CA2546207A1 - Flying vehicle - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
- B64C27/00—Rotorcraft; Rotors peculiar thereto
- B64C27/04—Helicopters
- B64C27/08—Helicopters with two or more rotors
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
- B64C27/00—Rotorcraft; Rotors peculiar thereto
- B64C27/54—Mechanisms for controlling blade adjustment or movement relative to rotor head, e.g. lag-lead movement
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
- B64C39/00—Aircraft not otherwise provided for
- B64C39/001—Flying saucers
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- G—PHYSICS
- G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
- G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
- G05D1/00—Control of position, course, altitude or attitude of land, water, air or space vehicles, e.g. using automatic pilots
- G05D1/08—Control of attitude, i.e. control of roll, pitch, or yaw
- G05D1/0808—Control of attitude, i.e. control of roll, pitch, or yaw specially adapted for aircraft
- G05D1/0858—Control of attitude, i.e. control of roll, pitch, or yaw specially adapted for aircraft specially adapted for vertical take-off of aircraft
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Abstract
The invention pertains generally to rotation-wing flying vehicle.
It applies to helicopter and flying saucer. The flying vehicle is composed of the frame support 4, the powerplant, the electronic earth compass 11 and laser sensors 8. The powerplant is mainly composed by two propeller assemblies and one steering assembly.
The propeller assembly is composed of propeller sliding fork 18, pitch control box 19, propeller shaft 16, Sliding Rod 14, Axis Rod 15 and hollow shaft 17, gearboxes and motors. The steering assembly is composed by steering fork 1, propellers and steering socket 2 which is controlled by servo motors and gearbox. Its first feature is that the powerplant is isolated from frame support 4 for good stabilization. The second feature is that the steering leg 20 of the steering fork 1 slides around the steering socket 2 to get quick response and easy to make. The third feature is that the axis rod 15, which is used to control the pitch angle of the propeller from negative to positive angle, is located inside of the hollow shaft 17. The earth compass sensor 11 and the laser sensors 8 are used to further stabilize the frame by referring to ground for better stabilization.
It applies to helicopter and flying saucer. The flying vehicle is composed of the frame support 4, the powerplant, the electronic earth compass 11 and laser sensors 8. The powerplant is mainly composed by two propeller assemblies and one steering assembly.
The propeller assembly is composed of propeller sliding fork 18, pitch control box 19, propeller shaft 16, Sliding Rod 14, Axis Rod 15 and hollow shaft 17, gearboxes and motors. The steering assembly is composed by steering fork 1, propellers and steering socket 2 which is controlled by servo motors and gearbox. Its first feature is that the powerplant is isolated from frame support 4 for good stabilization. The second feature is that the steering leg 20 of the steering fork 1 slides around the steering socket 2 to get quick response and easy to make. The third feature is that the axis rod 15, which is used to control the pitch angle of the propeller from negative to positive angle, is located inside of the hollow shaft 17. The earth compass sensor 11 and the laser sensors 8 are used to further stabilize the frame by referring to ground for better stabilization.
Description
Page 1 of 5 Flying Vehicle DESCRIPTION
Field of the invention The invention pertains generally to rotated wing fly vehicle. It can be used on helicopter or flying saucer.
Background information and prior art Current used remote helicopter including toy and model is not well controllable, but very expensive. It makes few people afford it because the expensive gyro is used and the controlling mechanism is very complex to get the better performance.
The current fly saucer only fly up and down, can not fly left or right.
The invention will solve the problem above.
Advantage and disadvantage Its mechanism is simple and very easy to make. So it is very cheap. If it is a flying saucer, it can fly left or right plus up or down. It is easy to control .
Disadvantage is that the weight will be increased a little.
Application It can be used on helicopter or flying saucer.
Detail Description Ref to figure 1, the flying vehicle is composed of the frame support 4, the powerplant, the electronic earth compass 11 and laser sensors 8. Besides Page 2 of 5 propellers 12, the powerplant is mainly composed by two propeller assemblies (one is main propeller assembly; one is the reverse torque propeller assembly), steering assembly and motors which drive the propellers and servo. The propeller assembly is composed of propeller sliding forkl8, pitch control box 19, Propeller Shaft 16, Sliding Rod 14, Axis Rod 15 and hollow shaft 17, gearboxes and motors. The steering assembly is composed by steering fork 1, propellers and steering socket 2 that is controlled by servomotors and gearbox. There are two propeller assemblies. One is the main propeller assembly; the other is the reverse torque propeller assembly.
The reverse torque propeller assembly can be located under the main propeller and above the frame support 4; can be located after the main rotation propeller; can also be located bellow the frame support 4, as used on flying saucer. The two propeller assemblies will create reverse torque on the frame body and try to cancel torque created by themselves internally. For the saucer, a cage is used to mount with the frame support 4 to surround the powerplant. So the frame support 4 and the cage are the parts of the frame.
The cage increases the safety because it prevents the propeller from being damaged or hurting people.
Ref to figure 2, the propeller assembly mainly provides power to propeller and control the pitch of the propellers. The hollow shaft 17 is driven by motors.
The hollow shaft 17 is connected and rotated with the pitch control box 19.
The sliding fork 18 will clamp the propeller. The propeller pitch is controlled by the sliding rod 14 which will slide in the sliding slot 13 of the sliding fork 18.
The axis rod 15 controls the sliding rod 14 in the pitch control box 19 up and down to rotate the propeller around the propeller axis shaft 16 to change the propeller pitch. The axis rod 15 will not be rotated, but can be moved up or Page 3 of 5 down by motor to increase or decrease the pitch of the propeller. The axis rod 15 is inside of the hollow shaft 17, which easily control the pitch of the propeller. The rod 15 can change the pitch angle from positive angle to negative angle. So the flying vehicle can fly upside down.
Ref to figure 3, the propeller steering fork I is used to increase lift at one side of the body and decrease the lift at the other side. The fork leg 20 on the steering fork 1 will slide and swing around the steering socket 2. When leg 20 swings, the pitch of one propeller will be increased and the pitch of other propeller will be decreased, which will increase lift on one side of the body and decrease the lift on other side of the body. There is 90 degree between the axis of the propeller and the fork leg 20. Since the fork leg 20 slides around the steering socket 2, there is no hinged connection between steering socket 2 and the steering fork 1. So it is easy to make the product. If the steering socket 2 is not on the center of the folk, the pitch (or Angle of attack) of propeller will be changed once per revolution. Where it is changed is depended on the location of the steering socket 2. This will increase lift on one side, and decrease the lift on other side. So the flying direction can be changed. The location of the steering socket 2 is controlled by 2 servo assemblies. The steering fork 1 clamps 2 propellers.
The servo assemblies are the same as the normal servo motor and gearbox. So there is no need to explain here.
Ref to figure 4, the frame support 4 is isolated from the powerplant. But the frame support 4 can freely rotate around the powerplant. All of the torque created by the powerplant should be cancelled internally to zero. If there is Page 4 of 5 some extra torque, there must be some movement between the powerplant and the frame support 4. The movement is detected, and the rotation speed of the 2 propeller assemblies or the propeller pitch will be modified quickly until there is no extra torque.
To get further stabilization, compass and laser sensors are used. Ref to figure 4, during the flying vehicle is suspended in air, the body may be rotated by air, to prevent its rotation, and the electronic earth compass sensor 11 is used to detect the rotation. The magnetic sensor is used to detect earth magnetic as the normal compass. It is used to stabilize the frame support 4.
If the frame rotates, the sensor will detect the rotation and the electronic unit will send signal to motors to correct it. To get the highest precision orientation, the 4 laser sensors are installed on the frame. It will detect the magnitude of the laser strength. The remote controller on the ground will scan all the area around. Its principle is the same as the barcode laser scanner. The laser Sensor on the frame support 4 will detect the laser signal from the remote controller. There are 4 lasers sensor. One is on forwards; one is on backwards; one is on left side; one is on the right side. The detected laser strength by the laser sensor will be greatest if the laser sensor is facing with the remote controller. If the frame rotates, the laser sensors will detect it and the electronic controller will send signal to the motors to correct it.
The remote controller is the same as the game stick. It can be blended to left or right, forward or backwards to control the flying vehicle to fly left or right, forwards or backward. The throttle on the remote controller is used to control the pitch or speed of the propeller to fly up or down. The player can also rotate the stick to adjust the rotation of the flying vehicle frame by increasing Page 5 of 5 torque on one propeller assembly and decreasing the torque on the other one.
Since it is the same as the Game Stick, there is no need to explain here.
Field of the invention The invention pertains generally to rotated wing fly vehicle. It can be used on helicopter or flying saucer.
Background information and prior art Current used remote helicopter including toy and model is not well controllable, but very expensive. It makes few people afford it because the expensive gyro is used and the controlling mechanism is very complex to get the better performance.
The current fly saucer only fly up and down, can not fly left or right.
The invention will solve the problem above.
Advantage and disadvantage Its mechanism is simple and very easy to make. So it is very cheap. If it is a flying saucer, it can fly left or right plus up or down. It is easy to control .
Disadvantage is that the weight will be increased a little.
Application It can be used on helicopter or flying saucer.
Detail Description Ref to figure 1, the flying vehicle is composed of the frame support 4, the powerplant, the electronic earth compass 11 and laser sensors 8. Besides Page 2 of 5 propellers 12, the powerplant is mainly composed by two propeller assemblies (one is main propeller assembly; one is the reverse torque propeller assembly), steering assembly and motors which drive the propellers and servo. The propeller assembly is composed of propeller sliding forkl8, pitch control box 19, Propeller Shaft 16, Sliding Rod 14, Axis Rod 15 and hollow shaft 17, gearboxes and motors. The steering assembly is composed by steering fork 1, propellers and steering socket 2 that is controlled by servomotors and gearbox. There are two propeller assemblies. One is the main propeller assembly; the other is the reverse torque propeller assembly.
The reverse torque propeller assembly can be located under the main propeller and above the frame support 4; can be located after the main rotation propeller; can also be located bellow the frame support 4, as used on flying saucer. The two propeller assemblies will create reverse torque on the frame body and try to cancel torque created by themselves internally. For the saucer, a cage is used to mount with the frame support 4 to surround the powerplant. So the frame support 4 and the cage are the parts of the frame.
The cage increases the safety because it prevents the propeller from being damaged or hurting people.
Ref to figure 2, the propeller assembly mainly provides power to propeller and control the pitch of the propellers. The hollow shaft 17 is driven by motors.
The hollow shaft 17 is connected and rotated with the pitch control box 19.
The sliding fork 18 will clamp the propeller. The propeller pitch is controlled by the sliding rod 14 which will slide in the sliding slot 13 of the sliding fork 18.
The axis rod 15 controls the sliding rod 14 in the pitch control box 19 up and down to rotate the propeller around the propeller axis shaft 16 to change the propeller pitch. The axis rod 15 will not be rotated, but can be moved up or Page 3 of 5 down by motor to increase or decrease the pitch of the propeller. The axis rod 15 is inside of the hollow shaft 17, which easily control the pitch of the propeller. The rod 15 can change the pitch angle from positive angle to negative angle. So the flying vehicle can fly upside down.
Ref to figure 3, the propeller steering fork I is used to increase lift at one side of the body and decrease the lift at the other side. The fork leg 20 on the steering fork 1 will slide and swing around the steering socket 2. When leg 20 swings, the pitch of one propeller will be increased and the pitch of other propeller will be decreased, which will increase lift on one side of the body and decrease the lift on other side of the body. There is 90 degree between the axis of the propeller and the fork leg 20. Since the fork leg 20 slides around the steering socket 2, there is no hinged connection between steering socket 2 and the steering fork 1. So it is easy to make the product. If the steering socket 2 is not on the center of the folk, the pitch (or Angle of attack) of propeller will be changed once per revolution. Where it is changed is depended on the location of the steering socket 2. This will increase lift on one side, and decrease the lift on other side. So the flying direction can be changed. The location of the steering socket 2 is controlled by 2 servo assemblies. The steering fork 1 clamps 2 propellers.
The servo assemblies are the same as the normal servo motor and gearbox. So there is no need to explain here.
Ref to figure 4, the frame support 4 is isolated from the powerplant. But the frame support 4 can freely rotate around the powerplant. All of the torque created by the powerplant should be cancelled internally to zero. If there is Page 4 of 5 some extra torque, there must be some movement between the powerplant and the frame support 4. The movement is detected, and the rotation speed of the 2 propeller assemblies or the propeller pitch will be modified quickly until there is no extra torque.
To get further stabilization, compass and laser sensors are used. Ref to figure 4, during the flying vehicle is suspended in air, the body may be rotated by air, to prevent its rotation, and the electronic earth compass sensor 11 is used to detect the rotation. The magnetic sensor is used to detect earth magnetic as the normal compass. It is used to stabilize the frame support 4.
If the frame rotates, the sensor will detect the rotation and the electronic unit will send signal to motors to correct it. To get the highest precision orientation, the 4 laser sensors are installed on the frame. It will detect the magnitude of the laser strength. The remote controller on the ground will scan all the area around. Its principle is the same as the barcode laser scanner. The laser Sensor on the frame support 4 will detect the laser signal from the remote controller. There are 4 lasers sensor. One is on forwards; one is on backwards; one is on left side; one is on the right side. The detected laser strength by the laser sensor will be greatest if the laser sensor is facing with the remote controller. If the frame rotates, the laser sensors will detect it and the electronic controller will send signal to the motors to correct it.
The remote controller is the same as the game stick. It can be blended to left or right, forward or backwards to control the flying vehicle to fly left or right, forwards or backward. The throttle on the remote controller is used to control the pitch or speed of the propeller to fly up or down. The player can also rotate the stick to adjust the rotation of the flying vehicle frame by increasing Page 5 of 5 torque on one propeller assembly and decreasing the torque on the other one.
Since it is the same as the Game Stick, there is no need to explain here.
Claims (4)
1. The invention pertains generally to rotation-wing flying vehicle. It applies to helicopter and flying saucer. The flying vehicle is composed of the frame support 4, the powerplant, the electronic earth compass 11 and laser sensors 8. The powerplant is mainly composed of two propeller assemblies and one steering assembly. The propeller assembly is composed of propeller sliding fork 18, pitch control box 19, Propeller Shaft 16, Sliding Rod 14, Axis Rod 15, hollow shaft 17, their gearboxes and motors. The steering assembly is composed of steering fork 1, its propellers and steering socket 2 that is controlled by servo motors and gearbox. The two propeller assemblies will create reverse torque on the frame body and try to cancel torque created by themselves internally. Its first feature is that the powerplant is isolated from frame support 4 except that the powerplant can freely rotate in the frame support 4. The extra torque from the powerplant is easily detected and corrected to zero for good stabilization by changing the rotation speed or pitch of the propeller on the propeller assemblies. For the flying saucer, a cage is mounted with frame support 4 to surround the powerplant.
2. The second feature is that the steering leg 20 of the steering fork 1 slides around the steering socket 2 without hinged connection. There is 90 degrees between the propeller axis and a steering leg 20 of the steering fork 1.
Page 2 of 2 The steering leg 20 controls the propeller lift directly for quick response and it is easy to make for cheap price.
Page 2 of 2 The steering leg 20 controls the propeller lift directly for quick response and it is easy to make for cheap price.
3. The propeller pitch is controlled by the sliding rod 14 which will slide in the sliding slot 13 of the sliding fork 18. The axis rod 15, which is inside of the hollow shaft 17, controls the sliding rod 14 in the pitch control box 19 up and down to rotate the propeller around the propeller axis shaft 16 to change the propeller pitch. The pitch can be positive or negative. This makes it easy to control the pitch of the propeller.
4. The earth compass sensor 11 and the laser sensors 8 are used to further stable the frame support 4 by referring to the ground for better stabilization.
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| CA002546207A CA2546207A1 (en) | 2006-05-08 | 2006-05-08 | Flying vehicle |
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| CA002546207A CA2546207A1 (en) | 2006-05-08 | 2006-05-08 | Flying vehicle |
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| JP2013531578A (en) * | 2010-06-08 | 2013-08-08 | ウェル−ヘッド レスキュー アーベー | Life-saving vehicle |
| CN103791029A (en) * | 2014-03-03 | 2014-05-14 | 青岛宏百川金属精密制品有限公司 | Transmission system of unmanned rotor wing helicopter |
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| JP2013531578A (en) * | 2010-06-08 | 2013-08-08 | ウェル−ヘッド レスキュー アーベー | Life-saving vehicle |
| CN103791029A (en) * | 2014-03-03 | 2014-05-14 | 青岛宏百川金属精密制品有限公司 | Transmission system of unmanned rotor wing helicopter |
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| CN106470899A (en) * | 2014-12-26 | 2017-03-01 | 南承昊 | The elimination torque of propeller type VTOL flying object and compatible device of keeping in balance |
| CN104648666A (en) * | 2015-02-06 | 2015-05-27 | 吉林大学 | Coaxial type unmanned helicopter main driving structure |
| CN104648666B (en) * | 2015-02-06 | 2016-06-22 | 吉林大学 | A kind of coaxial unmanned helicopter main transmission structure |
| CN105438462A (en) * | 2015-11-26 | 2016-03-30 | 北京浩恒征途航空科技有限公司 | Multi-rotor type aircraft based on cooperative control of rotation speed and variable pitch of rotors |
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