公开(公告)号：US20240276186A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-15

申请号：US18568080

申请日：2022-05-11

Applicant: Sony Group Corporation

Inventor： Peter EXNER ,  Hannes BERGKVIST

IPC: H04W4/38 ,  B64U10/13 ,  H04W4/40

CPC classification number: H04W4/38 ,  B64U10/13 ,  H04W4/40 ,  B64U2201/00

Abstract: An electronic device comprises a sensor arrangement, a control system operable to obtain sensor data from the sensor arrangement, and a microphone configured to provide an audio signal representing sound waves received by the microphone. The control system processes (102) the audio signal for detection of an audio characteristic feature, ACF, representing an operating parameter of a propulsion system in an aerial vehicle, and, upon said detection, performs (104) a dedicated action related to the sensor data. The dedicated action may comprise obtaining and/or transmitting at least part of the sensor data. To control the electronic device, the aerial vehicle is configured to, intermittently while on a flight path, cause its propulsion system (22) to impart a predefined and audible modification of an operating parameter of the propulsion system (22) to thereby generate sound waves that include the ACF.

公开(公告)号：US20240262546A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-08

申请号：US18166129

申请日：2023-02-08

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： James Carthew ,  Nelson Alexander Brock ,  John Galin ,  Siddharthan Selvasekar

IPC: B64U70/93 ,  B64F1/22 ,  B64U20/87 ,  G05D1/02

CPC classification number: B64U70/93 ,  B64F1/02 ,  B64U70/95 ,  G08G5/0069 ,  G08G5/025 ,  B64U2201/00

Abstract: Resilient unmanned aerial vehicle landing platforms are disclosed herein. An example device includes a base plate having protuberances that are arranged into rows of concentric rings, each of the protuberances being a conical member that extends orthogonally from the base plate, wherein each of the protuberances is resilient and are adapted to arrest and protect the drone during landing.

公开(公告)号：US11952116B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-09

申请号：US17890889

申请日：2022-08-18

Applicant: Skydio, Inc.

Inventor： Peter Henry ,  Jack Zhu ,  Brian Richman ,  Harrison Zheng ,  Hayk Martirosyan ,  Matthew Donahoe ,  Abraham Galton Bachrach ,  Adam Bry

IPC: B64C39/02 ,  B64D47/08 ,  G01S13/89 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  G06F3/04845 ,  G06F3/04847 ,  G06T17/05 ,  G06T17/10 ,  G06T19/00 ,  G06V20/10 ,  G06V20/13 ,  G06V20/17 ,  G06V20/64 ,  G08G5/00 ,  G08G5/04 ,  H04N5/272 ,  B64U10/13 ,  B64U101/30 ,  H04N13/204

CPC classification number: B64C39/024 ,  B64D47/08 ,  G01S13/89 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G05D1/0016 ,  G05D1/0038 ,  G05D1/106 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  G06F3/04845 ,  G06F3/04847 ,  G06T17/05 ,  G06T17/10 ,  G06T19/006 ,  G06V20/13 ,  G06V20/17 ,  G06V20/176 ,  G06V20/647 ,  G08G5/003 ,  G08G5/04 ,  H04N5/272 ,  B64U10/13 ,  B64U2101/30 ,  B64U2201/00 ,  B64U2201/20 ,  G05D2201/0207 ,  H04N13/204

Abstract: Described herein are systems for roof scan using an unmanned aerial vehicle. For example, some methods include capturing, using an unmanned aerial vehicle, an overview image of a roof of a building from above the roof; presenting a suggested bounding polygon overlaid on the overview image to a user; determining a bounding polygon based on the suggested bounding polygon and user edits; based on the bounding polygon, determining a flight path including a sequence of poses of the unmanned aerial vehicle with respective fields of view at a fixed height that collectively cover the bounding polygon; fly the unmanned aerial vehicle to a sequence of scan poses with horizontal positions matching respective poses of the flight path and vertical positions determined to maintain a consistent distance above the roof; and scanning the roof from the sequence of scan poses to generate a three-dimensional map of the roof.

公开(公告)号：US11892419B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-06

申请号：US17655286

申请日：2022-03-17

Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company

Inventor： Ahmad A. Al-Shammari ,  Soliman A. Walaie ,  Ahmed M. Al-Ghamdi

IPC: G01N23/204 ,  B64C39/02

CPC classification number: G01N23/204 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64U2201/00

Abstract: An apparatus for inspection of a target asset comprises a drone including a body, one or more propellers coupled to the body that enable the drone to fly, and an electronic control unit coupled to or positioned within the body of the drone and coupled to the one or more propellers. The apparatus also comprises a neutron emission source and a neutron detector that are both coupled to the body of the drone and also communicatively coupled to the electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to control navigation of the drone to reach the target asset, to activate the neutron emission source to radiate neutrons onto the asset and to gather data from the neutron detector which detects neutrons backscattered from the asset, indicative of a state of the asset and materials contained within the asset.

公开(公告)号：US20230377470A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-23

申请号：US18362506

申请日：2023-07-31

Applicant: AUTEL ROBOTICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Dongguang ZHOU

IPC: G08G5/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G01C21/20

CPC classification number: G08G5/0069 ,  B64C39/024 ,  G01C21/20 ,  G08G5/0047 ,  B64U2201/00

Abstract: Method, system, and user terminal are disclosed for splicing a flight route splicing m. Various embodiments may includes: obtaining a first flight route and a second flight route of an unmanned aerial vehicle; obtaining a first estimated flight duration of the UAV required to complete the first flight route and the second flight route; obtaining the preset duration of the unmanned aerial vehicle; splicing the first flight route and the second flight route when the preset duration is greater than the first estimated flight duration. it improves the task execution efficiency of the unmanned aerial vehicle and saving the unmanned aerial vehicle resources and time, and further providing richer choices for users and providing more space for customized flight route planning for users.

公开(公告)号：US11699284B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-11

申请号：US17081085

申请日：2020-10-27

Applicant: AUTEL ROBOTICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Zhaozao Li

IPC: G08G5/00 ,  G06V20/17 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64U101/30

CPC classification number: G06V20/17 ,  B64C39/024 ,  G08G5/003 ,  B64U2101/30 ,  B64U2201/00

Abstract: The present invention discloses a data collection method, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and a storage medium. The method is used for a vision chip of the UAV, the vision chip including a main operating system and a real-time operating system, and the method includes: generating, by the real-time operating system, a trigger signal; collecting, by the real-time operating system based on the trigger signal, flight control data of the UAV and controlling an image sensor to collect an image sequence; synchronizing, by the real-time operating system, a time of the main operating system with a time of the real-time operating system; and performing, by the main operating system, visual processing on the flight control data and the image sequence, to ensure that the flight control data and the image sequence are collected synchronously. By using the method, accuracy of data collected during controlling of the UAV can be improved.

公开(公告)号：US11673689B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-13

申请号：US17241326

申请日：2021-04-27

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： X ,  David A. Newell

IPC: B64F1/36 ,  B64F1/22 ,  B64C39/04 ,  B65G1/137 ,  B64U10/13 ,  B64U80/86

CPC classification number: B64F1/36 ,  B64C39/04 ,  B64F1/222 ,  B65G1/1371 ,  B64U10/13 ,  B64U80/86 ,  B64U2201/00

Abstract: An operations platform includes a structure configured to house and transport drones and a storage facility configured to store the drones within the structure. The operations platform includes a lift or conveyor configured to move the plurality of drones to/from a launching area. In some implementations, the operations platform may also include at least one robotic element configured to move the drones to and from the storage facility.

公开(公告)号：US20230176590A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-08

申请号：US16124667

申请日：2018-09-07

Applicant: MicroPilot Inc.

Inventor： Nicholas Andrew PLAYLE ,  Maziar MARDAN ,  Tyler Desmond MELMOTH ,  Howard William LOEWEN

IPC: G05D1/08 ,  B64U10/17 ,  B64U10/25 ,  B64U10/13

CPC classification number: G05D1/0825 ,  B64U10/17 ,  B64U10/25 ,  B64U10/13 ,  B64U2201/00

Abstract: A method for collecting information required for Bode plot creation of a UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) autopilot system is provided. The method comprises: creating a Bode plot generation input signal: adding the Bode plot generation input signal to control inputs; collecting data from multiple points within the control system; calculating magnitude and phase at the multiple points using the data collected; recording the magnitude and phase for the multiple points in a datalog; comparing the magnitude and phase for the multiple points to calculate the gain and phase margins for open loop responses in the control system; creating a Bode plot for at least one of the following: i) a closed loop response of the attitude and/or rate loops, ii) an open loop response of the attitude and/or rate loops and iii) a response of the UAV; and outputting the Bode plot.

公开(公告)号：US11662208B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-30

申请号：US17064060

申请日：2020-10-06

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Scott Mayberry ,  David Berels ,  Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam ,  Rajarshi Roychowdhury

IPC: G01C21/16 ,  G05D1/10 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D47/02 ,  G08G5/00

CPC classification number: G01C21/188 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64D47/02 ,  G01C21/165 ,  G05D1/101 ,  G08G5/0069 ,  B64D2203/00 ,  B64U2201/00

Abstract: Dead reckoning correction utilizing patterned light projection is provided herein. An example method can include navigating a drone along a pattern using dead reckoning, the pattern having a plurality of lines, detecting one of the plurality of lines using an optical sensor of the drone, determining when a line of travel of the drone is not aligned with the one of the plurality of lines, and realigning the line of travel of the drone so as to be aligned with the one of the plurality of lines to compensate for drift that occurs during navigation using dead reckoning.

公开(公告)号：US11656635B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-23

申请号：US17130952

申请日：2020-12-22

Applicant: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

Inventor： Ye Tao ,  Jianyu Song ,  Renli Shi

IPC: G05D1/10 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G08G5/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G05D1/08 ,  B64U101/30

CPC classification number: G05D1/101 ,  B64C39/024 ,  G05D1/0044 ,  G05D1/0094 ,  G05D1/0808 ,  G08G5/0034 ,  G08G5/0039 ,  G08G5/0069 ,  B64U2101/30 ,  B64U2201/00

Abstract: The present invention discloses a heading generation method of an unmanned aerial vehicle including the following steps of: making a preliminary flight for selecting a point of view to record flight waypoints, the waypoints including positioning data and flight altitude information of the unmanned aerial vehicle; receiving and recording flight waypoints of the unmanned aerial vehicle; generating a flight trajectory according to waypoints of the preliminary flight; editing the flight trajectory to obtain a new flight trajectory; and transmitting the edited new flight trajectory to the unmanned aerial vehicle to cause the unmanned aerial vehicle to fly according to the new flight trajectory. The present invention further relates to a heading generation system of an unmanned aerial vehicle.