公开(公告)号：US11905005B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-20

申请号：US17403706

申请日：2021-08-16

Applicant: Purdue Research Foundation

Inventor： David J. Cappelleri ,  Daniel R. McArthur

IPC: B64C29/00 ,  G05D1/00 ,  B64D47/08 ,  B64U30/20 ,  B64U50/13 ,  B64U101/00

CPC classification number: B64C29/0025 ,  G05D1/101 ,  G05D1/102 ,  B64D47/08 ,  B64U30/20 ,  B64U50/13 ,  B64U2101/00 ,  B64U2201/10

Abstract: An unmanned ground-based system is disclosed which includes a chassis, a plurality of wheels coupled to the chassis and configured to allow the chassis to move about a surface, a plurality of propeller assemblies configured to provide on-ground motion propulsions, a boom having a boom propeller assembly with a propeller disposed on a plane generally perpendicular to the plurality of propeller assemblies, configured to independently and selectively provide positive and negative rectilinear thrust vectors, and an end-effector coupled to a distal end of the boom, the end-effector having a force sensor configured to provide contact force between the end-effector and an object, wherein the contact force is used as a feedback signal to determine magnitude of the positive and negative rectilinear thrust vectors that is generated by the propeller of the boom propeller assembly.

公开(公告)号：US11872956B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-16

申请号：US17063283

申请日：2020-10-05

Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATION

Inventor： Shuya Kaechi

IPC: B60R25/33 ,  B60R25/102 ,  B60R25/31 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64U10/10 ,  B64U101/20

CPC classification number: B60R25/102 ,  B60R25/31 ,  B60R25/33 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64U10/10 ,  B64U2101/20 ,  B64U2201/10

Abstract: A monitoring system for a working machine includes a boarding detector to detect boarding and alighting of an operator, the boarding detector being provided in the working machine, a position detector to detect a position based on a signal sent from a positioning satellite when the boarding detector detects the alighting of the operator, a transmitter to transmit, to a management machine, positional information representing the position detected by the position detector, and a controller to move the management machine based on the positional information when the boarding detector detects the alighting, the controller being provided in the management machine.

公开(公告)号：US11866198B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-09

申请号：US16667655

申请日：2019-10-29

Applicant: California Institute of Technology

Inventor： Roland Brockers ,  Stephan Michael Weiss ,  Danylo Malyuta ,  Christian Brommer ,  Daniel Robert Hentzen

IPC: B64F1/36 ,  B60L53/12 ,  B60L53/14 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G05D1/00 ,  B64F5/60 ,  B64D47/08 ,  B64U10/13 ,  B64U30/20 ,  B64U101/00 ,  B64U101/30

CPC classification number: B64F1/362 ,  B60L53/12 ,  B60L53/14 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64D47/08 ,  B64F5/60 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  B60L2200/10 ,  B64U10/13 ,  B64U30/20 ,  B64U2101/00 ,  B64U2101/30 ,  B64U2201/10

Abstract: A method and system provide the ability to autonomously operate an unmanned aerial system (UAS) over long durations of time. The UAS vehicle autonomously takes off from a take-off landing-charging station and autonomously executes a mission. The mission includes data acquisition instructions in a defined observation area. Upon mission completion, the UAS autonomously travels to a target landing-charging station and performs an autonomous precision landing on the target landing-charging station. The UAS autonomously re-charges via the target landing-charging station. Once re-charged, the UAS is ready to execute a next sortie. When landed, the UAS autonomously transmits mission data to the landing-charging station for in situ or cloud-based data processing.

公开(公告)号：US11858627B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-02

申请号：US17619487

申请日：2021-06-10

Applicant: DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Inventor： Tianhao Wang ,  Nan Zhao ,  Xiaowei Pang ,  Deyue Zou ,  Bingcai Chen

IPC: B64C39/02 ,  G05B17/02

CPC classification number: B64C39/024 ,  G05B17/02 ,  B64U2201/10

Abstract: A design method of a high energy efficiency unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) green data acquisition system belongs to the technical field of data acquisition and optimization for UAV uplink communication. Firstly, a system optimization objective is constructed; and in a uplink communication network of a single UAV and ground sensors, the UAV receives data periodically. Secondly, according to a constructed optimization problem, the optimization objective is maximization of EE({W},{t},{S}). Finally, an original problem is decomposed into two approximate concave-convex fractional sub-problem based on a block coordinate descent method and a successive convex approximation technique to obtain a suboptimal solution; an overall iterative algorithm is proposed: in each iteration, by solving the sub-problems, wake-up scheduling S, time slot t and UAV trajectory W are alternately optimized. The solution obtained in each iteration is used as the input of next iteration. The present invention can jointly optimize the UAV flight trajectory, the sensor wake-up scheduling and the flight time slot to ensure that the transmission information amount and energy consumption of the sensors satisfy system requirements, while maximizing the energy efficiency of the system.

公开(公告)号：US11854413B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-26

申请号：US17512323

申请日：2021-10-27

Applicant: Skydio, Inc.

Inventor： Volkan Gurel ,  Bernard J. Michini ,  Edward Dale Steakley

IPC: G08G5/00 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G06V20/64 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D47/08 ,  H04B7/185 ,  G06T5/00 ,  B64U101/30 ,  G01S19/13 ,  H04W4/021

CPC classification number: G08G5/006 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64D47/08 ,  G05D1/0033 ,  G05D1/0061 ,  G05D1/0094 ,  G05D1/0274 ,  G06T5/002 ,  G06V20/64 ,  G08G5/0069 ,  H04B7/18506 ,  B64U2101/30 ,  B64U2201/10 ,  B64U2201/20 ,  G01S19/13 ,  G06T2207/10016 ,  G06T2207/10032 ,  G06T2207/20012 ,  G06T2207/30232 ,  G06T2207/30244 ,  G06V2201/10 ,  H04W4/021

Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media for unmanned aerial vehicle visual line of sight flight operations. A UAV computer system may be configured to ensure the UAV is operating in visual line of sight of one or more ground operators. The UAV may confirm that it has a visual line of sight with the one or more user devices, such as a ground control station, or the UAV may ensure that the UAV does not fly behind or below a structure such that the ground operator would not be able to visually spot the UAV. The UAV computer system may be configured in such a way that UAV operation will maintain the UAV in visual line of sight of a base location.

公开(公告)号：US11851179B1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-26

申请号：US16845054

申请日：2020-04-09

Applicant: Alarm.com Incorporated

Inventor： Agris Kipurs ,  Ilja Nevdahs ,  Deins Egle

IPC: B64C39/02 ,  G05D1/10 ,  B64U101/30

CPC classification number: B64C39/024 ,  G05D1/106 ,  B64U2101/30 ,  B64U2201/10

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, are described for performing privacy-aware surveillance with a security camera drone. The drone obtains image data using an imaging device and processes the image data to detect an object external to the drone. In response to processing the image data, the drone determines multiple viewing angles indicated in the image data with respect to the object. Based on the image data and the multiple viewing angles, a first section of the area for surveillance and a second, different section of the area to be excluded from surveillance are identified. The drone determines an adjustment to at least one of the multiple viewing angles to cause the second section to be excluded from surveillance. Based on the adjustment, the drone controls the imaging device to exclude the second section from surveillance imagery obtained by the drone.

公开(公告)号：US11827358B1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-28

申请号：US18251513

申请日：2022-08-05

Applicant: Farlin Anooz Mohideen

Inventor： Farlin Anooz Mohideen

IPC: B64D1/12 ,  B64D1/22 ,  B64U10/13 ,  B64U101/35 ,  B64U101/69

CPC classification number: B64D1/12 ,  B64D1/22 ,  B64U10/13 ,  B64U2101/35 ,  B64U2101/69 ,  B64U2201/10

Abstract: A sensor magazine arrangement for a drone, the arrangement comprising a chassis configured to receive at least a portion of a drone to position a load point of such drone relative to the chassis. Also included is an array of sensor receptacles supported by the chassis, each receptacle configured to receive a sensor, and a carriage system fast with the chassis and having a manipulator configured to transfer a sensor between the array and a transfer point proximate the load point. Further included is a controller configured to control the carriage system to allow transfer of a sensor between the array and transfer point. The magazine arrangement broadly facilitates autonomous deployment and/or retrieval of a plurality of sensors via drone. An associated method is also described.

公开(公告)号：US11816624B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-14

申请号：US16696537

申请日：2019-11-26

Applicant: Zume Inc.

Inventor： Joshua Gouled Goldberg

IPC: B64C39/02 ,  G08G5/00 ,  G06Q10/0832 ,  B64D9/00 ,  B64U80/86 ,  B64U101/60

CPC classification number: G06Q10/0832 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64D9/00 ,  G08G5/003 ,  G08G5/0013 ,  G08G5/0043 ,  B64U80/86 ,  B64U2101/60 ,  B64U2201/10

Abstract: Technologies are generally described for preparation and drone based delivery of food items. In some examples, a delivery vehicle may be arranged for autonomous or semi-autonomous preparation of food items while the vehicle is en route to a delivery destination or parked at the delivery destination. Aerial and/or ground based drones, which may be stored in the vehicle, may be loaded with prepared food items and deliver their payloads to delivery locations. Preparation timing and other parameters for the food items, travel parameters for the delivery vehicle, and/or the delivery destination may be selected based on suitability of the delivery destination for launching/recovering the drones or delivery of the food items to the delivery locations. The drones may carry multiple payloads to multiple locations and may have environmentally controlled storage.

公开(公告)号：US11814169B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-14

申请号：US17053318

申请日：2019-05-10

Applicant: University of Washington

Inventor： Sawyer Fuller ,  Shyamnath Gollakota ,  Johannes James ,  Vikram Subramaniam Iyer ,  Yogesh M. Chukewad

IPC: B64C39/02 ,  H02S10/40 ,  H02S30/10 ,  H02S40/30 ,  B64C13/20 ,  B64C13/26 ,  B64C33/02 ,  B64U50/31 ,  H10N30/20 ,  H02M3/156 ,  B64U10/40 ,  B64U50/19 ,  B64U50/34

CPC classification number: B64C39/024 ,  B64C13/20 ,  B64C13/26 ,  B64C33/025 ,  B64U50/31 ,  H02S10/40 ,  H02S30/10 ,  H02S40/30 ,  H10N30/2045 ,  B64C33/02 ,  B64U10/40 ,  B64U50/19 ,  B64U50/34 ,  B64U2201/10 ,  H02M3/156

Abstract: An aerial robot system may include an aerial robot having an airframe, a piezo actuator, a wing connected to the piezo actuator, and a photovoltaic cell. The system may further include a laser source configured to emit a laser beam oriented toward the photovoltaic cell for conversion by the photovoltaic cell into electrical energy. The aerial robot may further include a boost converter connected to the photovoltaic cell and configured to raise a voltage level of the electrical energy, and a signal generator connected to the boost converter and configured to generate an alternating signal. The piezo actuator is connected to the signal generator to move according to the alternating signal to cause the wing to move in a flapping motion to generate aerodynamic force that moves the robot. Methods for manufacturing aerial robots and corresponding electronics are also disclosed herein.

公开(公告)号：US11814157B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-14

申请号：US17250321

申请日：2019-07-01

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Masato Nishio ,  Satoshi Ueki ,  Kenichi Sano

IPC: B64C17/02 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64U10/13 ,  B64U30/20 ,  B64U50/19 ,  B64U101/30

CPC classification number: B64C17/02 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64U10/13 ,  B64U30/20 ,  B64U50/19 ,  B64U2101/30 ,  B64U2201/10

Abstract: The present technology relates to an unmanned aerial vehicle, a drive method, and a program that make it possible to easily balance an airframe. An unmanned aerial vehicle includes: a plurality of motors that rotates a plurality of propellers; a movable part that moves a center-of-gravity position adjustment member; and a control unit that controls movement of the center-of-gravity position adjustment member by the movable part. The present technology can be applied to unmanned aerial vehicles.