Mechanisms for lowering a payload to the ground from a UAV

    公开(公告)号:AU2014353522A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-02-18

    申请号:AU2014353522

    申请日:2014-08-25

    Applicant: GOOGLE INC

    Abstract: Embodiments described herein may help to provide medical support via a fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). An illustrative UAV may include a housmg, a payload, a line-deployment mechanism coupled to the housing and a line, and a payload-release mechanism that couples the line to the payload, wherein the payload -release mechanism is configured to release the payload from the line. The UAV may further include a control system configured to determine that the UAV is located at or near a delivery location and responsively: operate the line-deployment mechanism according to a variable deployment- rate profile to lower the payload to or near to the ground, determine that the payload is touching or is within a threshold distance from the ground, and responsively operate the payload-release mechanism to release the payload from the line.

    MECHANISMS FOR LOWERING A PAYLOAD TO THE GROUND FROM A UAV
    2.
    发明申请
    MECHANISMS FOR LOWERING A PAYLOAD TO THE GROUND FROM A UAV 审中-公开
    从无人机降低地面载荷的机制

    公开(公告)号:WO2015076886A3

    公开(公告)日:2015-07-30

    申请号:PCT/US2014052553

    申请日:2014-08-25

    Applicant: GOOGLE INC

    Abstract: Embodiments described herein may help to provide medical support via a fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). An illustrative UAV may include a housmg, a payload, a line-deployment mechanism coupled to the housing and a line, and a payload-release mechanism that couples the line to the payload, wherein the payload -release mechanism is configured to release the payload from the line. The UAV may further include a control system configured to determine that the UAV is located at or near a delivery location and responsively: operate the line-deployment mechanism according to a variable deployment- rate profile to lower the payload to or near to the ground, determine that the payload is touching or is within a threshold distance from the ground, and responsively operate the payload-release mechanism to release the payload from the line.

    Abstract translation: 这里描述的实施例可以帮助经由无人驾驶飞行器(UAV)的舰队提供医疗支持。 说明性的UAV可以包括外壳,有效载荷,耦合到外壳和线路的线路部署机制以及将线路耦合到有效载荷的有效载荷释放机构,其中有效载荷释放机构被配置为释放有效载荷 从行。 所述UAV还可以包括控制系统,所述控制系统被配置为确定所述UAV位于交付位置处或附近并响应于:根据可变部署速率分布图操作所述线部署机制以将所述有效载荷降至地面或接近地面, 确定有效载荷正在接触或在距离地面的阈值距离内,并且响应地操作有效载荷释放机构以释放来自线路的有效载荷。

    BALLOON CLUMPING TO PROVIDE BANDWIDTH REQUESTED IN ADVANCE
    3.
    发明公开
    BALLOON CLUMPING TO PROVIDE BANDWIDTH REQUESTED IN ADVANCE 审中-公开
    气球大都市用于提供所需的带宽ADVANCE

    公开(公告)号:EP2850745A4

    公开(公告)日:2016-01-20

    申请号:EP13791154

    申请日:2013-04-10

    Applicant: GOOGLE INC

    CPC classification number: H04W16/04 H04L47/829

    Abstract: Methods and systems disclosed herein relate to determining a projected change in bandwidth demand in a specified area during a specified future time period, repositioning one or more balloons in a high-altitude balloon network based on the projected change in bandwidth demand, and providing, using the one or more balloons, at least a portion of the bandwidth demanded in the specified area during the specified future time period.

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