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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2014
Ecole Polytechnique Federale DE Lausanne (Epfl), Lausanne, CH;
Adrien Briod, Lausanne, CH;
Przemyslaw Mariusz Kornatowski, Ecublens VD, CH;
Adam Klaptocz, Lausanne, CH;
Jean-Christophe Zufferey, Etagnieres, CH;
Dario Floreano, St-Prex, CH;
ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE (EPFL), Lausanne, CH;
Abstract
A VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) aerial flying vehicle comprising an inner frame, a gimbal system and an outer frame, the inner frame comprising a propulsion system and a control system. The propulsion system being able to generate a lift force. The control system being able to control the orientation of the inner frame. The gimbal system connecting the inner frame to the outer frame with at least two rotation axis allowing rotation freedom between the outer frame to rotate independently from the inner frame.