Unmanned aerial system

Abstract

Embodiments of unmanned aerial systems are disclosed, which may comprise: a frame; a landing member attached to the frame; a propulsion system support member attached to the frame; a propulsion system attached to the propulsion system support member; a shroud having a paraboloid surface attached to the frame; a external equipment carrier attached to the frame; a sensor system; a sealed equipment container attached to the frame and located beneath the shroud; an electronic control system within the sealed equipment container and configured to control the propulsion system and the sensor system; and a power source within the sealed equipment container and configured to power the electronic control system.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An unmanned aerial system, comprising:
 a frame;   a landing member attached to the frame;   a propulsion system support member attached to the frame;   a propulsion system attached to the propulsion system support member;   a shroud attached to the frame, the shroud having a paraboloid surface;   an external equipment carrier attached to the frame;   a sensor system;   a sealed equipment container attached to the frame and located beneath the shroud;   an electronic control system within the sealed equipment container and configured to control the propulsion system and the sensor system; and   a power source within the sealed equipment container and configured to power the electronic control system.   
     
     
         2 . The unmanned aerial system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an external equipment release mechanism configured to release a piece of deployable equipment from the external equipment carrier,   wherein the external equipment release mechanism is controllable by the control system.   
     
     
         3 . The unmanned aerial system of  claim 2 , wherein the external equipment release mechanism comprises an electronic actuator. 
     
     
         4 . The unmanned aerial system of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 a piece of deployable equipment within the external equipment carrier;   a tether line configured to tether the piece of deployable equipment to the unmanned aerial system after the piece of rescue equipment is deployed.   
     
     
         5 . The unmanned aerial system of  claim 2 , further comprising: a propulsion system shield attached to the propulsion system support member and configured to protect the propulsion system from an object strike. 
     
     
         6 . The unmanned aerial system of  claim 2 , further comprising: a flotation device attached to the frame and configured to provide buoyancy to the unmanned aerial system when in water. 
     
     
         7 . The unmanned aerial system of  claim 2 , further comprising: a sound system. 
     
     
         8 . The unmanned aerial system of  claim 7 , wherein the sound system comprises a sound capturing device located on a top portion of the sealed equipment container. 
     
     
         9 . The unmanned aerial system of  claim 7 , wherein the sound system comprises a sound emitting device located on a top portion of the sealed equipment container. 
     
     
         10 . The unmanned aerial system of  claim 8 , wherein the sound capturing device is located near a focal point of the paraboloid surface of the shroud. 
     
     
         11 . The unmanned aerial system of  claim 9 , wherein the sound emitting device is located near a focal point of the paraboloid surface of the shroud. 
     
     
         12 . The unmanned aerial system of  claim 2 , further comprising: a light system. 
     
     
         13 . The unmanned aerial system of  claim 12 , wherein the light system comprises a light emitter located on a top portion of the sealed equipment container. 
     
     
         14 . The unmanned aerial system of  claim 13 , wherein the light emitter is located near a focal point of the paraboloid surface of the shroud. 
     
     
         15 . The unmanned aerial system of  claim 14 , wherein the paraboloid surface of the shroud comprises a reflective inner surface configured to reflect light from the light emitter. 
     
     
         16 . The unmanned aerial system of  claim 2 , wherein the propulsion system comprises at least one electric motor connected to at least one propeller. 
     
     
         17 . The unmanned aerial system of  claim 2 ,
 wherein the sealed equipment container comprises a transparent portion, and   wherein the sensor system comprises at least one image sensor oriented to receive image data through the transparent portion of the sealed equipment container.   
     
     
         18 . The unmanned aerial system of  claim 2 , wherein the sensor system further comprises: a distance sensor in data communication with the control system and configured to measure the distance between the unmanned aerial system and a remote object or surface. 
     
     
         19 . The unmanned aerial system of  claim 2 , further comprising: a data communication system in data communication with the control system. 
     
     
         20 . The unmanned aerial system of  claim 2 , further comprising: a navigation system in data communication with the control system.