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This technology is a morphable multicopter uncrewed aerial system (UAS) or “MMU.” The MMU consists of a link-joint structure connecting powered cells (with rotors) and unpowered cells carrying payloads. The structure can safely change shape, deforming to navigate narrow spaces. The MMU is equipped with precise cell location control enabling...

Published: 1/6/2026 | Inventor(s): Hossein Rastgoftar

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Aerospace Engineering

Modeling and Control of a New Deformable Copter-Powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)

This invention contains motion and control models for a deformable copter-powered unmanned aerial vehicle (DCU). These models expand a drone’s capabilities of safe and aggressive deformation in constrained environments and enable tracking control that is decomposed into force and altitude controls and presented as quadratic programming problems....

Published: 8/1/2024 | Inventor(s): Hossein Rastgoftar

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Transportation & Automotive > Autonomous/Intelligent Vehicle Compone, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Aerospace Engineering

Copter-Based Configurable UAV

This technology is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) consisting of multiple, interconnected quadcopters, which can fly in custom formations to optimize the control of the vehicle and recover from partial failures. The design allows for on-the-fly reconfiguration of the UAV, enabling robust operation in adverse weather conditions and changing shape to...

Published: 7/2/2025 | Inventor(s): Hossein Rastgoftar

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Aerospace Engineering, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Transportation & Automotive > Autonomous/Intelligent Vehicle Compone