Abstract: A propeller driving unit for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The propeller driving unit comprises a motor unit comprising a first motor module and a second motor module, with the first motor module being adapted to independently drive a first propeller or a first set of propellers, the second motor module being adapted to independently drive a second propeller or a second set of propellers; wherein the first and second motor modules are coaxially arranged within the motor unit. The invention also relates to an unmanned aerial vehicle comprising the described propeller driving unit.

Abstract: The invention relates to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The UAV comprises a body housing control and wireless communication circuitry for the UAV and a rechargeable power source. The UAV has a plurality of propellers surrounding the body and supported so as to be spaced outwardly from and preferably above the body. A gimbal is mounted under a forward portion of the body for supporting a camera. The gimbal may be arranged under the forward portion of the body such that an angle of a forward vertical field of view of the camera is less than an angle of a forward vertical clearance field of view defined with respect to a forward tip of at least one of the propellers. The gimbal may be arranged under the forward portion of the body such that a lens of a camera supported thereon is substantially in line with a front edge of the UAV body.

Abstract: The invention relates to a ground station for a UAV comprising a housing for accommodating a system on chip (SOC) circuit including a control processor for executing software to wirelessly control functions of the UAV, a first screen, and a second screen, wherein one or both screens are controlled directly by the SOC control processor. The housing may comprise a clam shell housing comprising a first housing member for accommodating the control processor and a second housing member movable relative to the first housing member between a first closed position overlaying said first housing member and a second open position. The arrangement is such that the first housing member has mounted thereon the first screen and the second housing member has mounted thereon the second screen such that both screens are viewable by a user when the second housing member is in its open position.

Abstract: A manually detachable locking mechanism for connecting parts of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) having a first engaging means associated with a first part of the UAV; a second engaging means associated with a second part of the UAV, the first engaging means and the second engaging means being manually and releasably engageable to connect the first and second parts; a resilient means operatively arranged between the first engaging means and the second engaging means. The first engaging means is movable relative to the second engaging means along a direction of an axis from a first position to a second position and then from the second position to a third position angularly spaced from the second position about the axis to thereby lock the first engaging means with the second engaging means under a restoring force exerted by the resilient means. An unmanned vehicle having a manually detachable locking mechanism is described.