Patents Assigned to SHANGHAI AUTOFLIGHT CO., LTD.
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Patent number: 11982588Abstract: A method to test an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) using a support component, a universal rotating component, a fixed component and a return component. The method further includes wherein the universal rotating component slides along the Z direction and is arranged on the support component, and one end of the universal rotating component can rotate in a universal way relative to the other end of the universal rotating component. The fixed component is connected to one end of the universal rotating component, and the fixed component is configured to fix the UAV. One end of the return component is connected to the support component, the other end is connected to the other end of the universal rotating component, and the return component is configured to drive the universal rotating component and the fixed component to reset.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2023Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: SHANGHAI AUTOFLIGHT CO., LTD.Inventor: Yu Tian
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Patent number: 11932383Abstract: A vertical takeoff and landing aerial vehicle and a cooling system for the aerial vehicle. The vertical takeoff and landing aerial vehicle comprises at least one air inlet provided on the top side of a linear support below a lift propeller, and at least one air outlet provided on the linear support. In the vertical takeoff and landing stage of the aerial vehicle provided by the disclosure, airflow generated by rotation of a lift propeller forms a rapid-flowing spatial flow field, which can achieve efficient heat dissipation of a motor and an electronic speed controller in an arm; and in the vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aerial vehicle provided by the utility, the takeoff weight of the unmanned aerial vehicle cannot be increased, power consumption of airborne equipment cannot be increased, and interior space of the arm cannot be occupied.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: SHANGHAI AUTOFLIGHT CO., LTD.Inventor: Yu Tian
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Patent number: 11905031Abstract: A method of measuring airflow velocity using an integrated heating airspeed tube where the integrated heating airspeed tube has a tube body and a heating component. The tube body is provided with a heating cavity, the heating component is located inside the heating cavity, and the heating component and the tube body are integrally formed. The heating component and at least two static pressure air inlet channels are physically separate but overlap in a lengthwise directly within a horizontal portion of the airspeed tube. The tube body integrally forms the static pressure air inlet channel, the dynamic pressure air inlet channel, the heating cavity, the dynamic pressure air inlet hole, and the static pressure air inlet hole as a unitary one-piece structure.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2023Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: SHANGHAI AUTOFLIGHT CO., LTD.Inventor: Yu Tian
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Patent number: 11891192Abstract: A UAV landing platform having movable covers to securely store/maintain/charge a UAV. The UAV may be launched from the landing platform, and the landing platform can have visual indicators to guide the landing of the UAV back onto the landing platform. There can be an optional mechanism to self-adjust/self-level the landing surface such that a UAV can safely land onto the landing platform even when the landing platform is on a traveling vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2018Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: SHANGHAI AUTOFLIGHT CO., LTD.Inventor: Yu Tian
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Patent number: 11851199Abstract: A method to transport a battery for an unmanned aerial vehicle using a battery transport box, the box having a box body shell and an upper cover. The unmanned aerial vehicle battery transport box further having a heat dissipating device and a heating device. When the temperature in the box body is lower than the lower limit of the set temperature range, the heating device heats the box body. When the temperature in the box body is higher than the upper limit of the set temperature range, the heat dissipating device dissipates heat of the box body. The temperature in the box body is adjusted by the heating device and the heat dissipating device.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2023Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: SHANGHAI AUTOFLIGHT CO., LTD.Inventor: Yu Tian
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Patent number: 11814241Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), and specifically discloses a UAV transport box. The UAV transport box has a mounting frame, a box body, a driving device, and a control system. The box body has a bottom plate and a side plate, the bottom plate is fixedly installed on the mounting frame, the UAV is arranged on the bottom plate, and the side plate can be unfolded through the driving device, so that the side plate and the bottom plate are in the same plane to form an area which is large enough to provide a suitable take-off and landing platform for the UAV, and can realize the automatic opening and closing for the UAV transport box.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: SHANGHAI AUTOFLIGHT CO., LTD.Inventor: Yu Tian
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Patent number: 11787538Abstract: An amphibious drone having a fuselage, a linear support, a wing and a take-off and landing device. The take-off and landing device is on the lower surface of the linear support or the wing. The take-off and landing device has a buoyancy unit and a power device, and the power device is capable of generating thrust to push the buoyancy unit to move. The take-off and landing device can be on the lower surface of the drone, and realizes the water support of the drone by symmetrically providing the take-off and landing device. At the same time, the take-off and landing device is further provided with a power device for pushing the drone to be started. The amphibious drone can take off and land by relying on the take-off and landing device, which can be disassembled to adapt to different usage conditions.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2020Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: SHANGHAI AUTOFLIGHT CO., LTD.Inventor: Yu Tian
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Patent number: 11780602Abstract: An integrated heating airspeed tube and an unmanned aerial vehicle where the integrated heating airspeed tube has a tube body and a heating component. The tube body is provided with a heating cavity, the heating component is located inside the heating cavity, and the heating component and the tube body are integrally formed. The unmanned aerial vehicle includes the integrated heating airspeed tube as described above. The integrated heating airspeed tube and the unmanned aerial vehicle are heated in the tube body through the heating component, so that the heating removes liquid, effectively preventing liquid from blocking the integrated heating airspeed tube, and meeting the using requirements in severe weather. At the same time, the integrated heating structure design is higher in reliability and is not easy to cause operation failure, and saves the assembly cost.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2020Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: SHANGHAI AUTOFLIGHT CO., LTD.Inventor: Yu Tian
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Patent number: 11772786Abstract: A method of flight control including having a vertical takeoff and landing aerial vehicle that has a plurality of lift propellers disposed on two linear support pieces, and there are two vertical stabilizers disposed at the rear of the two linear support pieces. A rotating shaft of each lift propeller from among the multiple lift propellers outwards forms an angle of 5 degrees to 15 degrees relative to a vertical plane of the aerial vehicle perpendicular to a horizontal plane of the aerial vehicle. The aerial vehicle of the present disclosure improves the heading axis control capacity of the aerial vehicle and reduces the restriction to the design size of the aerial vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: SHANGHAI AUTOFLIGHT CO., LTD.Inventor: Yu Tian
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Patent number: 11745868Abstract: A UAV with vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) function. having a plurality of lift propellers; a cabin engaged with a plurality of lift propellers; a water propulsion system engaged with the cabin to push the cabin in a forward direction when the cabin is at least partially immersed in water; at least one water inlet engaged with the water propulsion system; the cabin is a cargo hold or a passenger cabin. The UAV provided by the disclosure can realize vertical takeoff and landing in the water area, and fly, drive and navigate freely in the whole area.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2022Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: SHANGHAI AUTOFLIGHT CO., LTD.Inventor: Yu Tian
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Patent number: 11745865Abstract: A vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aerial vehicle and a cooling system for the unmanned aerial vehicle. Heat dissipation in an arm of an unmanned aerial vehicle is achieved by providing a forward-facing opening at the front end of each of a left linear support and a right linear support of the unmanned aerial vehicle, thereby achieving the purposes of lowering temperature in the arm and protecting equipment in the arm.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: SHANGHAI AUTOFLIGHT CO., LTD.Inventor: Yu Tian
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Patent number: 11745866Abstract: The disclosure provides a fixed-wing UAV, with two pull propellers or two push propellers arranged parallel to each other and providing thrust for the UAV. Wherein the thrust ratio provided by the two pull propellers or the two push propellers is changed to generate asymmetric thrust which controls the active yaw of the UAV.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2022Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: SHANGHAI AUTOFLIGHT CO., LTD.Inventor: Yu Tian
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Patent number: 11710972Abstract: A method of balanced charging that includes the use of a plurality of charging modules, each of which independently charges a battery unit and is provided with a positive port and a negative port with independent functions; the positive port is connected with the positive port of the battery unit corresponding to the charging module, and the negative port is connected with the negative port of the battery unit corresponding to the charging module.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2022Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: SHANGHAI AUTOFLIGHT CO., LTD.Inventor: Yu Tian
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Patent number: 11679899Abstract: An experimental bench for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) power system and avionics equipment, which relates to the technical field of UAV test, comprising a support component, a power system load-bearing component, an avionics equipment load-bearing component, a jacking component and a roller component. A plurality of power system load-bearing components are provided, and are fixedly arranged on the support components, respectively, and each power system load-bearing component is configured to carry the power system of a UAV; the avionics equipment load-bearing component is fixedly arranged on the support component, and the avionics equipment load-bearing component is configured to bear the avionics equipment of the UAV; the output end of the jacking component is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the support component.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2022Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: SHANGHAI AUTOFLIGHT CO., LTD.Inventor: Yu Tian
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Patent number: 11679871Abstract: A long-distance drone having a main body, a left hind wing, a right hind wing, a left forewing, and a right forewing. There is a left linear support connecting the left forewing to the left hind wing, and a right linear support connecting the right forewing to the right hind wing. A plurality of propellers are disposed on the left and the right linear supports.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2022Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: SHANGHAI AUTOFLIGHT CO., LTD.Inventor: Yu Tian
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Patent number: 11673677Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle battery transport box having a box body shell and an upper cover. The unmanned aerial vehicle battery transport box further having a heat dissipating device and a heating device. When the temperature in the box body is lower than the lower limit of the set temperature range, the heating device heats the box body. When the temperature in the box body is higher than the upper limit of the set temperature range, the heat dissipating device dissipates heat of the box body. The temperature in the box body is adjusted by the heating device and the heat dissipating device.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2020Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: SHANGHAI AUTOFLIGHT CO., LTD.Inventor: Yu Tian
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Patent number: 11674867Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) test bench, which falls within the technical field of UAV test, comprising a support component, a universal rotating component, a fixed component and a return component: the universal rotating component slides along the Z direction and is arranged on the support component, and one end of the universal rotating component can rotate in a universal way relative to the other end of the universal rotating component. The fixed component is connected to one end of the universal rotating component, and the fixed component is configured to fix the UAV. One end of the return component is connected to the support component, the other end is connected to the other end of the universal rotating component, and the return component is configured to drive the universal rotating component and the fixed component to reset.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2022Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: SHANGHAI AUTOFLIGHT CO., LTD.Inventor: Yu Tian
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Patent number: 11623745Abstract: The disclosure provides a method of controlling the yaw of a fixed-wing UAV, with two propulsion propellers arranged parallel to each other and providing thrust for the UAV; A plurality of motors configured to drive the two propulsion propellers, wherein the thrust ratio provided by the two propulsion propellers is changed to generate asymmetric thrust which controls the active yaw of the UAV. The fixed-wing UAV provided by the disclosure improves the reliability of the thrust system and active yaw.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2022Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: SHANGHAI AUTOFLIGHT CO., LTD.Inventor: Yu Tian
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Patent number: D1007365Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: SHANGHAI AUTOFLIGHT CO., LTD.Inventor: Yu Tian
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Patent number: D1017462Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: SHANGHAI AUTOFLIGHT CO., LTD.Inventor: Yu Tian