METHOD OF ASSEMBLYING AND OPERATING AN AUTOROTATING PAYLOAD DELIVERY DEVICE

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20220185478A1
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17644657

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A method of assembling a delivery payload assembly configured to be deployed from an aircraft and travel along a flight path to a predetermined landing destination includes attaching a tail-kit assembly to a first end of a payload, the tail-kit assembly including a rotor blade assembly including a plurality of rotor blades having a central axis of rotation, and a flight control and navigation system configured to control a collective pitch angle of each of the plurality of rotor blades of the rotor blade assembly, configured to control an axial thrust force of the rotor blade assembly, the axial thrust force being at an angle with respect to the central axis of rotation of the rotor blade assembly, and configured to navigate the delivery payload assembly along the flight path to the predetermined landing destination. The method further includes removing the tail-kit assembly from the payload after the payload is delivered to the predetermined landing destination.

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AEROVIRONMENT INC900 INNOVATORS WAY SIMI VALLEY CA 93065

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Berte, Marc Leesburg, US 23 1262
Ifill, Joel Los Angeles, US 7 0
Litzinger, Jason Canyon Lake, US 9 389
Stahlhuth, Phil Pasadena, US 2 0
Taylor, Zach Redondo Beach, US 8 1

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