Vehicle with automatically deployable airfoil parachute

Pending Publication Date: 2019-01-10
PARAGRINE SYST LLC
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[0041]In embodiments, the propeller may be bent at the ends, and the bent ends of the propeller do not extend beyond the propeller shroud, which may provide, for example, a ducted fan effect, and/or reduction'in propeller tip noise.

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Historically, efforts to incorporate robust ground mobility and sustainable flight have met with extremely limited success based on various factors including, for example, the often contrary design parameters of ground and aerial vehicles.

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[0093]It is understood that the invention is not limited to the particular methodology, protocols, etc., described herein, as these may vary as the skilled artisan will recognize. It is also to be understood that the terminology used herein is used for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only, and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. It also is to be noted that as used herein and in the appended claims, the singular forms “a,”“an,” and “the” include the plural reference unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Thus, for example, a reference to “a support member” is a reference to one or more support members and equivalents thereof known to those skilled in the art.

[0094]Unless defined otherwise, all technical terms used herein have the same meanings as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the invention pertains. The embodiments of the invention and the various features and advantageous details thereof are explained more ful

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A ground vehicle with flight capability is described including a deployable airfoil configured to deploy from a stowed configuration to a deployed configuration, preferably during ground locomotion of the vehicle. The vehicle also includes a deployment mechanism for automatically deploying the airfoil from the stowed configuration to the deployed configuration. An automated retrieval mechanism may also be included for returning the airfoil to the stowed configuration. Also described are methods of transitioning a vehicle from ground locomotion to flight, including deploying a ram-air airfoil from a stowed configuration to a deployed configuration during ground locomotion of the vehicle.

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