Patent ID: 11964770
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A flying body comprising:
a first propeller that propels the flying body and an electric second propeller that causes the flying body to float;
an engine;
a motor generator connected to the first propeller;
a clutch that connects and disconnects the engine and the motor generator;
a motor serving as a drive source of the second propeller;
a control section that controls the engine, the clutch, the motor generator, and the motor; and
a battery that supplies electrical power to the motor generator and the motor via the control section,
wherein the control section is configured
to have a plurality of operational modes in which at least one of the engine or the motor generator acts as a drive source of the first propeller, and
to select one operational mode from among the plurality of operational modes, based on at least one of a presence of a failure in the flying body or a state of charge of the battery, and, according to the selected operational mode, to control the engine, the clutch, and the motor generator, and also to control the motor.