Patent ID: 11939074
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;
an electric second propeller that causes the flying body to float;
an engine;
a motor generator;
a first clutch that connects and disconnects the engine and the motor generator;
a second clutch that connects and disconnects the motor generator and the first propeller;
a motor serving as a drive source of the second propeller;
a control section configured to control the engine, the first clutch, the motor generator, the second clutch, 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, control the engine, the first clutch, the motor generator, and the second clutch, and also controls the motor.