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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2015
Applicant:
Ecole Polytechnique Federale DE Lausanne (Epfl), Lausanne, CH;
Inventors:
Assignee:
ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE (EPFL), Lausanne, CH;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 17/06 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); B64C 17/00 (2006.01); B64C 27/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64C 17/00 (2013.01); B64C 27/20 (2013.01); B64C 2201/027 (2013.01);
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 VTOL may also include a decoupling mechanism having either a linear or non-linear beam coupled to a ring. The beam may optionally include sliders at ends thereof that provide an additional rotation freedom to the inner frame.