US 12,240,634 B1
Mission-adaptable aerial vehicle and methods for in-field assembly and use
Ian Muceus, San Diego, CA (US); and Daniel Magy, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to Firestorm Labs, Inc., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by Firestorm Labs, Inc., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 4, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/936,906.
Application 18/936,906 is a continuation of application No. 18/655,221, filed on May 3, 2024, granted, now 12,139,280.
Application 18/655,221 is a continuation of application No. 18/510,592, filed on Nov. 15, 2023, granted, now 11,981,460, issued on May 14, 2024.
Application 18/510,592 is a continuation in part of application No. PCT/US2023/022151, filed on May 12, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/429,506, filed on Dec. 1, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/366,119, filed on Jun. 9, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/341,647, filed on May 13, 2022.
Int. Cl. B64U 10/70 (2023.01); B64U 20/75 (2023.01); B64U 20/87 (2023.01)
CPC B64U 10/70 (2023.01) [B64U 20/75 (2023.01); B64U 20/87 (2023.01); B64U 2201/104 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for customizing a mission-adaptable aerial vehicle, comprising:
receiving, at a data processing system, an input to obtain or access a library of data files associated with one or more mission-adaptable aerial vehicles;
processing, at the data processing system, the input to identify the library of data files associated with the one or more mission-adaptable aerial vehicles;
providing, by the data processing system, the identified library of data files associated with one or more mission-adaptable aerial vehicles to an entity associated with the received input;
facilitating, at the data processing system, a modification of the library of data files based on data provided by the entity that provided the input, wherein the facilitating the modification of one or more data files of the library includes verifying a technical feasibility of a proposed change to an airframe component of the mission-adaptable aerial vehicle, wherein the modification of the library of data files includes a change, an addition, or an omission to data in at least one data file of the library of data files;
simulating, at the data processing system, a performance of the mission-adaptable aerial vehicle having the airframe component with the proposed change incorporated to evaluate the proposed change to the mission-adaptable aerial vehicle's flight performance; and
producing, at the data processing system, a new or an updated library of data files based on the modification of one or more data files of the library of data files associated with one or more mission-adaptable aerial vehicles.