US 11,721,222 B2
Ruggedized autonomous helicopter platform
Palmer F. Luckey, Newport Beach, CA (US); Julian Hammerstein, Murrieta, CA (US); and Joseph Chen, Irvine, CA (US)
Assigned to Anduril Industries, Inc., Costa Mesa, CA (US)
Filed by Anduril Industries, Inc., Irvine, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/853,366.
Application 17/853,366 is a continuation of application No. 16/165,470, filed on Oct. 19, 2018, granted, now 11,443,640.
Prior Publication US 2022/0335840 A1, Oct. 20, 2022
Int. Cl. B64C 39/02 (2023.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01); B64C 25/10 (2006.01); B64C 25/32 (2006.01); B64U 10/10 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 50/13 (2023.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); B64U 101/00 (2023.01)
CPC G08G 5/0034 (2013.01) [B64C 25/10 (2013.01); B64C 25/32 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); G08G 5/0069 (2013.01); B64C 2025/325 (2013.01); B64U 10/10 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 50/13 (2023.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); B64U 2101/00 (2023.01); B64U 2201/10 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An unmanned helicopter platform comprising:
a fuselage housing flight control electronics;
a tail coupled with the fuselage, the tail including a tail rotor and a tail rotor motor;
a main rotor assembly coupled with the fuselage and the flight control electronics, the main rotor assembly including a main rotor having an axis of rotation and a main rotor motor; and
a payload rail coupled with and extending along the fuselage, the payload rail allowing mechanical connection of a plurality of payloads to the fuselage, the payload rail allowing positioning of the plurality of payloads connected to the payload rail such that a center of gravity of the plurality of payloads is able to be aligned with the axis of rotation of the main rotor.