公开(公告)号：US12112645B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-08

申请号：US17870592

申请日：2022-07-21

Applicant: TONGJI UNIVERSITY

Inventor： Bin He ,  Gang Li ,  Runjie Shen ,  Yanmin Zhou ,  Jie Chen ,  Shuping Song

IPC: G08G5/00 ,  B64C39/02

CPC classification number: G08G5/006 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64U2201/10

Abstract: Disclosed is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) positioning method based on a millimeter-wave radar, including a calibration stage and a positioning stage. The calibration stage includes: acquiring ground coordinates of the unmanned aerial vehicle; and extracting feature points from radar point cloud data and get the ground coordinates of the feature points. The positioning stage includes: acquiring radar point cloud data of a current frame and pre-processing; acquiring UAV motion data and fuse the data with radar point cloud data; extracting characteristic line segment from radar point cloud data; registering the characteristic line segment of the current frame with the characteristic line segment of the previous frame, and finding matching feature points and newly added feature points; and obtaining the ground coordinates of UAV and the ground coordinates of newly added feature points based on the ground coordinates of matched feature points on the map.

公开(公告)号：US12091174B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-17

申请号：US17351092

申请日：2021-06-17

Applicant: Chandler Bennett

Inventor： Chandler Bennett

IPC: B64D1/18 ,  A01C17/00 ,  A01M9/00 ,  B64U10/25 ,  B64U30/10 ,  B64U30/20 ,  B64U101/40

CPC classification number: B64D1/18 ,  A01C17/001 ,  A01C17/003 ,  A01M9/0061 ,  B64U10/25 ,  B64U30/10 ,  B64U30/20 ,  B64U2101/40 ,  B64U2201/10

Abstract: An apparatus for biological control of agricultural pests and for reducing damage to crops. The apparatus includes a container for holding biological organisms or material. The container also includes first and second ends and an opening formed at the first end for receiving the biological organisms. The apparatus has a dispensing port disposed at the second end for dispensing the biological organisms over a target location. The apparatus further includes an auger, driven by a motor and having a plurality of spiral like wire brushes, said auger mounted to and driven by a first motor; a spreader motor mount having a motor mount holding area for holding a second motor, the spreader motor mount having a motor mount connection area for connecting to the second end; and a spreader agitating device used for spreading the biological organisms or material over the target location.

公开(公告)号：US20240303991A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-12

申请号：US18182090

申请日：2023-03-10

Applicant: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP

Inventor： Jason M. OUELLETTE ,  Gopal PARIPALLY

IPC: G06V20/52 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G05D1/10 ,  G05D1/12

CPC classification number: G06V20/52 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64U2101/31 ,  B64U2201/10

Abstract: Disclosed herein are apparatuses and methods for operating an unmanned mobile machine (UMM) to surveil potential incidents, including receiving an indication of a potential incident within an area associated with a building, transmitting a command to the UMM to travel to a location associated with the potential incident, and receiving, from the UMM located at the location, information regarding the potential incident including an interaction of the UMM at the location. Other aspects relate to functions of the UMM.

公开(公告)号：US20240294276A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-05

申请号：US18656394

申请日：2024-05-06

Applicant: Joseph William Randal MARTEL

Inventor： Joseph William Randal MARTEL

IPC: B64U10/20 ,  B64C37/00 ,  B64D17/80 ,  B64D27/02 ,  B64U30/293 ,  B64U50/15 ,  B64U50/19

CPC classification number: B64U10/20 ,  B64C37/00 ,  B64D17/80 ,  B64D27/023 ,  B64U30/293 ,  B64U50/15 ,  B64U50/19 ,  B64U2201/10 ,  B64U2201/20

Abstract: Disclosed is a remotely controlled wireless drone which employs a solid fuel rocket engine to propel it quickly to a desired or location. More specifically, an unmanned vehicle including a fuselage and a propulsion unit engaged with the fuselage, the propulsion unit being operable to bring the unmanned vehicle to a desired altitude or location, generally during a launch stage. The fuselage also includes multiple rotors pivotally engaged with the fuselage and a rotor positioning system operable to pivot the multiple rotors between stowed and deployed positions. The stowed position of the propellers minimizes drag and instability during the launch stage, and the deployed position allows the multiple rotors to control the position and altitude of the unmanned vehicle after the fuel of the rocket engine is spent. Submersible/amphibious and other embodiments are also described.

公开(公告)号：US12079011B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-03

申请号：US18233096

申请日：2023-08-11

Applicant: Automodality, Inc.

Inventor： Edward Lee Koch

IPC: G05D1/10 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/46 ,  G08G5/00

CPC classification number: G05D1/101 ,  B64C39/024 ,  G05D1/46 ,  G08G5/0034 ,  B64U2201/10 ,  B64U2201/104

Abstract: An agricultural navigation system and method for an autonomous vehicle (AV) is described. The agricultural navigation system includes a system controller, a localization module associated with the system controller, and an environmental sensor. The system controller determines an AV positional pose that identifies the location of the AV. The system controller determines a relative body frame of reference (RBF) that is associated with the AV positional pose. The environmental sensor detects an asset feature in the AV environment. The asset feature includes an agricultural asset feature having a crop row. The system controller identifies at least one asset feature frame (AFF) that includes a coordinate system originating at the asset feature. The localization module determines the AV positional pose in the coordinate system of the AFF. The system controller transforms the AV positional pose from the RBF coordinate system to the coordinate system of the AFF.

公开(公告)号：US12067791B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-20

申请号：US17847977

申请日：2022-06-23

Applicant: INUITIVE LTD.

Inventor： Eldad Melamed

IPC: G06V20/56 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64U101/30

CPC classification number: G06V20/588 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64U2101/30 ,  B64U2201/10

Abstract: An autonomous mobile platform is described. The autonomous mobile platform is configured for use in road monitoring, and comprising: a scanning module configured to be used for road scanning in order to enable identifying hazards associated with the road being scanned; a location finder, configured to determine locations of hazards identified at the road being scanned; and at least one transmitter comprised in a respective autonomous mobile platform, and configured to transmit data derived by the scanning module from the road scanning.

公开(公告)号：US20240257654A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-01

申请号：US18394152

申请日：2023-12-22

Applicant: Skydio, Inc.

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

IPC: G08G5/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D47/08 ,  B64U101/30 ,  G01S19/13 ,  G06T5/70 ,  G06V20/64 ,  H04B7/185 ,  H04W4/021

CPC classification number: G08G5/006 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64D47/08 ,  G06T5/70 ,  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：US12045068B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-23

申请号：US16854888

申请日：2020-04-21

Applicant: T-Mobile USA, Inc.

Inventor： Stephen Matthew Jones

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64F1/36 ,  B64U10/13 ,  B64U101/30 ,  G01C21/20 ,  G01M5/00

CPC classification number: G05D1/12 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64F1/362 ,  G01C21/20 ,  G01M5/0033 ,  G01M5/0075 ,  G01M5/0091 ,  G05D1/101 ,  B64U10/13 ,  B64U2101/30 ,  B64U2201/10

Abstract: An autonomous inspection solution includes: a UAV having a navigation component and a first inspection sensor suite. The navigation component is configured to: autonomously deploy the UAV from a support vehicle; fly a first route at an inspection site, based at least upon a sensor type of the first inspection sensor suite; and autonomously return to the support vehicle upon completion of assigned inspections. In some examples, the first inspection sensor suite includes an optical camera, a thermal imaging sensor, an RF sensor, or an inventory management sensor, and a second inspection sensor suite has at least one different sensor than the first inspection sensor suite. The navigation component is further configured navigate the UAV to fly a second route, based at least upon a sensor type of the second inspection sensor suite. A data component stores or wirelessly transmits data received from the affixed inspection sensor suites.

公开(公告)号：US12045055B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-23

申请号：US17354326

申请日：2021-06-22

Applicant: GoPro, Inc.

Inventor： Sammy Omari ,  Pascal Gohl ,  Axel Murguet ,  Garance Bruneau ,  Fabio Diem ,  Lukas Schmid

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64U30/20 ,  G06T7/73 ,  G06T7/80 ,  H04N7/18 ,  B64U10/13

CPC classification number: G05D1/0094 ,  B64C39/024 ,  G05D1/0022 ,  G05D1/0038 ,  G06T7/74 ,  G06T7/80 ,  H04N7/185 ,  B64U10/13 ,  B64U30/20 ,  B64U2201/10 ,  B64U2201/20 ,  G06T2207/10032 ,  G06T2207/30244

Abstract: Controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle may include obtaining a first image from a fixed orientation image capture device of the unmanned aerial vehicle, obtaining a second image from an adjustable orientation image capture device of the unmanned aerial vehicle, obtaining feature correlation data based on the first image and the second image, obtaining relative image capture device orientation calibration data based on the feature correlation data, the relative image capture device orientation calibration data indicating an orientation of the adjustable orientation image capture device relative to the fixed orientation image capture device, obtaining relative object orientation data based on the relative image capture device orientation calibration data, the relative object orientation data representing a three-dimensional orientation of an external object relative to the adjustable orientation image capture device, and controlling a trajectory of the unmanned aerial vehicle in response to the relative object orientation data.

公开(公告)号：US20240241512A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-18

申请号：US18438745

申请日：2024-02-12

Applicant: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

Inventor： Zhenzhou LAI ,  Chang GENG ,  Xi CHEN ,  Bogao XU ,  Lei WANG

IPC: G05B23/02 ,  B64C39/02

CPC classification number: G05B23/0289 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64U2201/10

Abstract: A system for operating a vehicle includes at least one processor and at least one memory. The at least one memory includes computer program code. The at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the system to at least: receive information regarding temperatures from different temperature sensors at different locations, and impose, based on a difference between the temperatures, a restriction affecting an effect of a user input applying on the vehicle. The user input is configured to affect at least one of a position, orientation, velocity, or acceleration of the vehicle by a predetermined amount.