Patent ID: 9038941
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: B64C,B64D

Abstract:
1. An aerovehicle towed in flight by a towing aircraft, the aerovehicle comprising: a flight body; a plurality of weight sensors configured to sense weight of the towed aerovehicle; an autogyro assembly connected to the flight body that includes a mast, a rotatable hub on an end of the mast, and a plurality of airfoil blades connected to the hub; an actuator connected to the mast that is actuated to move the location of the mast relative to the flight body; and a controller programmed to control operation of the autogyro assembly for unmanned flight, wherein the controller receives weight data sensed by the plurality of weight sensors, and actuates the actuator to change the location of the mast in response to the received weight data.