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公开(公告)号:US20210354822A1
公开(公告)日:2021-11-18
申请号:US17331962
申请日:2021-05-27
Applicant: GoPro, Inc.
Inventor: Joseph Anthony Enke , Benjamin Tankersley , Jean-Bernard Berteaux , Axel Murguet , Garance Bruneau
Abstract: A controller system of an aerial vehicle may receive environmental data from one or more sensors of the aerial vehicle and adjusts limits of the aerial vehicle given the environmental conditions. When the aerial vehicle receives an input, such as a flight input from a remote controller or an environmental input such as a gust of wind, the controller system calculates appropriate motor inputs that are provided to the thrust motors of the aerial vehicle such that the adjusted limits of the aerial vehicle are not exceeded. In calculating the appropriate input to the thrust motors, the controller system performs an iterative process. For example, for a given maximum torque that can be applied to the thrust motors, the controller system iteratively allocates the torque such that torque components that are important for the stability of the aerial are first fulfilled, whereas subsequent torque components may be fulfilled or scaled back.
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公开(公告)号:US20180081351A1
公开(公告)日:2018-03-22
申请号:US15707029
申请日:2017-09-18
Applicant: GoPro, Inc.
Inventor: Benjamin Tankersley , Joseph Anthony Enke , Donald Allen Severns
CPC classification number: G05D1/0011 , B64C39/024 , B64C2201/042 , B64C2201/108 , B64C2201/127 , B64C2201/146 , G03B15/006 , G05D1/0038 , G05D1/0858
Abstract: An aerial vehicle comprises one or more sensors to environmental data, a communication system to receive control inputs from a user, two or more actuators, with each actuator coupled to a rotary wing. The aerial vehicle also comprises a controller to determine a mode of the aerial vehicle based on the environmental data and the control inputs, each mode indicating a set of flight characteristics for the aerial vehicle, generate a gain value based on the mode, the gain value, when used to modify power signals transmitted to actuators of the aerial vehicle, causes the aerial vehicle to conform within the indicated flight characteristics of the determined mode, generate an output signal modified by the gain value based on the input signal, and transmit a power signal based on the output signal to each actuator of the aerial vehicle.
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公开(公告)号:US11899447B2
公开(公告)日:2024-02-13
申请号:US17521516
申请日:2021-11-08
Applicant: GoPro, Inc.
Inventor: Benjamin Tankersley , Joseph Anthony Enke , Donald Allen Severns
CPC classification number: G05D1/0011 , B64C39/024 , G03B15/006 , G05D1/0038 , G05D1/0858 , B64U30/20 , B64U50/19 , B64U2101/30 , B64U2201/20
Abstract: An aerial vehicle comprises one or more sensors to environmental data, a communication system to receive control inputs from a user, two or more actuators, with each actuator coupled to a rotary wing. The aerial vehicle also comprises a controller to determine a mode of the aerial vehicle based on the environmental data and the control inputs, each mode indicating a set of flight characteristics for the aerial vehicle, generate a gain value based on the mode, the gain value, when used to modify power signals transmitted to actuators of the aerial vehicle, causes the aerial vehicle to conform within the indicated flight characteristics of the determined mode, generate an output signal modified by the gain value based on the input signal, and transmit a power signal based on the output signal to each actuator of the aerial vehicle.
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公开(公告)号:US11673665B2
公开(公告)日:2023-06-13
申请号:US17331962
申请日:2021-05-27
Applicant: GoPro, Inc.
Inventor: Joseph Anthony Enke , Benjamin Tankersley , Jean-Bernard Berteaux , Axel Murguet , Garance Bruneau
CPC classification number: B64C39/024 , G05D1/063 , G05D1/0858 , B64C2201/027 , B64C2201/146
Abstract: A controller system of an aerial vehicle may receive environmental data from one or more sensors of the aerial vehicle and adjusts limits of the aerial vehicle given the environmental conditions. When the aerial vehicle receives an input, such as a flight input from a remote controller or an environmental input such as a gust of wind, the controller system calculates appropriate motor inputs that are provided to the thrust motors of the aerial vehicle such that the adjusted limits of the aerial vehicle are not exceeded. In calculating the appropriate input to the thrust motors, the controller system performs an iterative process. For example, for a given maximum torque that can be applied to the thrust motors, the controller system iteratively allocates the torque such that torque components that are important for the stability of the aerial are first fulfilled, whereas subsequent torque components may be fulfilled or scaled back.
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公开(公告)号:US20220066439A1
公开(公告)日:2022-03-03
申请号:US17521516
申请日:2021-11-08
Applicant: GoPro, Inc.
Inventor: Benjamin Tankersley , Joseph Anthony Enke , Donald Allen Severns
Abstract: An aerial vehicle comprises one or more sensors to environmental data, a communication system to receive control inputs from a user, two or more actuators, with each actuator coupled to a rotary wing. The aerial vehicle also comprises a controller to determine a mode of the aerial vehicle based on the environmental data and the control inputs, each mode indicating a set of flight characteristics for the aerial vehicle, generate a gain value based on the mode, the gain value, when used to modify power signals transmitted to actuators of the aerial vehicle, causes the aerial vehicle to conform within the indicated flight characteristics of the determined mode, generate an output signal modified by the gain value based on the input signal, and transmit a power signal based on the output signal to each actuator of the aerial vehicle.
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公开(公告)号:US20180356842A1
公开(公告)日:2018-12-13
申请号:US15445464
申请日:2017-02-28
Applicant: GoPro, Inc.
Inventor: Benjamin Tankersley
CPC classification number: G05D1/12 , B64C39/024 , B64C2201/024 , B64C2201/127 , B64C2201/141 , B64C2201/146 , G05D1/0094 , G05D1/101 , H04N5/23299 , H04N7/185
Abstract: Disclosed is a configuration of an autonomous vehicle for autonomously following a moving subject based on a radius of a virtual sphere surrounding the autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle may be an unmanned ground vehicle or an unmanned aerial vehicle, which autonomously follows the subject (e.g., a device, a live entity, or any object) based on the virtual sphere. The radius of the virtual sphere may be dynamically configured according to a velocity of the autonomous vehicle or configurations of a camera coupled to the autonomous vehicle. Accordingly, the autonomous vehicle can follow the subject along a smooth trajectory, and capture images of abrupt movements of the subject in a cinematically pleasing manner.
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公开(公告)号:US20240353833A1
公开(公告)日:2024-10-24
申请号:US18393887
申请日:2023-12-22
Applicant: GoPro, Inc.
Inventor: Benjamin Tankersley , Joseph Anthony Enke , Donald Allen Severns
IPC: G05D1/00 , B64C39/02 , B64U30/20 , B64U50/19 , B64U101/30 , G03B15/00 , G05D1/222 , G05D1/223 , G05D1/652
CPC classification number: G05D1/0011 , B64C39/024 , G03B15/006 , G05D1/222 , G05D1/223 , G05D1/652 , B64U30/20 , B64U50/19 , B64U2101/30 , B64U2201/20
Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle, including a camera, one or more sensors, one or more actuators, controllers, and a memory. The one or more sensors are configured to gather data. The one or more actuators are configured to control the aerial vehicle based on the data. The memory stores instructions. The instructions, when executed by one or more of the controllers, cause one or more of the controllers to determine an input of the unmanned aerial vehicle, generate one or more gain values based on the input, and change a gain value based on the input.
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公开(公告)号:US20240343424A1
公开(公告)日:2024-10-17
申请号:US18601114
申请日:2024-03-11
Applicant: GoPro, Inc.
Inventor: Joseph Anthony Enke , Benjamin Tankersley , Jean-Bernard Berteaux , Axel Murguet , Garance Bruneau
CPC classification number: B64U50/19 , G05D1/46 , G05D1/854 , B64U10/14 , B64U2201/20
Abstract: An aerial vehicle, comprising: one or more motors, one or more sensors, and a flight sub-system. The one or more sensors configured to detect data. The flight sub-system includes an attitude controller module; a rate controller module; and a compensator module. The compensator module is configured to: determine a maximum RPM of the one or more motors or a maximum torque of the one or more motors; receive a torque vector from the rate controller module; determine a rotational speed of the one or more motors to generate a desired flight orientation based upon the torque vector; and consider sensor data from the one or more sensors to adjust the rotational speed of the one or more motors.
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公开(公告)号:US11981430B2
公开(公告)日:2024-05-14
申请号:US18142773
申请日:2023-05-03
Applicant: GoPro, Inc.
Inventor: Joseph Anthony Enke , Benjamin Tankersley , Jean-Bernard Berteaux , Axel Murguet , Garance Bruneau
CPC classification number: B64C39/024 , G05D1/063 , G05D1/0858 , B64U10/13 , B64U2201/20
Abstract: An aerial vehicle, comprising: one or more motors, one or more sensors, and a flight sub-system. The one or more sensors configured to detect data. The flight sub-system includes an attitude controller module; a rate controller module; and a compensator module. The compensator module is configured to: determine a maximum RPM of the one or more motors or a maximum torque of the one or more motors; receive a torque vector from the rate controller module; determine a rotational speed of the one or more motors to generate a desired flight orientation based upon the torque vector; and consider sensor data from the one or more sensors to adjust the rotational speed of the one or more motors.
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公开(公告)号:US11934207B2
公开(公告)日:2024-03-19
申请号:US17824252
申请日:2022-05-25
Applicant: GoPro, Inc.
Inventor: Benjamin Tankersley
IPC: G05D1/10 , B64C39/02 , G05D1/00 , H04N7/18 , H04N23/695 , B64U10/10 , B64U101/30
CPC classification number: G05D1/101 , B64C39/024 , G05D1/0094 , G05D1/12 , H04N7/185 , H04N23/695 , B64U10/10 , B64U2101/30 , B64U2201/10 , B64U2201/20
Abstract: Disclosed is a configuration of an autonomous vehicle for autonomously following a moving subject based on a radius of a virtual sphere surrounding the autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle may be an unmanned ground vehicle or an unmanned aerial vehicle, which autonomously follows the subject (e.g., a device, a live entity, or any object) based on the virtual sphere. The radius of the virtual sphere may be dynamically configured according to a velocity of the autonomous vehicle or configurations of a camera coupled to the autonomous vehicle. Accordingly, the autonomous vehicle can follow the subject along a smooth trajectory, and capture images of abrupt movements of the subject in a cinematically pleasing manner.
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