Payload Maximization in Logistics Drones

Rapid airdrop vehicle for delivering cargo over long distances with high accuracy and adaptability. The vehicle has a variable wing structure that allows it to adapt to cargo weight changes and glide accurately. The wings can adjust in flight to maintain stability and control during descent. The vehicle also has a recoverable parachute system. The variable wing configuration includes a main wing, connecting shaft, tail wing, adjustable lift rod, and separate rudder surfaces. This allows the wings to pivot and shift to compensate for cargo weight differences. The separate rudder surfaces provide independent control for maneuvering during gliding.

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Hybrid multi-rotor drone with improved cargo transport and landing capabilities. The drone has a central cargo fixation device between the landing buffers at the ends. This allows securely attaching and transporting cargo inside a box that can be clamped shut. The clamping plates are driven to fix the cargo sides. The box also has lifting hooks and sliding connections. The drone also has landing cushions with slide plugs, springs, and protective shells to absorb impacts when landing.

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Multi-rotor drone with a glider wing for improved range and payload capacity. The drone has a detachable glider wing that can be deployed during flight. The glider wing provides auxiliary lift to reduce power requirements of the main rotors and extend range. The drone autonomously determines the wing rotation angle based on its attitude to optimize lift. This allows efficient transition between vertical takeoff/landing and horizontal gliding. The wing can detach for compact storage.

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Tail-seat vertical take-off and landing fixed-wing drone that can carry cargo without affecting stability as the drone transitions between vertical and horizontal flight modes. The drone has a pan/tilt assembly between the cargo and the body, located at the belly. This allows the cargo to remain stable regardless of the drone's orientation during takeoff, landing, and flight. The pan/tilt assembly can rotate separately from the body to keep the cargo fixed. This prevents bouncing and center of gravity shifts as the drone transitions between vertical and horizontal flight.

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Vehicle design to increase range, payload, and reliability of urban air mobility. The vehicle has a detachable drone docking module. Multiple drones can be carried inside and launched from the vehicle. They connect to a towbar and take off with the vehicle. After flight, they reconnect to the towbar and land on the vehicle. This allows the vehicle to extend range by using the drones as scouts and shuttles. It also increases payload capacity by offloading some weight to the drones. The drones can be swapped or removed. The vehicle can have multiple docks for simultaneous drone launch/recovery.

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An aerial vehicle that maintains horizontal orientation while moving forward to improve flight efficiency when carrying loads. The vehicle has a counterweight like a battery that pivots to maintain level flight. This allows the payload to remain horizontal while the rest of the vehicle tilts forward for propulsion. The counterweight can be moved by sensors to maintain balance. This prevents the payload from tilting during forward flight and avoids efficiency losses from wake interactions.

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Large multicopter that can lift heavy payloads and fly long distances, with enhanced safety and security features. The multicopter has two sets of propellers - large lift propellers for generating thrust and smaller control propellers for maneuvering. This configuration allows efficient flight without overloading the control motors. The multicopter also has an onboard computer to aid stability and control. To enhance safety, the control system is encrypted to prevent unauthorized access or tampering.

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An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a detachable cargo pod that can be easily loaded and unloaded using standard pallet handling equipment. The UAV has wings with motors and a tail assembly. The cargo pod can be attached to the wings using a releasable coupling. This allows the pod to be rolled underneath the UAV between the skids on the wings, like a pallet truck, for loading and unloading using forklifts or pallet jacks. The detachable pod enables the UAV to transport standardized cargo on pallets without requiring non-standard shapes or loading methods.

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Large-load fixed-wing branch line cargo drone with high cargo capacity, efficient design, and reduced cost compared to traditional aircraft. The drone has a unique fuselage layout with separate compartments for equipment, main cargo, and auxiliary cargo. The cargo compartments are stacked inside the fuselage, allowing high utilization of internal space. The wings have outer wings, winglets, flaps, and ailerons. The tail has detachable horizontal stabilizers. The landing gear is integrated into the fuselage. A hatch assembly provides cargo access. The drone's design provides a large cargo volume, efficient aircraft layout, and reduced cost compared to modifying existing aircraft.

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A multi-cargo automatic delivery drone with modular horizontal cargo transport capability. The drone has an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) fuselage, a movable guide rail fixed to the bottom of the fuselage, and a cargo compartment fixed to the guide rail. The UAV control module can move the guide rail horizontally to transport cargo inside the compartment. This allows the drone to pick up and deliver multiple cargo items without needing to land between drops. The modular design allows the compartment to be swapped for different cargo sizes. The drone also has a battery, tripod connection, arms, flight control, computer, vision, and obstacle avoidance components.

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An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a customizable fuselage that allows easy reconfiguration for different payloads. The UAV has a modular fuselage assembly with a large open payload bay and interchangeable covers with different openings. The payload bay uses lateral stringers for structure. Equipment like cameras can be installed in the payload bay then covered with customized interchangeable covers. This allows optimizing the UAV for specific missions by swapping covers rather than needing different drones.

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An aircraft with a large capacity cargo bay for automated package delivery. The cargo bay is a removable module that can be loaded with packages and attached to the aircraft. It has its own battery and propulsion system to power it independently of the aircraft. The cargo bay can autonomously fly to destinations and deliver packages. The aircraft can detach and attach cargo bays in flight to enable efficient delivery operations.

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Using drones to carry heavy external loads like cranes. The drones have a reinforced frame and dedicated load attachment points separate from critical components like motors. The load can be quickly and efficiently coupled to the frame. The drones also have systems to guide the load to a specific destination using devices at the pickup and drop-off points. This enables remote delivery and staging for further transportation.

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Cargo unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) design and loading/unloading method to improve efficiency and flexibility compared to traditional UAVs that carry cargo inside the fuselage. The UAV has a detachable cargo hold that can be loaded/unloaded separately from the UAV itself. This allows the UAV to land and the cargo hold can be transferred using ground equipment without needing to park the UAV in a specific location. The detachable cargo hold can also be replaced with a detachable energy module for extended range flights. The cargo hold slides on tracks in the UAV fuselage to move it in and out. This enables the UAV to load/unload cargo without needing to maneuver into specific positions.

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Drone design to enable heavy cargo transportation while maintaining balance during flight. The drone has a frame with arms extending outward. The arms each have two propellers spaced apart vertically and horizontally. The cargo storage unit is mounted between the arms. This configuration allows the drone to lift and transport heavy cargo without disrupting balance. The cargo length is smaller than the horizontal arm spacing to prevent biasing the center of gravity. The drone's components like batteries and processors are also rotatable to contribute lift.

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An intelligent containerized flying wing unmanned transport aircraft for cargo delivery that can autonomously load and unload standard containers. The aircraft has a fuselage with compartments for equipment, cargo, and fuel. It has retractable landing gear and turboprop engines. The cargo compartment has a sliding guide rail for containers. An automatic docking device and sensor attach to the rail. Containers can be loaded/unloaded by AGVs onto the docking device. The container slides into the compartment and locks in place. This allows ground vehicles to transport containers to the aircraft for autonomous aerial delivery.

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A simple, cost-effective rotor head design for helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that enables high performance and payload capacity. The rotor head uses a shaft with multiple blades, pitch servo motors, and a swashplate mechanism to adjust blade pitch. This allows coordinated blade pitch control without complex mechanical linkages. The rotor head has a spine shaft with multiple blades attached to a hub. Pitch servo motors and a swashplate mechanism adjust the blade pitch.

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A multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system for reliable long-distance cargo transportation. The system uses multiple UAVs that can handover cargo mid-flight to extend range. When a UAV detects low power or faults, it hovers and sends an alarm. Nearby UAVs respond and handover cargo. The UAVs also have mechanisms to load, transfer, and receive cargo. This allows passing items between UAVs mid-air to extend range beyond what a single UAV can do.

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Modular unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system for adaptable package delivery using interchangeable and expandable modules that allow different configurations of the UAV for optimized performance based on payload size, weight, and distance. The system has a main fuselage module with batteries, computing, and power distribution. Removable rotor and wing modules have their own propulsion, batteries, etc. The modules can be mixed and matched to create customized UAVs for specific delivery scenarios instead of using fixed aircraft. This modularity enables versatility in a fleet without needing multiple separate UAV types for different tasks.

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A tilt rotor heavy-duty logistics UAV control system that provides stable flight, improved flexibility for carrying heavy loads, and safe landings. The UAV has a tiltable body structure and a tripod landing mechanism. The control system uses an extended state observer to estimate the UAV's attitude and compensate for disturbances during flight. It also generates terrain maps from depth cameras and ultrasonic sensors for landing.

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