Patent ID: 8561937

Claim:
An unmanned aerial vehicle comprising: a hemispherical body; a brushless type electrical motor mounted on top of the hemispherical body; a propeller attached to the brushless type electrical motor; a plurality of wingtip devices arranged around the hemispherical body; a plurality of servo motors connected to the plurality of the wingtip devices and wherein each of the plurality of the servo motors is connected to each of the plurality of the wingtip devices respectively; a control system to regulate an operation of the plurality of the servo motors; a plurality of carbon rods attached to the hemispherical body to protect the plurality of the wingtip devices from a damage during a take-off and a landing operation; and a casing arranged inside the hemispherical body to accommodate the control system, a surveillance unit, a radio receiver, a battery unit for the radio receiver, a lithium polymer battery, a piezoelectric gyroscope, a rotation speed control motor and a battery for the surveillance unit; wherein the brushless type electrical motor provides a lifting force for a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) and wherein the plurality of wing tip devices are classified into three types of wing tip devices and wherein three types of wing tip devices are controlled by the respective servo motors to control yaw, pitch and roll movements thereby stabilizing and controlling the movement of the aerial vehicle.