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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2013
Aai Corporation, Hunt Valley, MD (US);
Monica Atzert, Shrewsbury, PA (US);
Jason Wallace, Cockeysville, MD (US);
Robert Hurn, Baltimore, MD (US);
Doug Deardorff, Phoenix, MD (US);
Terry Zeleny, Nottingham, MD (US);
AAI Corporation, Hunt Valley, MD (US);
Abstract
A UAV includes a body. The body defines a payload opening. The payload opening is circular, but any shape may be used. A payload of the UAV is arranged in the payload opening. The payload may be a camera, sensors, a package, etc. A payload shroud may be installed which prohibits or reduced ingress of foreign material via payload opening. A payload shroud may include a diverter. The diverter may act as a barrier wall preventing the water or debris from entering the body of the UAV. The diverter should fit flush with the payload opening in the body of the UAV.