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公开(公告)号：US12286214B2
公开(公告)日：2025-04-29
申请号：US17577997
申请日：2022-01-18
Applicant: Wing Aviation LLC
Inventor： Andre Prager , Trevor Shannon
IPC: B64C19/00 , B64D1/12 , B64D1/22 , B66D1/12 , B66D1/48 , B66D1/60 , G05D1/00 , B64U10/14 , B64U10/20 , B64U101/67
Abstract: Described herein are methods and systems to dampen oscillations of a payload coupled to a tether of a winch system arranged on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). For example, the UAV's control system may dampen the oscillations by causing the UAV to switch to a forward flight mode in which movement of the UAV results in drag on the payload, thereby damping the oscillations. In another example, the control system may cause the UAV to reduce an extent flight stabilization along at least one dimension, thereby resulting in damping of the detected oscillations due to energy dissipation during movement of the UAV along the dimension. In this way, the control system could select and carry out one or more such techniques, and could do so during retraction and/or deployment of the tether.
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公开(公告)号：US20240017827A1
公开(公告)日：2024-01-18
申请号：US17865078
申请日：2022-07-14
Applicant: Wing Aviation LLC
Inventor： Jesse Blake , Andre Prager , Evan Twyford , Ivan Qiu , Jasper Lewin
CPC classification number: B64D1/10 , B64C39/024 , B64D1/22 , B64C2201/128 , B64C2201/021
Abstract: A unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes a fuselage including a top, a bottom, a cavity that forms a cargo bay between the top and the bottom, and a lower access opening in the bottom for lowering a payload from the cargo bay. A movable stage is coupled to the fuselage and adjustable between an upper position in which the stage is above the cargo bay and a lower position in which the stage is at the bottom of the fuselage, the stage including an opening extending through the stage. The UAV also includes a winch disposed in the fuselage and a tether coupled to the winch. The winch is configured to be secured to the payload and is movable through the opening in the stage so as to raise or lower the payload.
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公开(公告)号：US11767111B1
公开(公告)日：2023-09-26
申请号：US17865003
申请日：2022-07-14
Applicant: Wing Aviation LLC
Inventor： Jesse Blake , Andre Prager , Evan Twyford , Ivan Qiu , Jasper Lewin
IPC: B64C39/02 , B64C1/14 , B64D1/12 , B64U101/60
CPC classification number: B64C39/024 , B64C1/1415 , B64D1/12 , B64U2101/60
Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) including a fuselage body having a cavity that forms a cargo bay for transporting a payload; an access opening positioned in the cargo bay adapted to receive the payload; a winch system positioned in an upper portion of the fuselage body above the cargo bay, the winch system configured to suspend the payload within the cargo bay; wherein a tether has a first end attached to the winch system and a second end attached to a payload coupling apparatus that includes a downwardly extending slot positioned above a lip of the payload coupling apparatus, the lip of the payload coupling apparatus is configured to extend through an opening in the handle of the payload to secure the payload to the handle of the payload; and wherein the upper portion of the fuselage body includes a vertical handle slot for receiving the handle of the payload.
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公开(公告)号：US11260963B2
公开(公告)日：2022-03-01
申请号：US16532259
申请日：2019-08-05
Applicant: Wing Aviation LLC
Inventor： Andre Prager , Trevor Shannon
IPC: B64C19/00 , B64D1/12 , B64D1/22 , B66D1/48 , G05D1/08 , B64C39/02 , B66D1/12 , B66D1/60 , G05D1/02
Abstract: Described herein are methods and systems to dampen oscillations of a payload coupled to a tether of a winch system arranged on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). For example, the UAV's control system may dampen the oscillations by causing the UAV to switch to a forward flight mode in which movement of the UAV results in drag on the payload, thereby damping the oscillations. In another example, the control system may cause the UAV to reduce an extent flight stabilization along at least one dimension, thereby resulting in damping of the detected oscillations due to energy dissipation during movement of the UAV along the dimension. In this way, the control system could select and carry out one or more such techniques, and could do so during retraction and/or deployment of the tether.
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公开(公告)号：US11256271B2
公开(公告)日：2022-02-22
申请号：US15930054
申请日：2020-05-12
Applicant: Wing Aviation LLC
Inventor： Jesse Blake , James Schmalzried , Scott Velez , Andre Prager , Eric Teller , Matthew Nubbe
Abstract: An example method involves determining an expected demand level for a first type of a plurality of types of transport tasks for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), the first type of transport tasks associated with a first payload type. Each of the UAVs is physically reconfigurable between at least a first and a second configuration corresponding to the first payload type and a second payload type, respectively. The method also involves determining based on the expected demand level for the first type of transport tasks, (i) a first number of UAVs having the first configuration and (ii) a second number of UAVs having the second configuration. The method further involves, at or near a time corresponding to the expected demand level, providing one or more UAVs to perform the transport tasks, including at least the first number of UAVs.
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公开(公告)号：US11104438B2
公开(公告)日：2021-08-31
申请号：US15853664
申请日：2017-12-22
Applicant: Wing Aviation LLC
Inventor： Andre Prager , Trevor Shannon , Evan Twyford , Alexander Miller
Abstract: A payload coupling apparatus is provided that includes a housing. The housing is adapted for attachment to a first end of a tether. The apparatus further includes a slot extending downwardly from an outer surface of the housing towards a center of the housing thereby forming a lower lip on the housing beneath the slot. The slot is adapted to receive a handle of a payload. The apparatus further includes a sensor configured to detect touchdown of the payload and a transmitter configured to send a touchdown confirmation signal to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) based on a touchdown detection by the sensor.
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公开(公告)号：US11046427B2
公开(公告)日：2021-06-29
申请号：US16119298
申请日：2018-08-31
Applicant: Wing Aviation LLC
Inventor： Andre Prager , Adam Woodworth
Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is provided including a fuselage, a pair of wings extending outwardly from the fuselage, and a deployable surface moveable from a first undeployed position during normal flight to a second deployed position when there is a system failure during flight. A method of adjusting a center of pressure of a UAV is also provided including the steps of providing a UAV with a fuselage, a pair of wings extending outwardly from the fuselage, and a deployable surface moveable from a first undeployed position during normal flight to a second deployed position when there is a system failure during flight, sensing when there is a system failure, and moving the deployable surface from the first undeployed position to the second deployed position.
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公开(公告)号：US20210107651A1
公开(公告)日：2021-04-15
申请号：US17126251
申请日：2020-12-18
Applicant: Wing Aviation LLC
Inventor： Trevor Shannon , Andre Prager
Abstract: Described herein are methods and systems for picking up, transporting, and lowering a payload coupled to a tether of a winch system arranged on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). For example, the winch system may include a motor for winding and unwinding the tether from a spool, and the UAV's control system may operate the motor to lower the tether toward the ground so a payload may be attached to the tether. The control system may monitor an electric current supplied to the motor to determine whether the payload has been attached to the tether. In another example, when lowering a payload, the control system may monitor the motor current to determine that the payload has reached the ground and responsively operate the motor to detach the payload from the tether. The control system may then monitor the motor current to determine whether the payload has detached from the tether.
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公开(公告)号：US10974934B2
公开(公告)日：2021-04-13
申请号：US15958552
申请日：2018-04-20
Applicant: Wing Aviation LLC
Inventor： Andre Prager
Abstract: A payload coupling apparatus is provided that includes a housing having an upper portion, a lower portion, and a side wall positioned between the upper and lower portions, an attachment point on the housing adapted for attachment to a first end of a tether, a slot in the housing that extends downwardly towards a center of the housing thereby forming a hook or lip on the lower portion of the housing beneath the slot, a plurality of holes in the upper portion of the housing; and a plurality of holes in the lower portion of the housing. A method of retracting a payload coupling apparatus during UAV flight is also provided.
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20.发明授权公开(公告)号：US10894601B2
公开(公告)日：2021-01-19
申请号：US15848402
申请日：2017-12-20
Applicant: Wing Aviation LLC
Inventor： Jesse Blake , James Schmalzried , Siegfried Zerweckh , Andre Prager , Scott Velez
Abstract: Example implementations may relate to self-deployment of operational infrastructure by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Specifically, a control system may determine operational location(s) from which a group of UAVs is to provide aerial transport services in a geographic area. For at least a first of the operational location(s), the system may cause a first UAV from the group to perform an infrastructure deployment task that includes (i) a flight from a source location to the first operational location and (ii) installation of operational infrastructure at the first operational location by the first UAV. In turn, this may enable the first UAV to operate from the first operational location, as the first UAV can charge a battery of the first UAV using the operational infrastructure installed at the first operational location and/or can carry out item transport task(s) at location(s) that are in the vicinity of the first operational location.
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