Abstract:
Various aspects of a system and method for utilization of multiple-camera network to capture static and/or motion scenes are disclosed herein. The system comprises a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Each of the plurality of UAVs is associated with an imaging device configured to capture a plurality of images. A first UAV of the plurality of UAVs comprises a first imaging device configured to capture a first set of images of one or more static and/or moving objects. The first UAV is configured to receive focal lens information, current location and current orientation from one or more imaging devices. A target location and a target orientation of each of the one or more imaging devices are determined. Control information is communicated to the one or more other UAVs to modify the current location and current orientation to the determined target location and orientation of each of the one or more imaging devices.
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.
Abstract:
Various systems and methods for personal sensory drones are described herein. A personal sensory drone system includes a drone remote control system comprising: a task module to transmit a task to a drone swarm for the drone swarm to execute, the drone swarm including at least two drones; a transceiver to receive information from the drone swarm related to the task; and a user interface module to present a user interface based on the information received from the drone swarm.
Abstract:
A flying drone (10) comprises a memory (16) for storing a forecasted flying trajectory, said trajectory being defined by a list (26) of 3D coordinates points, and a control and command computer (18) for driving drone directional and motorization means, said control and command computer (18) being connected to the memory (16) for reading the forecasted trajectory so that the flying drone (10) is able to move along said forecasted trajectory. The flying drone (10) further comprises: ⋅ a wireless receptor (20) able to receive a synchronization signal (28) emitted from a timecode (38); ⋅ the 3D coordinates points are associated to a timeline; and ⋅ the control and command computer (18) is adapted for synchronizing the flying drone timeline with the synchronization signal (28).
Abstract:
Systems and/or methods for forming a multiple-articulated flying system (skybase) having a high aspect ratio wing platform, operable to loiter over an area of interest at a high altitude are provided. In certain exemplary embodiments, autonomous modular flyers join together in a wingtip-to-wingtip manner. Such modular flyers may derive their power from insolation. The autonomous flyers may include sensors which operate individually, or collectively after a skybase is formed. The skybase preferably may be aggregated, disaggregated, and/or re- aggregated as called for by the prevailing conditions. Thus, it may be possible to provide a "forever-on-station" aircraft.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a group robot system capable of efficiently obtaining detailed entire information on an object. SOLUTION: The group robot system contains a plurality of sensing robots CS and a base station BS101 controlling them and performs a hierarchical communication comprising a plurality of hierarchies between a plurality of the sensing robots CS, working the base station BS 101 as the utmost hierarchy. If the sensing robot CS30 detects the object, the base station BS101 controls the sensing robots CS other than the sensing robots CS, which relay communications between the sensing robot CS30, other sensing robots CS performing a follow-up search to the object, and the sensing robot CS30 and the base station BS101 to move outside the current search area. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
Managing a package delivery system deploying an unmanned vehicle including an inflatable unit for reducing package vibration in a transportation vehicle. Package data is received at a computer, and the package data includes package descriptions. Spatial positioning of the packages in the transport space is tracked to determine, spatial positioning changes between the packages in the transport space based on the package data received at the computer and the transport. One or more unmanned vehicles are delivered to the transport space based on the spatial positioning changes in the transport space, and the unmanned vehicles including inflatable units. The inflatable units are deployed in the transport space by inflating the inflatable units at locations in the transport space based on the spatial positioning changes to discourage package movement in the transport space.