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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2015
Applicant:
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Keisuke Ando, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshihiko Ueno, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshihiro Sera, Tokyo, JP;
Shojiro Furuya, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 15/01 (2006.01); G05D 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 15/01 (2013.01); G05D 1/107 (2013.01);
Abstract
An aerial vehicle includes an outer surface, an arithmetic unit and a control unit. The arithmetic unit calculates a control command using a control parameter. The control unit controls an attitude of the aerial vehicle or a thrust of the aerial vehicle based on the control command. At least a part of the outer surface of the aerial vehicle is composed of ablation material. The arithmetic unit changes the control parameter in response to an amount of shape change of the aerial vehicle caused by disappearance of the ablation material.