Abstract:
L'invention concerne un procédé de mesure du volume d'un amas de matériaux, comportant : - la définition (20) d'un plan de vol d'un drone (10) pour survoler un amas (2) de matériaux; - l'acquisition (22), par le drone, lors du survol de l'amas de matériaux suivant le plan de vol défini, d'une pluralité d'images stéréoscopiques de l'amas de matériaux, les images stéréoscopiques acquises étant aptes à former un modèle numérique de terrain représentant la topographie de surface de l'amas de matériaux; - la combinaison (28) desdites images acquises pour former le modèle numérique de terrain; - le calcul (32) du volume de l'amas de matériaux à partir du modèle numérique de terrain formé.
Abstract:
An unmanned vehicle is provided. The unmanned vehicle includes a navigation system configured to navigate the unmanned vehicle relative to a beam of energy emitted from a beam source, a power receiver configured to receive energy from the beam, and an energy storage system configured to store received energy for use in selectively powering the unmanned vehicle.
Abstract:
A one-time use AGU has a biodegradable frame (made of wood or plywood) to which the parachute suspension lines are secured The frame includes an exterior wall having an access portal to a compartment within which an avionics unit is mounted so that one side of the avionics unit remains exposed and substantially flush with the exterior wall. The avionics unit is secured to the frame around the perimeter of the access portal using removable connecting elements, easily removed by accessing only the exterior wall of the frame so that the avionics unit following deployment. The AGU also includes a harness that is wrapped around at least a part of the AGU frame and which provides multiple attachment points for securing of the AGU to the parachute suspension lines as well as to a payload, eliminating the need for any harness structural attachment points on the AGU frame.
Abstract:
In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to delivering merchandise using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). In some embodiments, there is provided a system including: a UAV having a motorized flight system, a storage area, a transceiver, an imaging, and a GPS tracking device; a memory device for storing position coordinates of the UAV; a flight simulator database including storing geographic and landscape features along the UAVs flight path; and a control circuit configured to: navigate the UAV using GPS, store position coordinates, capture image sequences of the geographic and landscape features, and if the GPS fails to provide accurate position information, communicate with the flight simulator database, calculate a predicted position for the UAV, compare the image sequences with images from the flight simulator database, and determine the actual position of the UAV if individual images in the image sequences match images from the flight simulator database.
Abstract:
An autonomous or semi-autonomous device or vehicle, such as a drone, and method for controlling the same, the method including sensing a physical manipulation or an aspect of a physical manipulation of the autonomous or semi-autonomous device or vehicle, selecting an action and/or modifying an aspect of the action according to the sensed physical manipulation or physical manipulation aspect, and instructing the autonomous or semi-autonomous device or vehicle to perform the action.
Abstract:
An incident light meter on an autonomous vehicle receives ambient light and outputs an incident light measurement in response the ambient light. One or more image sensors of the autonomous vehicle image the environment of the autonomous vehicle. An exposure setting is generated at least in part on the incident light measurement. The one or more image sensors capture a digital image at the exposure setting.
Abstract:
Systems, methods, and devices are provided herein for improving efficiency and operational capabilities of UAVs. In some instances, different types of processing modules may be provided. The different processing modules may be configured to process data differently and/or implement different features for the UAV. In addition, the different processing modules may be coupled to different types of devices and/or sensors. The division of the processing modules may enable improved UAV operations.
Abstract:
The present invention provides devices and methods for payload delivery, including payloads for pest control (e.g., biocidal and larvicidal compounds and compositions). Also included are devices and methods for delivering payloads to remote areas by aerial delivery.
Abstract:
An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) comprises a situational awareness system coupled to at least one onboard sensor that senses the location of other UAVs. A cooperative Radio Access Network (RAN)-signal processor is configured to process RAN signals in a UAV-User Equipment (UE) channel cooperatively with at least one other UAV to provide for increased rank of the UAV-UE channel and produce RAN performance criteria. A flight controller employs autonomous navigation control of the UAVs flight based on the relative spatial locations of other UAVs and the RAN performance criteria operating within predetermined boundaries of navigation criteria. The UAV can be configured to employ mitigation tactics against one or more UEs identified as a threat and may coordinate other UAVs to conduct such mitigations.
Abstract:
Embodiments of the present invention provide an alternative distributed airborne transportation system. In some embodiments, a method for distributed airborne transportation includes: providing an airborne vehicle with a wing and a wing span, having capacity to carry one or more of passengers or cargo; landing of the airborne vehicle near one or more of passengers or cargo and loading at least one of passengers or cargo; taking-off and determining a flight direction for the airborne vehicle; locating at least one other airborne vehicle, which has substantially the same flight direction; and joining at least one other airborne vehicle in flight formation and forming a fleet, in which airborne vehicles fly with the same speed and direction and in which adjacent airborne vehicles are separated by distance of less than 100 wing spans.