US 12,330,808 B2
Modular unmanned aerial vehicle system for adaptable parcel delivery
Julio Gil, Veldhoven (NL)
Assigned to UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by United Parcel Service Of America, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Sep. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/467,560.
Application 18/467,560 is a continuation of application No. 17/216,916, filed on Mar. 30, 2021, granted, now 11,794,931.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/004,283, filed on Apr. 2, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0002077 A1, Jan. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. B64U 20/40 (2023.01); B64D 9/00 (2006.01); B64U 10/14 (2023.01); B64U 10/25 (2023.01); B64U 30/10 (2023.01); B64U 30/14 (2023.01); B64U 30/291 (2023.01); B64U 50/34 (2023.01); B64U 70/20 (2023.01); B64U 30/26 (2023.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); B64U 50/36 (2023.01); B64U 101/64 (2023.01)
CPC B64D 9/00 (2013.01) [B64U 10/14 (2023.01); B64U 10/25 (2023.01); B64U 20/40 (2023.01); B64U 30/10 (2023.01); B64U 30/14 (2023.01); B64U 30/291 (2023.01); B64U 50/34 (2023.01); B64U 70/20 (2023.01); B64U 30/26 (2023.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); B64U 50/36 (2023.01); B64U 2101/64 (2023.01); B64U 2201/20 (2023.01)] 15 Claims
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1. A modular unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system comprising:
a configuration of motors;
a body module comprising a flight controller and a body connection member, wherein the body connection member comprises a first releasable cable connection joint;
a rotor module comprising a first rotor connection member and a rotor connection hub, wherein:
the first rotor connection member comprises a second releasable cable connection joint,
the rotor connection hub is configured to accommodate the configuration of motors for the UAV system,
the body connection member is configured to be removably coupled to the first rotor connection member, and
the configuration of motors comprises a plurality of arms that removably connects to the rotor connection hub to enable a respective motor of the configuration of motors coupled to each arm of the plurality of arms to be automatically identified and enabled by the flight controller; and
a wing module and a plurality of wings, wherein:
the wing module comprises a wing connection member comprising a fourth releasable cable connection joint,
the wing module is configured to accommodate the plurality of wings for the UAV system,
the rotor module comprises a second rotor connection member comprising a third releasable cable connection joint and the wing connection member is configured to be removably coupled to the second rotor connection member,
the plurality of wings is configured to removably connect to the wing connection member to enable the plurality of wings to be automatically identified and enabled by the flight controller, and
the body connection member is configured to be removably coupled to the first rotor connection member and the second rotor connection member is configured to be removably coupled to the wing connection member to connect the first releasable cable connection joint to the second releasable cable connection joint and the third releasable cable connection joint to the fourth releasable cable connection joint to establish communication between the flight controller and the plurality of wings.