Patent ID: 11938768
Assignee: THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 12:
13. An amphibious vehicle, comprising:
a chassis; a plurality of cycloidal propellers coupled to the chassis, wherein each of the cycloidal propellers comprises: a plurality of blade mounts coupled to the chassis; a plurality of cycloidal propeller blades each comprising a blade shaft rotatably coupled to the plurality of blade mounts and each extending parallel a rotational axis of the cycloidal propeller; a blade pitching system comprising a plurality of blade pitching servos coupled between the plurality of blade mounts and the plurality of cycloidal propeller blades whereby the plurality of blade pitching servos are configured to rotate each of the cycloidal propeller blades about the blade shaft of the cycloidal propeller blade to alter a radial direction of a thrust vector produced by the cycloidal propeller and extending orthogonally from the rotational axis; wherein the chassis comprises one or more control surfaces positioned on an exterior of the chassis to stabilize the vehicle during operation.