公开(公告)号：US20170285638A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-05

申请号：US15623924

申请日：2017-06-15

Applicant: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation

Inventor： Thomas Zygmant ,  Jesse J. Lesperance ,  Ira E. Zoock ,  James A. Kelly

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

CPC classification number: G05D1/0061 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  G05D1/0011 ,  G05D1/0055 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G05D2201/02 ,  G08G5/003

Abstract: A vehicle includes a frame, drive elements configured to drive movements of the frame, and a computer configured to receive mission planning and manual commands and to control operations of the drive elements to operate in a safe mode in which mission commands are accepted but manual commands are refused, a manual mode in which mission commands are refused but manual commands are accepted and an enroute mode. The computer is further configured to only allow mode transitions directly between the safe mode and the manual mode and directly between the safe mode and the enroute mode.

公开(公告)号：US20170285092A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-05

申请号：US15086350

申请日：2016-03-31

Applicant: U.S.A. as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Inventor： ANDREW J. MOORE

IPC: G01R31/12 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G01R31/02 ,  B64C39/02

CPC classification number: G01R31/1218 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/127 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  G01R31/085 ,  G05D1/0094 ,  G06K9/0063 ,  G06K9/2018 ,  G06K9/3233 ,  G06T7/0004 ,  G06T2207/10032

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments enable the detection and localization of power line corona discharges and/or electrical arcs by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) including an array of ultraviolet (UV) point detectors.

公开(公告)号：US20170263133A1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-14

申请号：US15064542

申请日：2016-03-08

Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation

Inventor： Jeanette L. Blomberg ,  Eric K. Butler ,  Anca A. Chandra ,  Pawan R. Chowdhary ,  Thomas D. Griffin ,  Divyesh Jadav ,  Shun Jiang ,  Sunhwan Lee ,  Robert J. Moore ,  Hovey R. Strong, JR. ,  Chung-hao Tan

IPC: G08G5/00 ,  G01W1/10 ,  B64C39/02

CPC classification number: G08G5/0039 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  G01W1/10 ,  G08G5/0004 ,  G08G5/0013 ,  G08G5/0021 ,  G08G5/0026 ,  G08G5/0056 ,  G08G5/0069 ,  G08G5/0091

Abstract: One embodiment provides a method comprising maintaining a weather model based on predicted weather conditions for an air traffic control zone. A hash table comprising multiple hash entries is maintained. Each hash entry comprises a timestamped predicted weather condition for a cell in the zone. A flight plan request for a drone is received. The request comprises a planned flight path for the drone. For at least one cell on the planned flight path, same latitude or same longitude cells, whichever is most closely orthogonal to a direction of the planned flight path, are heuristically probed. Weather conditions for the at least one cell are estimated based on predicted weather conditions for the same latitude or same longitude cells. An executable flight plan is generated if the planned flight path is feasible based on the estimated weather conditions; otherwise, a report including an explanation of infeasibility is generated instead.

公开(公告)号：US20170253332A1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-07

申请号：US15384899

申请日：2016-12-20

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Robert Roy Champagne, JR. ,  Gur Kimchi ,  Louis LeRoi LeGrand, III ,  Nicholas Hampel Roberts ,  Ricky Dean Welsh

IPC: B64C39/02

CPC classification number: B64C39/024 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C2201/024 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/145 ,  B64C2201/165 ,  G05D1/0858

Abstract: This disclosure describes an aerial vehicle, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”), which includes a plurality of maneuverability propulsion mechanisms that enable the aerial vehicle to move in any of the six degrees of freedom (surge, sway, heave, pitch, yaw, and roll). The aerial vehicle may also include a lifting propulsion mechanism that operates to generate a force sufficient to maintain the aerial vehicle at an altitude.

公开(公告)号：US20170251181A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-31

申请号：US15056983

申请日：2016-02-29

Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Inventor： Nikolai Smolyanskiy ,  Zhengyou Zhang ,  Vikram R. Dendi ,  Michael Hall

IPC: H04N7/18 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G08G9/02 ,  H04L29/06

CPC classification number: H04N7/185 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/127 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  G01C21/3484 ,  G05D1/0016 ,  G05D1/0038 ,  G05D1/005 ,  G08G5/0026 ,  G08G5/0034 ,  G08G5/0039 ,  G08G5/006 ,  G08G5/0069 ,  G08G5/0082 ,  H04L67/38

Abstract: In embodiments of immersive interactive telepresence, a system includes a vehicle that captures an experience of an environment in which the vehicle travels, and the experience includes audio and video of the environment. User interactive devices receive the audio and the video of the environment, and each of the user interactive devices represent the experience for one or more users who are remote from the environment. A trajectory planner is implemented to route the vehicle based on obstacle avoidance and user travel intent as the vehicle travels in the environment. The trajectory planner can route the vehicle to achieve a location objective in the environment without explicit direction input from a vehicle operator or from the users of the user interactive devices.

公开(公告)号：US20170243355A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-24

申请号：US15082013

申请日：2016-03-28

Applicant: INVENTEC APPLIANCES (PUDONG) CORPORATION ,  INVENTEC APPLIANCES CORP.

Inventor： Cheng-Yu Lin ,  Kuo-Feng Hsu

IPC: G06T7/00 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/10 ,  H04N7/18 ,  B64C39/02

CPC classification number: B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/123 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G05D1/101 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06T2207/10028 ,  G06T2207/30261 ,  H04N7/188

Abstract: Method for providing obstacle avoidance using depth information of image is provided. The method includes the following steps. Shoot a scene to obtain a depth image of the scene. Determine a flight direction and a flight distance according to the depth image. Then, fly according to the flight direction and the flight distance.

公开(公告)号：US20170240296A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-24

申请号：US15393113

申请日：2016-12-28

Applicant: Dezso Molnar ,  John Canavan

Inventor： Dezso Molnar ,  John Canavan

IPC: B64D47/02 ,  B05B17/08 ,  B64C39/02

CPC classification number: B64D47/02 ,  B05B17/08 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/12 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  G09F13/30 ,  G09F19/18 ,  G09F19/22 ,  G09F21/06

Abstract: A water and lighting display that includes an unmanned aerial system (UAS) is disclosed. The UASs may illuminate water shot out of the water fountains, may fly in formation or may include removable payloads.

公开(公告)号：US20170240278A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-24

申请号：US15051078

申请日：2016-02-23

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Richard Lynn Loud ,  Michael Alan Davi

IPC: B64C39/02 ,  G01M99/00 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/10 ,  B64B1/02 ,  B64D47/08

CPC classification number: B64C39/024 ,  B64B1/02 ,  B64C2201/022 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/123 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64D47/08 ,  G01M99/005 ,  G05D1/0011 ,  G05D1/0027 ,  G05D1/0094 ,  G05D1/101 ,  G05D1/104

Abstract: A method for collecting acoustic data from an industrial machine is disclosed. The method may include: providing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) having an acoustic receiver attached thereto; and positioning the unmanned aerial vehicle at a specific location so that the acoustic receiver collects acoustic data from the industrial machine at the specific location. An acoustic receiver is attached to the UAV for collecting acoustic data from the industrial machine. An acoustic filter is attached to the acoustic receiver and the UAV for filtering unwanted sound from the acoustic data. Acoustic data can be used by a flight control system to identify a specific location relative to the industrial machine that is a source a specific acoustic signature emanating from the industrial machine.

公开(公告)号：US20170235308A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-17

申请号：US15041313

申请日：2016-02-11

Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

Inventor： MICHAEL S. GORDON ,  JAMES R. KOZLOSKI ,  ASHISH KUNDU ,  PETER K. MALKIN ,  CLIFFORD A. PICKOVER

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

CPC classification number: G05D1/0088 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/127 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  G05D1/0016 ,  G05D1/0027 ,  G05D1/0094

Abstract: A method, system, and/or computer program product controls movement and adjusts operations of an aerial drone. A drone camera observes an aerial maneuver physical gesture by a user. The aerial drone then performs an aerial maneuver that correlates to the aerial maneuver physical gesture. The drone camera observes the user performing a physical action. One or more processors associate the physical action with a particular type of activity. A drone on-board computer adjusts an operation of an aerial drone based on the particular type of activity.

公开(公告)号：US20170233097A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-17

申请号：US15280134

申请日：2016-09-29

Applicant: Inventec Appliances (Pudong) Corporation ,  Inventec Appliances Corp.

Inventor： Chuan-Yi Chang

IPC: B64D45/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G08G5/00

CPC classification number: B64D45/0015 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/123 ,  B64C2201/127 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  B64D45/0031 ,  B64D45/0059 ,  G08G5/0013 ,  G08G5/0021 ,  G08G5/003 ,  G08G5/0056 ,  G08G5/0069 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W84/042

Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flying method for helping an UAV flying to a location of an owner of the UAV or flying to a predetermined place includes the following steps of: triggering the UAV into a hijacked mode; ascertaining if the UAV is capable of flying or not; the UAV flying to the location of the owner or to the predetermined place if the UAV is capable of flying; and, the UAV sending a distress signal to the owner if the UAV is not capable of flying. Therefore, the UAV is capable of flying back or sending information after entering the hijacked mode, so as to avoid or lower the loss caused by losing the UAV or the UAV being captured by the captor.