Patent ID: 9132915
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: B60F,B64C

Abstract:
1. A multi-modal vehicle (“MMV”) configured to operate as a roadable vehicle on land, a vertical takeoff and landing (“VTOL”) vehicle, an aircraft vehicle, and a watercraft vehicle on water, swamp, grassland, snow, or ice, the MMV comprising: a fuselage; a chassis coupled to the fuselage and supporting at least three wheels in a deployed position and in a stowed position; a canard wing system supported on the fuselage; a main wing system simported on the fuselage, wherein the main wing system further comprises: an inboard portion pivotally connected to the fuselage, and an outboard portion pivotally connected to the inboard portion; a first vertical thrust system including a pair of ducted fans incorporated within the fuselage; a dual-use thrust system coupled to a rear portion of the fuselage and configured to transition between a first position for supplying a vertical thrust during a vertical takeoff or landing and a second position for supplying a horizontal thrust during an airborne cruise; and a controller configured to automatically control at least one of the MMV operations, reconfigurations, and transitions.