Patent ID: 9527596
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: B64C

Claim Text:
1. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system comprising: a parachute having a plurality of control lines comprising at least one first control line attached to one portion of said parachute and at least one second control line attached to another portion of said parachute, said parachute configured to be steered by vertical movement of said at least one first control line and said at least one second control line, a power and control module of an elongated, generally cylindrical configuration suspended in a vertical orientation below said parachute, said power and control module further comprising: wherein when said power and control module is released from said parachute and said extendable wings are deployed, said propulsion device is reconfigured from said first orientation for parachute operation to a second orientation for powered fixed wing flight of said power and control module wherein speed, direction and altitude of said control module is controlled by said propulsion device in accordance with said control signals.