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737 results about "Cruise" patented technology

Cruise is a flight phase that occurs when the aircraft levels after a climb to a set altitude and before it begins to descend. Cruising usually consumes the majority of a flight, and it may include changes in heading (direction of flight) at a constant airspeed and altitude.

Pneumatic layout of vertical taking-off and landing aircraft with tilted duct

The invention discloses a pneumatic layout of a vertical taking-off and landing aircraft with a tilted duct. The pneumatic layout is characterized in that front duct fans are symmetrically arranged at the outer sides of the head parts of all the aircraft bodies; rear duct fans are symmetrically arranged at the inner sides of the middle parts of all the aircraft bodies; and all the duct fans are respectively connected with transmission components in the aircraft bodies by duct rotating shafts in the transmission components. The axial distance between protection points of the axial lines of all the duct rotating shafts on the axial lines of the aircraft bodies and the center of gravity of the whole aircraft along the aircraft bodies is 1.125 times of the chord length of wings. In the pneumatic layout, the duct fans can rotate around the duct rotating shafts; when the aircraft takes off or lands vertically, the duct fans are positioned at the vertical 90-degree position, the thrust vector is upward; in the transition stage, the duct fans rotate forwards around the duct rotating shafts; and in the cruise stage, the duct fans are positioned at a horizontal 0-degree position, and the thrust vector is forward, so that vertical taking off and landing and high-speed cruise flying are realized. The pneumatic layout disclosed by the invention has the advantages of high pneumatic efficiency, compact structure, strong reliability, strong maneuverability, flexible operation, long voyage and low noise and the like.
Owner:NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIV

Situational awareness pilot briefing tool

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a system and method for better conveying information to a pilot and / or other members of a flight crew present on the flight deck of an aircraft. Embodiments of the invention are of particular use in the briefings that precede various phases of the flight operations of an aircraft (such as start-up of the engines, take-off, ascent to cruise altitude, descent from cruise altitude and landing). The system and method provide a briefing output relevant to the particular phases of a flight in both of a visual form and an audio form, with the briefing output including data of most relevance to the particular flight phase.
Owner:GE AVIATION SYST LTD

Display information to support climb optimization during cruise

Methods and systems are provided for executing a single continuous altitude change by an aircraft to cruise altitude using an electronic flight bag via a flight management system. The method comprises the determination of an altitude change in a flight plan during the cruise phase of the flight plan. Based on the altitude change and a mathematical model of the aircraft an optimum vertical trajectory profile or the aircraft is determined from which an angle of attack (AOA) and a thrust is derived to achieve the optimum vertical trajectory. From the AOA and the thrust, the required aircraft control variables are determined that may be applied to the engines and the control surface actuators of the aircraft.
Owner:HONEYWELL INT INC

Fan blade autonomous inspection method based on unmanned aerial vehicle

The invention discloses a fan blade autonomous inspection method based on an unmanned aerial vehicle. The method comprises the following steps that S1, determining whether the geometric structure of ato-be-inspected fan is known, if yes, entering the step S2, if not, entering the step S3; S2, carrying out image shooting on a to-be-inspected fan, determining coordinate information of a plurality of inspection points on the fan in combination with the geometric structure of the to-be-inspected fan, and entering the step S4, the inspection points being target points shot during inspection; S3, carrying out image shooting on the to-be-inspected fan, acquiring coordinate information of a plurality of inspection points on the fan through image processing, and entering the step S4; and S4, according to the coordinate information of the inspection point, determining a cruise point coordinate and generating an autonomous cruise trajectory, the cruise point being a place where the unmanned aerial vehicle hovers and shoots, and the unmanned aerial vehicle completing inspection of the fan blade according to the autonomous cruise trajectory. According to the invention, the workload of autonomous inspection route generation can be effectively reduced, the accuracy of the route is improved, and the inspection efficiency of the fan is improved.
Owner:成都优艾维智能科技有限责任公司

Perpendicular take-off and landing fixed-wing aircraft with multiple automatic retractable rotors

ActiveCN106428547AEfficient aerodynamic performanceImprove energy efficiencyRotocraftJet aeroplaneHigh energy
The invention discloses a fixed-wing aircraft on which retractable multi-rotor assemblies are mounted and which can perpendicularly take off and land. In the scheme of the fixed-wing aircraft, the fixed-wing aircraft comprises fixed-wing assemblies, retractable multi-rotor assemblies, a multi-rotor extending and retracting control mechanism, a multi-rotor hatch which can be opened and closed and a hatch opening and closing control mechanism. The fixed-wing aircraft is characterized in that when the aircraft is in a take-off stage or a landing stage or when the aircraft needs to hover in the air, the retractable multi-rotor assemblies in the lower part of an aircraft body are unfolded to provide a perpendicular take-off and landing capacity; when the aircraft cruises at a high speed, the multi-rotor assemblies are retracted in the aircraft body, the multi-rotor hatch is closed to keep the aerodynamic performance of the fixed-wing aircraft; and besides, when the fixed-wing aircraft is in perpendicular take-off and landing state, hovering state and cruising state at a high speed, the highest energy service efficiency can be obtained, so that the fixed-wing aircraft disclosed by the invention has a large perpendicular take-off and landing weight and a long range at the same time. According to the fixed-wing aircraft disclosed by the invention, a solution of a perpendicular take-off and landing fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle which is low in cost and high in energy efficiency is provided, is wide in application, and is particularly suitable for being applied to trades including point-to-point article transportation, long-distance cruise and the like.
Owner:SHANGHAI FUKUN AVIATION TECH CO LTD

Unmanned operational intelligent ship apparatus and control system

The invention discloses an unmanned operational intelligent ship apparatus which comprises an intelligent ship body. The intelligent ship body is provided with a main control module. The main control module is connected with a navigation system, a water quality detection system and a data transmission module. The water quality detection system comprises a sensor module arranged at the lower part of the intelligent ship body. The navigation system comprises a Beidou and GPS dual-mode positioning module and a compass module. The main control module is further connected with an execution mechanism, a range finding module, and an electricity amount detection system. The data transmission module communicates data with an intelligent terminal. The intelligent terminal is provided therein with a control system APP used to control the intelligent ship. The apparatus and the control system of the invention are able to realize self-cruise, to automatically avoid barriers, to automatically back charge, to communicate data with the intelligent terminal and to control an unmanned operational intelligent ship according to the data acquired on the site. And at the same time, the monitoring and managing of the intelligent ship and the water areas become more convenient by providing checkable intelligent ship's travel trajectory at any time, the ship power amount state, the water quality parameters of a culturing area to control the working of the intelligent ship.
Owner:NANTONG UNIVERSITY

Dual-aircraft atmospheric platform

A platform including two winged aircraft are tethered during flight by a single tether near their respective centers of gravity. The tether is windable about a reel, so that a distance between the aircraft can be changed during flight. The aircraft contain avionics configured to enable autonomous flight using natural wind gradients. One aircraft imposes aerodynamic forces on the other, through the tether, while flying at an altitude where wind speed is significantly different than wind speed at an altitude of the other aircraft. The two aircraft cruise back and forth within a maximum distance from a station on the ground. Cruise conditions are established using an iterative computer algorithm which utilizes flight measurements. The aircraft communicate information between each other, and the ground, and contain a payload which performs a useful function at high altitudes.
Owner:ENGBLOM WILLIAM A

Flight bird repellent and flight bird repelling system

The invention relates to the technical field of aerospace equipment, in particular to a flight bird repellent and a flight bird repelling system. The flight bird repellent comprises a central body and 2n+2 wings respectively connected to the central body, wherein n is a positive integer, a power mechanism is mounted on each wing, a navigation control module and a repelling device for repelling birds are fixedly mounted on the central body, and the power mechanisms and the repelling device are respectively connected with the navigation control module which is connected with a remote control signal transmitter. The ground station system of the flight bird repelling system is connected with the navigation control module and controls the operation of the flight bird repellent. The flight bird repellent and the flight bird repelling system have the advantages that the flight bird repellent has stable and reliable flying ability, the covering range of the bird repelling is enlarged evidently, and operation flexibility and work efficiency are increased; the flight bird repelling system controls one or more flight bird repellents to perform cruise flight or tracking bird repelling through the ground station system, and spatially three-dimensional and flexible and mobile bird repelling effect can be achieved.
Owner:中山汉鲲智能科技有限公司

Unmanned aerial vehicle inspection method for unknown fan structure

The invention discloses an unmanned aerial vehicle inspection method for an unknown fan structure. The method comprises the following steps: S1, multi-angle photographing of a whole fan is carried outat a long distance, and the whole fan should be contained in each picture and be close to the center of each picture; S2, inspection point coordinate information for equally dividing the blade is calculated by utilizing obtained key inspection point coordinate information; S3, required cruise point coordinate information is calculated by utilizing the inspection point coordinate information, anda flight path is generated; S4, an unmanned aerial vehicle takes off and arrives at a cruise point, and the pose of the unmanned aerial vehicle is adjusted by utilizing inspection point coordinate information to enable the unmanned aerial vehicle to face a target point; and S5, target identification is performed on an inspection point once before photographing of a cruise point, and the attitude of a holder is adjusted again to make the inspection point be close to the center of each picture as much as possible. The inspection point can be close to the center of each picture as much as possible, and the reliability of autonomous inspection of the unmanned aerial vehicle is higher while the efficiency is improved.
Owner:UNIV OF ELECTRONICS SCI & TECH OF CHINA

Vertical take-off and landing unmanned aerial vehicle and control method thereof

The invention provides a vertical take-off and landing unmanned aerial vehicle and a control method thereof. A vehicle body of the unmanned aerial vehicle adopts aerodynamic layout of high lift-drag ratio class flying wings, and four motors and propellers are installed on the vehicle body in a mode of cross-shaped arrangement. An elevating control torque is formed by the thrust difference generated by the upper propeller and the lower propeller of the vehicle body, a yaw control torque is formed by the thrust difference generated by the left propeller and the right propeller of the vehicle body, and through the roll control torque formed by the different rotating speeds of the four propellers, the attitude control of the vehicle body of the unmanned aerial vehicle is conducted so that vertical take-off and landing in a narrow region and spot hover at any positions in the flying process of the unmanned aerial vehicle can be achieved. After the unmanned aerial vehicle is switched into a flat flying state, the vehicle body of the class flying wing layout can generate a large cruise lift-drag ratio, the effective loading level of the unmanned aerial vehicle is greatly improved, and the flying distance of the unmanned aerial vehicle is greatly prolonged. When the unmanned aerial vehicle horizontally flies, propelling can be conducted for low-speed flying only by using the left propeller and the right propeller, and propelling can be conducted for high-speed flying by simultaneously using the four propellers.
Owner:王文正 +2

Method for extracting cruise section of flight path from air craft three dimensional position sequence

The invention discloses a method for extracting the cruise section of a flight path from a three dimensional position sequence of an air craft, including: (1) reading atmospheric pressure height data of the air craft and recording the time of the data; (2) calculating the flight level at which the air craft is located currently; (3) cutting off climbing and descending sequence section in level flight section to obtain the level flight sequence section of the cruise section; (4) reading GPS longitude and latitude data and recording the time of the data; (5) intercepting the GPS longitude and latitude sequence into direct flight sequence section and cutting off turning sequence section to obtain the direct flight sequence section of the cruise section of the air craft; (6) solving an intersection of the level flight sequence section and the direct flight sequence section over time; calculating the difference of atmospheric pressure height data with lower sample rate in the sequence duration of which meets the duration requirement to extract the cruise section of the flight path is extracted. The method realizes analysis and processing on the three dimensional position sequence of the air craft, effectively removes climbing, descending and turning sections and extracts the cruise section of the flight path.
Owner:AVIATION DATA COMM +1

Laminar flow wing optimized for transonic cruise aircraft

Aircraft configured to operate at Mach numbers from above 0.80 and up to 1.2 with wing sweep angles defined by the wing outboard leading edge of less than 35 degrees, and incorporating calculated values of the ratio of outboard wing panel aspect ratio raised to an exponent of 0.78, divided by the ratio of maximum thickness divided by chord (t / c), greater than about 45, characterized by one of the following: a) where maximum thickness divided by chord (t / c) is at a location approximately 70% of the distance outboard from the attaching aircraft body to the wing tip, or b) where maximum thickness divided by chord (t / c) is the average value of (t / c)'s located between approximately 50% of the distance outboard from the attaching aircraft body to the wing tip.
Owner:AERION INTPROP MANAGEMENT CORP

High-mobility active capture type anti-unmanned aerial vehicle system and method

The invention provides a high-mobility active capture type anti-unmanned aerial vehicle system and method. The system comprises an unmanned aerial vehicle, a capture frame, a terminal guidance device, a flight control and electromagnetic interference system, a sensor device and a capture net, wherein the capture frame is mounted above the unmanned aerial vehicle; the capture net is mounted in the capture frame to achieve a buffering effect when low, small and slow targets and other aerial small flying targets (such as birds) are captured; and the terminal guidance device, the flight control and electromagnetic interference system and the sensor device are mounted in the center position of the unmanned aerial vehicle. According to the invention, a ground station system is used for controlling a novel fuselage tilting type unmanned aerial vehicle with vertical takeoff and landing and high-speed cruise capabilities, and low, slow and small targets and other aerial small flying targets are captured in high precision and high mobility according to multiple guidance modes. The system captures the targets by adopting the novel fuselage tilting type unmanned aerial vehicle with high mobility according to multiple guidance modes, secondary capture can be carried out, and the cost is low.
Owner:SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIV

UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle)-based river line detection system and method

The invention discloses an UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle)-based river line detection system and method and belongs to the technical field of UAV delivery. The system comprises two modes, that is, a mode of interaction control between an UAV and a ground station, and a mode of output control based on the UAV, and the two modes are parallel technical schemes. In the first mode, the UAV transmits images to the ground station, the ground station carries out image processing and returns the processing result to flight control of the UAV through a data transmission device to finish a function; and inthe second mode, the UAV is provided with an image processing chip (a DSP chip), and the UAV finishes image acquisition, processing and data interaction work. The UAV can realize an autonomous cruisefunction without any manual operation; the method can realize cruise according to actual conditions of a river, and the case of flying away from the river cannot occur; and the method is higher in precision than a GPS navigation mode.
Owner:BEIJING UNIV OF TECH +1

Subsonic cruise voyage optimization design method for fixed-wing aircraft

The invention belongs to the field of flight mechanics, and particularly relates to a subsonic cruise voyage optimization design method for a fixed-wing aircraft. The method comprises the steps: obtaining 1, flight parameters of the fixed-wing aircraft, wherein the flight parameters comprise the maximum lift-drag ratio Kmax, the cruise lift coefficient Cy and the cruise Mach number M; 2, determining the engine thrust oil consumption rate Ce0 of a cruise entry point and the engine thrust oil consumption rate Ce1 of a cruise end point according to the flight parameters; 3, calculating the average oil consumption rate according to the engine thrust oil consumption rate Ce0 at the cruise entry point and the engine thrust oil consumption rate Ce1 at the cruise end point, and taking the averageoil consumption rate as the voyage calculation oil consumption rate Ce; and 4, calculating the variable-height cruise voyage L of the fixed-wing aircraft according to the voyage calculation oil consumption rate Ce. According to the optimization design method for the subsonic cruise voyage of the fixed-wing aircraft, a large amount of original data used by professional performance software or simulation software is not needed, calculation is rapid and simple, and the model argumentation precision requirement is met.
Owner:SHENYANG AIRCRAFT DESIGN INST AVIATION IND CORP OF CHINA

Vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft with cruise rotor positioning control for minimum drag

Vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft are provided with fixed-position port and starboard wings extending laterally from an elongate fuselage having an empennage at an aft end of the fuselage and a propeller to provide horizontal thrust to the aircraft in a direction of the longitudinal axis thereof. A series of port and starboard rotor units are provided, each of which includes axially opposed rotor blades, and a motor to rotate the rotor blades and provide vertical thrust to the aircraft. A logic control unit (LCU) controllably sets an angular position of the opposed rotor blades along a position axis relative to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft in response to determining an optimal position of the rotor blades during cruise flight operation to thereby minimize airflow disruption over the fixed-position wings.
Owner:EVE UAM LLC
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