公开(公告)号：US09911346B2

公开(公告)日：2018-03-06

申请号：US15206216

申请日：2016-07-08

Applicant: Proxy Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： John Klinger ,  Patrick C. Cesarano

IPC: G08G9/02 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/10 ,  G08G5/04

CPC classification number: G05D1/0214 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/021 ,  B64C2201/024 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/143 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  G01B9/021 ,  G01B11/00 ,  G01C21/165 ,  G01N21/8851 ,  G01N27/20 ,  G01N2201/12 ,  G01S7/006 ,  G01S13/02 ,  G01S13/06 ,  G01S13/42 ,  G01S15/02 ,  G01S19/13 ,  G01S2013/0254 ,  G05B11/42 ,  G05B13/024 ,  G05B13/042 ,  G05D1/0022 ,  G05D1/0027 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G05D1/0094 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G05D1/0202 ,  G05D1/0204 ,  G05D1/0206 ,  G05D1/021 ,  G05D1/0246 ,  G05D1/0278 ,  G05D1/104 ,  G05D2201/0207 ,  G06K9/00637 ,  G06K9/00677 ,  G08G5/0039 ,  G08G5/045 ,  G08G9/02 ,  H01Q3/26 ,  H01Q3/2617 ,  H01Q3/28 ,  H01Q3/36 ,  H04B7/0617 ,  H04B7/18506 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N7/183 ,  H04N2005/2255

Abstract: Some embodiments are directed to an unmanned vehicle for use with a companion unmanned vehicle. The unmanned vehicle includes a position unit that is configured to determine a current position of the unmanned vehicle. The unmanned vehicle includes a memory unit that is configured to store a planned path of the unmanned vehicle. The unmanned vehicle includes a control unit that is configured to determine that the unmanned vehicle is off-course based on the current position of the unmanned vehicle and the planned path assigned to the unmanned vehicle, generate a delay and a corrected path for the unmanned vehicle, and communicate the delay and the corrected path to the companion unmanned vehicle. The control unit is further configured to control a movement of the unmanned vehicle along the corrected path after the delay.

公开(公告)号：US09911059B1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-06

申请号：US15239857

申请日：2016-08-18

Applicant: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force

Inventor： Michael L. Anderson ,  Charles B. Wilson ,  Michael A. Hyde

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  G06K9/46 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D47/08 ,  G05D1/00 ,  H04N5/225

CPC classification number: G05D1/0094 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/127 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  B64C2201/18 ,  B64D47/08 ,  G05D1/12 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06K9/0063 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/2252

Abstract: A process for recovering a vehicle includes obtaining a red green blue (RGB) image comprising a target on a recovery device. An input received from a user designates a target hue value and a target luminance value. The RGB image is converted to a hue value saturation (HSV) color model. The HSV color model is split into a hue value plane and a luminance value plane. A hue band pass filter and a luminance band pass filter are configured with appropriate thresholds. The configured hue band pass filter and the luminance band pass filter are applied to the hue value plane and the luminance value plane, respectively. The filtered hue value plane and the filtered luminance value planes are combined to yield a plurality of potential target pixel groupings. The most probable target is determined from the plurality of potential target pixels. The vehicle is directed to the target.

公开(公告)号：US09910432B1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-06

申请号：US15288733

申请日：2016-10-07

Applicant: Zipline International Inc.

Inventor： Andrew Chambers ,  Keenan Wyrobek ,  Keller Rinaudo ,  Ryan Oksenhorn ,  William Hetzler

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

CPC classification number: G05D1/0022 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/127 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G05D1/101

Abstract: An autonomous vehicle system is configured to receive vehicle commands from one or more parties and to execute those vehicle commands in a way that prevents the execution of stale commands. The autonomous vehicle system includes a finite state machine and a command counter or stored vehicle timestamp, which are used to help reject invalid or stale vehicle commands.

公开(公告)号：US09910154B2

公开(公告)日：2018-03-06

申请号：US15151139

申请日：2016-05-10

Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.

Inventor： Yea-Chin Yeh ,  Chung-Che Wei ,  Chieh-Yao Lin ,  I-Thun Lin

IPC: G01C23/00 ,  G01S15/93 ,  B64C39/02

CPC classification number: G01S15/93 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  G01S7/521 ,  G01S15/42 ,  G01S15/66

Abstract: An obstacle avoidance system based on sonar for an unmanned aerial vehicle includes an electric motor, a single sonar module, and a control panel. The sonar module rotates with the electric motor. The control panel controls a rotation of the electric motor, thereby controlling the direction in which obstacles to the flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle are detected by the sonar module. The unmanned aerial vehicle includes a fuselage, the sonar obstacle avoidance system, and an aerial vehicle controller. A sonar obstacle avoidance method is also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20180057167A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-01

申请号：US15793386

申请日：2017-10-25

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Pragyana K. Mishra ,  Dushyant Goyal

IPC: B64D1/12 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  G08G5/00 ,  G05D1/10 ,  B64C39/02 ,  H04B7/185 ,  B64D47/08

CPC classification number: B64D1/12 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64D47/08 ,  G05D1/105 ,  G06Q10/0832 ,  G08G5/0021 ,  G08G5/0034 ,  G08G5/0069 ,  G08G5/0086 ,  G08G5/0091 ,  H04B7/18506

Abstract: Directed fragmentation of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is described. In one embodiment, the UAV includes various components, such one or more motors, batteries, sensors, a housing, casing or shell, and a payload for delivery. Additionally, the UAV includes a controller. The controller determines a flight path and controls a flight operation of the UAV. During the flight operation, the controller develops a release timing and a release location for one or more of the components based on the flight path, the flight conditions, and terrain topology information, among other factors. The controller can also detect a disruption in the flight operation of the UAV and, in response, direct fragmentation of one or more of the components apart from the UAV. In that way, a controlled, directed fragmentation of the UAV can be accomplished upon any disruption to the flight operation of the UAV.

公开(公告)号：US09886863B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-06

申请号：US15434112

申请日：2017-02-16

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America

Inventor： Shunsuke Kuhara

IPC: G08B23/00 ,  G08G5/00 ,  G05D1/00 ,  B64C39/02

CPC classification number: G08G5/0069 ,  B64C13/18 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/123 ,  B64C2201/14 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  G01C21/20 ,  G05D1/0016 ,  G05D1/0033 ,  G05D1/0044 ,  G08G5/0013 ,  G08G5/0026 ,  G08G5/0034 ,  G08G5/006

Abstract: A method for generating a flight route includes receiving an unconfirmed flight route of a drone, displaying a visually observable area based on a position of an observer who visually observes the drone, confirming, if the unconfirmed flight route is entirely included in the visually observable area, the unconfirmed flight route as a confirmed flight route, and displaying, if at least a part of the unconfirmed flight route is not included in the visually observable area, a warning message indicating that the unconfirmed flight route is not confirmed.

公开(公告)号：US20180033315A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-01

申请号：US15658837

申请日：2017-07-25

Applicant: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Inventor： David C. Winkle

IPC: G08G5/00 ,  B60L11/18 ,  B64C39/02

CPC classification number: G08G5/0043 ,  B60L53/30 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  B64F1/007 ,  G06Q10/083 ,  G08G5/0013 ,  G08G5/0026 ,  G08G5/0034 ,  G08G5/0069 ,  G08G5/0082

Abstract: In some embodiments, methods and systems of delivering products from a first location to at least a second location include at least one unmanned aerial vehicle configured to transport at least one of the products from the first location to the second location along a predetermined route and at least one mobile relay station including at least one charging dock and configured to accommodate and charge the at least one unmanned aerial vehicle. A central computing device including a processor-based control circuit is configured to communicate with the unmanned aerial vehicle and the mobile relay station via a network. The mobile relay station is configured to move into a position on the predetermined route of the unmanned aerial vehicle to permit the unmanned aerial vehicle to land on the mobile relay station that is moved into the predetermined route of the unmanned aerial vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US09880563B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-30

申请号：US15040957

申请日：2016-02-10

Applicant: AeroVironment, Inc.

Inventor： Christopher Eugene Fisher ,  Jason Sidharthadev Mukherjee ,  William Arden Lott

IPC: G06F19/00 ,  G05D1/10 ,  B64C29/02 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D47/08 ,  B64F1/00 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G08G5/00 ,  G06Q30/00

CPC classification number: G05D1/102 ,  B64C29/02 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/021 ,  B64C2201/088 ,  B64C2201/123 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/201 ,  B64D47/08 ,  B64F1/005 ,  G06F17/30241 ,  G06Q30/016 ,  G08G5/0021 ,  G08G5/0034 ,  G08G5/0039 ,  G08G5/0056 ,  G08G5/0065 ,  G08G5/0069 ,  G08G5/0078 ,  G08G5/0091 ,  G08G5/025

Abstract: A method of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operation, including: receiving from a customer a first data request, the first data request having: a first geographic coverage area; and a refresh rate for the first geographic coverage area; planning a first plurality of flight missions to accomplish the first data request; uploading flight missions data representing the first plurality of flight missions into a UAV pod; and deploying the UAV pod.

公开(公告)号：US20180024557A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-25

申请号：US15657143

申请日：2017-07-22

Applicant: PARROT DRONES

Inventor： Edouard LEURENT

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  G03B17/56 ,  B64C39/02 ,  H04N7/18 ,  B64D47/08 ,  H04N5/232 ,  G03B15/00

CPC classification number: G05D1/0094 ,  A63H27/12 ,  A63H30/04 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/123 ,  B64C2201/127 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  B64D47/08 ,  G03B15/006 ,  G03B17/561 ,  G05D1/0011 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  H04N5/23238 ,  H04N7/185

Abstract: The displacements of the drone are defined by piloting commands applied to a set of propulsion units of the drone, the drone flying along a trajectory that is at least in part predetermined, to take moving images of a target. The drone adjusts the camera sight angle during its displacements, and as the case may be, those of the target, so that at each instant, the image taken by the camera contain the position of the target. The system comprises means for determining a static trajectory of the drone for the shooting, means for determining a dynamics of displacement of the drone along the static trajectory, and means for generating flying instructions for the drone based on the two determinations and on information about the target position over time.

公开(公告)号：US09874872B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-23

申请号：US15343962

申请日：2016-11-04

Applicant: Sony Mobile Communications Inc. ,  Sony Corporation

Inventor： Ola Thörn

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  A61B5/024 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D47/08 ,  G05D1/12 ,  A63B69/00

CPC classification number: G05D1/0016 ,  A61B5/024 ,  A61B5/02438 ,  A61B5/1112 ,  A61B5/7275 ,  A61B5/7278 ,  A63B69/0028 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/127 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64D47/08 ,  G05D1/0094 ,  G05D1/12 ,  G06F19/00

Abstract: A method for controlling a drone including performing operations on a processor configured to control location of the drone are described. The operations on the processor include receiving heart rate messages from a remote device carried by a user, where each heart rate message includes heart rate information of the user, and receiving location messages from the remote device carried by the user, where each location message includes location information of the user. The method includes predicting a future location of the user based on the heart rate messages and the location messages, generating a target location to which the drone is to be moved based on the future location of the user, and commanding the drone to move to the target location. Related devices are disclosed.