Patent ID: 11970268
Assignee: GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 8:
9. A fractal unmanned aircraft system, comprising:
(a) a first module having a top member and a first thruster affixed thereto;
(b) a second module having a top member and a second thruster affixed thereto and laterally coupled to the first module;
(c) a third module having a top member and a third thruster affixed thereto and laterally coupled to the first module and the second module;
(d) a fourth module having a bottom that is affixed to the top members of the first module, the second module and the third module so that the first module, the second module, the third module and the fourth module form a tetrahedral structure;
(e) a power source that supplies power to the first thruster, the second thruster and the third thruster; and
(f) a control circuit that controls the unmanned aircraft system so as to cause the fractal unmanned aircraft system to fly in a controlled manner.