公开(公告)号：US11113539B2

公开(公告)日：2021-09-07

申请号：US16701853

申请日：2019-12-03

Applicant: X Development LLC

Inventor： Joel Fraser Atwater ,  Barnaby John James ,  Matthew Messana

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  A01K61/95 ,  A01K61/10 ,  G06T7/20 ,  H04N5/232

Abstract: A fish monitoring system deployed in a particular area to obtain fish images is described. Neural networks and machine-learning techniques may be implemented to periodically train fish monitoring systems and generate monitoring modes to capture high quality images of fish based on the conditions in the determined area. The camera systems may be configured according to the settings, e.g., positions, viewing angles, specified by the monitoring modes when conditions matching the monitoring modes are detected. Each monitoring mode may be associated with one or more fish activities, such as sleeping, eating, swimming alone, and one or more parameters, such as time, location, and fish type.

公开(公告)号：US20210129078A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-06

申请号：US17085552

申请日：2020-10-30

Applicant: X Development LLC

Inventor： William Raymond Regan ,  Thomas Peter Hunt ,  Thomas Gerard Schuhmann, JR. ,  Benjamin Lundquist Saenz ,  Joel Fraser Atwater ,  James Daniel Haley ,  Kevin Forsythe Smith ,  Charles Nordstrom

IPC: B01D53/62 ,  B63B39/03 ,  B63B25/00 ,  B63H21/00 ,  B01D53/80 ,  B01D53/34

Abstract: A method for ship ballasting includes receiving, at a carbon negative energy storage system, input comprising calcium oxide and water and reacting, within a reaction chamber of the carbon negative energy storage system, the calcium oxide and water to release energy and generate calcium hydroxide. The method includes directing, by the carbon negative energy storage system, the released energy to a requesting end user and providing, by the carbon negative energy storage system, the calcium hydroxide to a marine vessel ballasting system. The method includes releasing a mixture of the calcium hydroxide and ballast water from the marine vessel ballasting system into the ocean to sequester atmospheric COCO2.

公开(公告)号：US20200275011A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-27

申请号：US16287010

申请日：2019-02-27

Applicant: X Development LLC

Inventor： Leo Francis Casey ,  Peter Light ,  Joel Fraser Atwater ,  Crystal Elayna Winston ,  Mehrdad Roosta ,  Siyuan Xin ,  Chetan Mahadeswaraswamy

IPC: H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/33 ,  B60R11/04 ,  G06T7/70 ,  H04N7/18 ,  G01S19/13 ,  G01J5/02 ,  G01J5/08 ,  G01C19/56

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for an infrared and visible imaging system. In some implementations, Image data from a visible-light camera is obtained. A position of a device is determined based at least in part on the image data from the visible-light camera. An infrared camera is positioned so that the device is in a field of view of the infrared camera, with the field of view of the infrared camera being narrower than the field of view of the visible-light camera. Infrared image data from the infrared camera that includes regions representing the device is obtained. Infrared image data from the infrared camera that represents the device is recorded. Position data is also recorded that indicates the location and pose of the infrared camera when the infrared image data is acquired by the infrared camera.

公开(公告)号：US20200208607A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-02

申请号：US16233763

申请日：2018-12-27

Applicant: X Development LLC

Inventor： Fort Felker ,  Charles Joseph Nordstrom ,  Joel Fraser Atwater

IPC: F03D5/00 ,  B63B35/44 ,  F03D13/25

Abstract: An example method includes: determining wave data corresponding to a floating ground station of an airborne wind turbine, wherein an aerial vehicle is coupled to the floating ground station via a tether; determining, based on the wave data, an oscillation profile of the floating ground station; and operating the aerial vehicle to fly in a closed path with: (a) a looping period that matches the period of wave-influenced oscillation of the floating ground station, and (b) a looping phase that aligns with the oscillation phase of the floating ground station such that movement of the aerial vehicle on a downstroke portion of the closed path corresponds to forward displacement of the floating ground station, and movement of the aerial vehicle on an upstroke portion the closed path corresponds to reverse displacement of the floating ground station.