公开(公告)号：US11779003B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-10

申请号：US17172795

申请日：2021-02-10

Applicant: HCL Technologies Limited

Inventor： Gandhi Karuna K T

IPC: A01M5/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G05D1/10 ,  A01M29/16 ,  G05D1/12 ,  B64U101/00

CPC classification number: A01M5/00 ,  A01M29/16 ,  B64C39/024 ,  G05D1/104 ,  G05D1/12 ,  B64U2101/00 ,  B64U2201/102

Abstract: This disclosure relates to system and method for managing an insect swarm using a plurality of drones. The method includes detecting an insect swarm. The method may further include tracking a movement of the insect swarm. The method further includes communicating, with remaining of the plurality of drones, to dynamically align in a position based on the tracking so as to make a drone formation. The method further includes magnetizing, by at least some of the plurality of drones, one or more drone couplers for electromagnetically coupling the at least some of the plurality of drones with each other as per the drone formation. The method further includes casting, by each of the plurality of drones, a net to trap insects in the insect swarm. The method further includes supplying, by each of the plurality of drones, a high voltage to the net to decapacitate the insects.

公开(公告)号：US11709493B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-25

申请号：US16325089

申请日：2017-08-17

Applicant: TEVEL AEROBOTICS TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

Inventor： Yaniv Maor

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  A01D46/253 ,  B64D1/22 ,  G06F16/29 ,  G05D1/10 ,  A01G3/08 ,  A01G25/16 ,  B64D47/08 ,  G06V20/10 ,  A01D46/30 ,  G06F16/587 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G06T5/50 ,  G08G5/00 ,  B64U10/13 ,  B64U101/00 ,  B64U101/30 ,  B64U101/60

CPC classification number: G05D1/0094 ,  A01D46/253 ,  A01D46/30 ,  A01G3/085 ,  A01G25/16 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64D1/22 ,  B64D47/08 ,  G05D1/0022 ,  G05D1/104 ,  G05D1/106 ,  G06F16/29 ,  G06F16/587 ,  G06T5/50 ,  G06V20/188 ,  G08G5/0069 ,  G08G5/0073 ,  B64U10/13 ,  B64U2101/00 ,  B64U2101/30 ,  B64U2101/60 ,  B64U2201/10 ,  B64U2201/102 ,  B64U2201/104

Abstract: The present invention provides a fruit harvesting, dilution and/or pruning system comprising: (a) a computerized system for mapping an orchard or a map of trees position and their contour in a plantation; (b) a management system for autonomous unmanned aircraft vehicle (UAV) fleet management for harvesting, diluting or pruning fruits; and a method for UAV autonomous harvesting, dilution and/or pruning of an orchard.

公开(公告)号：US11702203B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-18

申请号：US16921815

申请日：2020-07-06

Applicant: Boy Scouts of America

Inventor： David Williams McKeehan ,  Michael Dwight Gerard ,  Craig Alan Nehrkorn ,  Eric Alan Davis

IPC: B64C39/02 ,  B64C1/06 ,  G05D1/10 ,  B64U10/13 ,  B64U30/20 ,  B64U101/00

CPC classification number: B64C39/024 ,  B64C1/063 ,  G05D1/104 ,  B64C2211/00 ,  B64U10/13 ,  B64U30/20 ,  B64U2101/00 ,  B64U2201/102 ,  B64U2201/20

Abstract: A modular flat-packable drone kit includes a plurality of components that can be assembled into a drone. Components of the drone kit include elements that may be cut from a flat sheet of material, thereby enabling low cost manufacturing and compact packaging and may be assembled without specialized tools. A set of drones may operate in a standalone mode or may be coupled together and operated in a group configuration.

公开(公告)号：US20240354863A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-24

申请号：US18756780

申请日：2024-06-27

Applicant: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY

Inventor： Nathan L. Tofte ,  Timothy W. Ryan ,  Nathan W. Baumann ,  Michael Shawn Jacob ,  Joshua David Lillie ,  Brian N. Harvey ,  Roxane Lyons ,  Rosemarie Geier Grant

IPC: G06Q40/08 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D47/08 ,  B64U10/00 ,  B64U10/14 ,  B64U101/00 ,  B64U101/30 ,  G01C11/02 ,  G06F18/22 ,  G06Q40/00 ,  G06T7/00 ,  G06T7/20 ,  G06T7/246 ,  G06T7/73 ,  G06T11/60 ,  G06T17/05 ,  G06V10/42 ,  G06V20/10 ,  G06V20/40 ,  H04N5/44 ,  H04N7/18

CPC classification number: G06Q40/08 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64D47/08 ,  G01C11/02 ,  G06F18/22 ,  G06Q40/00 ,  G06T7/00 ,  G06T7/20 ,  G06T7/246 ,  G06T7/75 ,  G06T11/60 ,  G06T17/05 ,  G06V10/42 ,  G06V20/10 ,  G06V20/41 ,  H04N5/44 ,  H04N7/185 ,  B64U10/00 ,  B64U10/14 ,  B64U2101/00 ,  B64U2101/30 ,  B64U2201/102 ,  B64U2201/104 ,  G06T2207/10032 ,  G06T2207/30232 ,  G06T2207/30236 ,  G06T2207/30252 ,  G06T2215/16 ,  G06V20/44

Abstract: Various techniques are described utilizing one or more unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs, or “drones”) for various disaster and/or catastrophe-related purposes. UAVs may collect data in an attempt to predict the occurrence and/or extent of a catastrophe and/or to mitigate the impact of a catastrophe before and, if not at that time, once it has occurred. The UAVs may perform various tasks such that the damage to property caused by a catastrophe (or potential catastrophe) may be eliminated or mitigated. A UAV may receive a flight path based on an energy consumption related condition and operate based on the flight path. Operating based on the flight path includes docking the UAV with a power supply device for charging a power source of the UAV.

公开(公告)号：US12050476B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-30

申请号：US17325388

申请日：2021-05-20

Applicant: RAON Convergence, Co. Ltd.

Inventor： Chan Ku Kang ,  Young Gwan Kim

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  G01S19/43 ,  H04B17/318 ,  H04W84/20

CPC classification number: G05D1/104 ,  G01S19/43 ,  H04W84/20 ,  B64U2201/102 ,  H04B17/318

Abstract: Proposed is a method of determining a location for swarm flight using UWB, the method including: computing a reference location from GPS information in a case where the location is measured; sending out a pulling signal, preset according to a two-way ranging format, according to slave ranging scheduling corresponding to each formation, and receiving a pushing signal from a neighboring flight vehicle and performing ranging; computing a relative location in the formation on a master-slave basis from a ranged pull-push relationship using TWR time information, and computing the relative location in the formation on a slave-slave basis using a received signal strength indicator and time of arrival; generating a fingerprint map in a manner that varies with each formation, using all the computed relative locations in the formation on the master-slave basis; and computing the location of the swarm flight vehicle using the generated fingerprint map.

公开(公告)号：US11961093B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-16

申请号：US17844674

申请日：2022-06-20

Applicant: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

Inventor： Ming Gong ,  Jin Dai ,  Hao Cui ,  Xiaodong Wang ,  Han Huang ,  Jun Wu ,  Wei Fan ,  Ning Ma ,  Xinhua Rong ,  Xingsen Lin

IPC: G06Q30/018 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G06F8/65 ,  G06F16/29 ,  G06F21/31 ,  G06F21/44 ,  G06F21/62 ,  G08G5/00 ,  H04L9/40 ,  H04L67/00 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04W4/021

CPC classification number: G06Q30/018 ,  B64C39/024 ,  G05D1/0022 ,  G06F8/65 ,  G06F16/29 ,  G06F21/31 ,  G06F21/44 ,  G06F21/6227 ,  G08G5/0008 ,  G08G5/0013 ,  G08G5/0026 ,  G08G5/0034 ,  G08G5/0039 ,  G08G5/0043 ,  G08G5/0052 ,  G08G5/006 ,  G08G5/0069 ,  G08G5/0078 ,  G08G5/0082 ,  G08G5/0086 ,  G08G5/0091 ,  H04L63/101 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04L67/34 ,  B64U2201/102 ,  B64U2201/20 ,  G06F2221/2117 ,  G08G5/0056 ,  H04W4/021

Abstract: A method for regulating an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes receiving a UAV identifier and one or more types of contextual information broadcasted by the UAV. The UAV identifier uniquely identifies the UAV from other UAVs. The one or more types of contextual information includes at least geographical information of the UAV. The method further includes authenticating, via an authentication device, an identity of the UAV based on the UAV identifier to determine whether the UAV is authorized for operation, and transmitting a signal to a remote device in response to determining whether the UAV is authorized for operation.

公开(公告)号：US11922685B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-05

申请号：US17896664

申请日：2022-08-26

Applicant: Snap Inc.

Inventor： Simon Saito Haagen Nielsen ,  Zachary Collins Conatser

IPC: B64D47/06 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D45/08 ,  B64D47/02 ,  B64D47/08 ,  B64U101/00 ,  G02B1/06 ,  G03B21/608 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/10 ,  G06F18/22 ,  G06V20/10 ,  G09F21/16 ,  H04N13/178

CPC classification number: G06V20/10 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64D47/02 ,  B64D47/08 ,  G05D1/101 ,  G06F18/22 ,  B64U2101/00 ,  B64U2201/102 ,  B64U2201/104

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for presenting information in the sky using drones are disclosed. The presentation of information includes navigating one or more drones to locations in the sky where the locations are associated with an image, emitting light signals at the locations, capturing the light signals with a user device, processing the captured signals to identify the image, capturing a background image including at least one of the locations associated with the image, and presenting simultaneously, on the user device, the identified image and the background image.

公开(公告)号：US20240069575A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-29

申请号：US18385334

申请日：2023-10-30

Applicant: Jonathan Ralph BURDICK

Inventor： Jonathan Ralph BURDICK

IPC: G05D1/10 ,  B64C27/68 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D27/24 ,  F41H13/00 ,  G08G5/00 ,  G08G5/04

CPC classification number: G05D1/104 ,  B64C27/68 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64D27/24 ,  F41H13/0087 ,  G05D1/106 ,  G05D1/1064 ,  G08G5/0039 ,  G08G5/045 ,  B64U30/20 ,  B64U2201/102

Abstract: A method for protection of inflight aircraft during approaching-to-landing and takeoff/climbout phases of flight against handheld laser attacks includes two different drone types: a skeining drone and a swarming drone. One or more skeining drones are deployed close to the aircraft and/or one or more swarming drones are deployed further from the aircraft and closer to the beam source. Prior to the aircraft's traversal of a determinable approach point, a plurality of swarming drones are pre-deployed in loitering mode or else launched, and are subsequently directed toward the reckoned source of a trained beam while skeining drones are pre-deployed in a patrol mode or else launched, and fly closer to the aircraft. The skein classically shields the cockpit by flying a controlled interference pattern roughly parallel to the aircraft flightpath while the swarm saturates one or more determined and dynamically redetermined regions athwart the beam source location.

公开(公告)号：US11887493B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-30

申请号：US16545938

申请日：2019-08-20

Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.

Inventor： Kip Gregory Campbell ,  Juan Li

IPC: G08G5/04 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G05D1/10 ,  G08G5/00 ,  B64D31/00

CPC classification number: G08G5/04 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64D31/00 ,  G05D1/1064 ,  G08G5/0004 ,  G08G5/0069 ,  B64U2201/102

Abstract: According to one implementation of the present disclosure, a method for formation flight is disclosed. The method includes: during flight, arranging for a first aircraft to fly into a proximity range of a second aircraft; and determining first aircraft positioning based on power consumption data of the first aircraft, where the first aircraft positioning corresponds to power-reducing formation flight of the first aircraft.

公开(公告)号：US11822350B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-21

申请号：US17883256

申请日：2022-08-08

Applicant: Kitty Hawk Corporation

Inventor： Damon Vander Lind ,  Gregory Mainland Horn

IPC: G05D1/10 ,  B64D47/08 ,  B64C13/16 ,  B64D1/22 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D31/06 ,  B64U101/60

CPC classification number: G05D1/104 ,  B64C13/16 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64D1/22 ,  B64D31/06 ,  B64D47/08 ,  B64U2101/60 ,  B64U2201/102

Abstract: A system for adjusting a load on a tethered aircraft is disclosed. The aircraft is tethered to a payload. The system determines a new position for the tethered aircraft in the event that due to environmental effects, e.g., the aircraft is flying upwind or downwind, the load experienced by the tethered aircraft is not optimal.