is particularly useful for small or micro unmanned air vehicles. The stand is gravity balanced using springs such that no weight of any part of the stand becomes a burden to the tested vehicle when it flies while constrained to the stand. A joint and a plurality of members are used to enable multiple degrees of freedom.