Patent ID: 11958601
Assignee: AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 13:
14. A connectable unmanned aerial vehicle, the aerial vehicle comprising:
a body comprising a first side and a second side; a platform connected to and positioned on the first side of the body and with the platform comprising an outer edge;
connectors that extend outward from the platform and are configured to connect to other aerial vehicles;
one or more rotors operatively connected to and positioned on the second side of the body and positioned laterally inward from the outer edge of the platform;
a control unit comprising a control circuit and a memory circuit, the control unit configured to control the operation of the aerial vehicle;
a power source that supplies power to the one or more rotors; and
wherein the aerial vehicle is configured to:
operate in air, and
operate in water while connected through the connectors to the other aerial vehicles to form an enlarged platform comprising the platform aligned with one or more other platforms of the other aerial vehicles, wherein during operation in the water the connectors connect to the other aerial vehicles for the one or more rotors to be submerged in the water while the platform is positioned above the water.