AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES FOR DELIVERY APPLICATIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20170358215A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-12-14

    申请号:US15193488

    申请日:2016-06-27

    Applicant: Lee PRIEST

    Inventor: Lee PRIEST

    Abstract: An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) air traffic control method utilizing wireless networks and concurrently supporting delivery application authorization and management communicating with a plurality of UAVs via a plurality of cell towers associated with the wireless networks, wherein the plurality of UAVs each include hardware and antennas adapted to communicate to the plurality of cell towers; maintaining data associated with flight of each of the plurality of UAVs based on the communicating; processing the maintained data to perform a plurality of functions associated with air traffic control of the plurality of UAVs; and processing the maintained data to perform a plurality of functions for the delivery application authorization and management for each of the plurality of UAVs.

    UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE-BASED SYSTEMS AND METHODS ASSOCIATED WITH CELL SITES AND CELL TOWERS WITH ROBOTIC ARMS FOR PERFORMING OPERATIONS
    15.
    发明申请
    UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE-BASED SYSTEMS AND METHODS ASSOCIATED WITH CELL SITES AND CELL TOWERS WITH ROBOTIC ARMS FOR PERFORMING OPERATIONS 有权
    与基于车辆网站和细胞功能的机动车辆相关的基于车辆的基于车辆的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20160309346A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-10-20

    申请号:US15131460

    申请日:2016-04-18

    Applicant: Lee PRIEST

    Inventor: Lee PRIEST

    Abstract: A method with an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) associated with a cell site includes causing the UAV to fly at or near the cell site, wherein the UAV comprises one or more manipulable arms which are stationary during flight; physically connecting the UAV to a structure at the cell site and disengaging flight components associated with the UAV; and performing one or more functions via the one or more manipulable arms while the UAV is physically connected to the structure, wherein the one or more manipulable arms move while the UAV is physically connected to the structure.

    Abstract translation: 与无线电飞行器(UAV)相关联的方法与小区站点相关联包括使无人机在小区或其附近飞行,其中无人机包括在飞行中静止的一个或多个可操纵臂; 将UAV物理连接到小区站点的结构,并与UAV相关联的飞行组件脱离; 以及当所述UAV物理连接到所述结构时,经由所述一个或多个可操纵臂执行一个或多个功能,其中所述一个或多个可操纵臂在所述UAV物理连接到所述结构的同时移动。

    MANAGING DYNAMIC OBSTRUCTIONS IN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES

    公开(公告)号:US20170358228A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-12-14

    申请号:US15292782

    申请日:2016-10-13

    Applicant: Lee PRIEST

    Inventor: Lee PRIEST

    Abstract: An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) includes flight components attached or disposed to a base; one or more cameras; radar; one or more wireless interfaces; a processing device communicatively coupled to the flight components, the one or more cameras, the radar, and the wireless interfaces; and memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the processing device to monitor proximate airspace with one or more of the one or more cameras and the radar; detect an obstruction based on the monitor; identify characteristics of the obstruction; alter a flight plan, through the flight components, if required based on the characteristics; and communicate the obstruction to an air traffic control system via the one or more wireless interfaces.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OBTAINING ACCURATE 3D MODELING DATA USING UAVS FOR CELL SITES
    19.
    发明申请
    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OBTAINING ACCURATE 3D MODELING DATA USING UAVS FOR CELL SITES 审中-公开
    用于获取无人机用于小区站点的精确3D建模数据的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20170046873A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-02-16

    申请号:US15338700

    申请日:2016-10-31

    Abstract: Systems and methods for developing a three-dimensional (3D) model of a cell site using an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) to obtain photos and/or video include preparing the UAV for flight and programming an autonomous flight path about a cell tower at the cell site, wherein the autonomous flight path comprises a substantially circular flight path about the cell tower with one or more cameras on the UAV facing the cell tower; flying the UAV around the cell tower in a plurality of orbits comprising at least four orbits each with a different set of characteristics of altitude, radius, and camera angle, wherein the flying comprises of at least four orbits for a monopole cell tower and at least five orbits for a self-support/guyed cell tower; obtaining photos and/or video of the cell tower, the cell site, and cell site components during each of the plurality of orbits; and using the photos and/or video to develop the point cloud three-dimensional (3D) model of the cell site.

    Abstract translation: 使用无人驾驶飞行器(UAV)开发三维(3D)模型的获取照片和/或视频的系统和方法包括准备无人机以进行飞行和编程关于细胞塔的自主飞行路径 其中所述自主飞行路径包括围绕所述细胞塔的基本上圆形的飞行路径,所述无人机的一个或多个照相机面向所述细胞塔; 在包括至少四个轨道的多个轨道中的无人机周围飞行无人机,每个轨道具有不同的高度,半径和摄像机角度的特征集,其中飞行包括用于单极单元塔的至少四个轨道,并且至少 五个轨道用于自支撑/人造细胞塔; 在所述多个轨道的每一个期间获得所述细胞塔,细胞部位和细胞部位组分的照片和/或视频; 并使用照片和/或视频来开发小区站点的点云三维(3D)模型。

    CELL TOWER INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING ROBOTIC DEVICES
    20.
    发明申请
    CELL TOWER INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING ROBOTIC DEVICES 审中-公开
    电池塔安装和维护系统和使用机器人设备的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20160320775A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-11-03

    申请号:US15205313

    申请日:2016-07-08

    Applicant: Lee PRIEST

    Inventor: Lee PRIEST

    Abstract: A method for installation and maintenance of cell site components on a cell tower with a robotic device includes causing the robotic device to traverse the cell tower to a desired location proximate to the cell site components; at the desired location and stabilized to the cell tower, causing manipulation components to perform one or more of installation and maintenance of the cell site components; and, subsequent to the one or more of installation and maintenance of the cell site components, causing the robotic device to scale down the cell tower.

    Abstract translation: 用机器人装置在细胞塔上安装和维护细胞部位组件的方法包括使机器人装置穿过细胞塔到靠近细胞部位组件的期望位置; 在期望的位置并稳定到电池塔,使得操作部件执行电池部件的安装和维护中的一个或多个; 并且在所述单元位置组件的安装和维护中的一个或多个之后,使所述机器人设备缩小所述单元塔。

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