Multi-Mode Mobility

This proposal details a multi-mode ornithoptic land/air vehicle (OI-002), readily adaptable to amphibious/submersible missions. The OI-002 will feature four articulated, multifunctional limbs used for flight and walking modes, a hierarchical control system, constructed from fiber reinforced plastics and powered by light weight power sources. The wing/limb span will be 12" and the fuselage/body will feature a 1 1/2" x 2" x 10" payload space, additional payload could be attached to the exterior. The proposed vehicle will utilize a unique patented limb drive mechanism that facilitates ready transformation between different mobility modes. As a flight vehicle the OI-002 will be more agile and quiet than either fixed wing or rotary wing technologies, and as either a flight or a land vehicle its platform attitude controllability will be extremely versatile, allowing for high precision direction control.