Patent ID: 9623968
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: B60F,B62D,B64C

Claim:
1. An unmanned air-ground vehicle comprising: a frame having a center portion connecting two substantially parallel transversely spaced apart track supports; two tracks generally forming loops, each track disposed about one of the track supports; two track drive motors, each connected to the frame and configured to propel one of the two tracks about the track supports; a plurality of propellers, each having a propeller drive motor, attached to the frame and disposed within the loops formed by the tracks, wherein the tracks are configured to propel the vehicle in a ground mode, and the propellers are configured to propel the vehicle in a flying mode; and a collapsible mechanism that transitions the track supports between ready and storage positions and secures the track supports to the center portion in both the ready position and the storage position, wherein the track supports are spatially closer in proximity to the center portion and a footprint of the vehicle is smaller in the ready position relative to the storage position.