公开(公告)号：US09359074B2

公开(公告)日：2016-06-07

申请号：US14480062

申请日：2014-09-08

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Shriram Ganesh ,  Jose Roberto Menendez

IPC: B64C27/04 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D1/12 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  G01S19/42 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/04 ,  G05D1/10 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  G08G5/00 ,  G06Q50/28 ,  G06F17/00 ,  A63H27/00

CPC classification number: B64C39/024 ,  A63H27/12 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64C2201/145 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  B64D1/12 ,  G01S19/42 ,  G05D1/0022 ,  G05D1/042 ,  G05D1/101 ,  G05D1/102 ,  G06Q10/083 ,  G06Q10/0833 ,  G06Q30/0261 ,  G06Q30/0635 ,  G06Q30/0637 ,  G06Q30/0641 ,  G06Q50/28 ,  G08G5/0069

Abstract: Methods, systems and devices are provided for securing a drone delivering a package of goods to a delivery destination. A notification may be provided to a device of the purchaser that the drone has arrived near the delivery destination. The drone may hover at a secure altitude from a landing zone at the delivery destination. The drone may receive a purchase code associated with a purchase of the package of goods. The drone may authenticate the purchase code as a condition for landing. The drone may land in the landing zone at the delivery destination when the purchase code is authenticated. The drone may abort the landing when the purchase code is not authenticated. The drone may receive a delivery code associated with completing delivery the package of goods. The drone may require the delivery code as a condition for releasing the package of goods.

Abstract translation: 提供了方法，系统和装置，用于将无人机将一包货物运送到运送目的地。 可以向购买者的设备提供无人机已经到达运送目的地附近的通知。 无人机可能会在交付目的地的着陆区的高度安全悬停。 无人机可能会收到与购买货物相关联的购买代码。 无人机可以将购买代码认证为着陆条件。 当购买代码被认证时，无人机可能会在运送目的地的着陆区着陆。 当购买代码未通过认证时，无人机可能会中止登陆。 无人机可能会收到与完成货物包裹交货相关的送货代码。 无人机可能需要运送代码作为释放货物包装的条件。

公开(公告)号：US20160137293A1

公开(公告)日：2016-05-19

申请号：US14265386

申请日：2014-04-30

Applicant: Skypersonic

Inventor： Giuseppe Santangelo

IPC: B64C25/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C27/08

CPC classification number: B64C39/024 ,  B64C25/32 ,  B64C37/00 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/146

Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle apparatus (100) that includes an air vehicle assembly (150) that is at least partially enclosed within a protective enclosure assembly (120) The protective enclosure assembly (120) is typically at least partially elastic, to protect the air vehicle assembly (150) from bumps, collisions, and other similar occurrences. The enclosure assembly (120) can also facilitate the ability of the apparatus (100) to operate in a ground movement mode (114), such as a rolling mode (116), in addition to a flying mode (112).

Abstract translation: 包括至少部分地封闭在保护性外壳组件（120）内的空中车辆组件（150）的无人驾驶飞行器设备（100）。保护外壳组件（120）通常至少部分地具有弹性，以保护机动车辆 组件（150）从碰撞，碰撞和其他类似的事件发生。 除了飞行模式（112）之外，外壳组件（120）还可以促进设备（100）在诸如滚动模式（116）的地面移动模式（114）中操作的能力。

公开(公告)号：US09340299B2

公开(公告)日：2016-05-17

申请号：US13852315

申请日：2013-03-28

Applicant: William M. Yates ,  Robert Ussery ,  Byron Young

Inventor： William M. Yates ,  Robert Ussery ,  Byron Young

IPC: B64D39/00 ,  B64D27/24 ,  B64C39/02

CPC classification number: B64D39/00 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/021 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/066 ,  B64C2201/104 ,  B64C2201/127 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  B64C2201/187 ,  B64D5/00 ,  B64D27/24

Abstract: Electric aircraft, including in-flight rechargeable electric aircraft, and methods of operating electric aircraft, including methods for recharging electric aircraft in-flight, through the use of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flying independent of and in proximity to the electric aircraft. The electric aircraft and methods of operating and recharging same may involve establishing, in-flight, an electrical connection between the aircraft and the UAV flying in proximity to the aircraft and transferring electricity from an electricity source associated with the UAV to the aircraft through the electrical connection.

Abstract translation: 电动飞机，包括飞行中可充电电动飞机，以及运行电动飞机的方法，包括通过使用独立于飞机和附近飞行的无人飞机（UAV）对飞行中的电动飞机进行充电的方法。 电动飞机及其操作和再充电的方法可能涉及在飞行中建立飞机与飞行器附近飞行器之间的电气连接，并将电力从与UAV相关联的电源通过电气传输到飞行器 连接。

公开(公告)号：US20160117931A1

公开(公告)日：2016-04-28

申请号：US14501302

申请日：2014-09-30

Applicant: Elwha LLC

Inventor： ALISTAIR K. CHAN ,  JESSE R. CHEATHAM, III ,  WILLIAM DAVID DUNCAN ,  EUN YOUNG HWANG ,  RODERICK A. HYDE ,  TONY S. PAN ,  CLARENCE T. TEGREENE ,  VICTORIA Y. H. WOOD

IPC: G08G5/00

CPC classification number: G08G5/0043 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/021 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/123 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  G05D1/0011 ,  G08G5/0013 ,  G08G5/0026 ,  G08G5/0034 ,  G08G5/0039 ,  G08G5/006 ,  G08G5/0069 ,  G08G5/0082 ,  G08G5/0086 ,  G08G5/0091 ,  G08G5/045

Abstract: A system and method for management of airspace for unmanned aircraft is disclosed. The system and method comprises administration of the airspace including designation of flyways and zones with reference to features in the region. The system and method comprises administration of aircraft including registration of aircraft and mission. A monitoring system tracks conditions and aircraft traffic in the airspace. Aircraft may be configured to transact with the management system including to obtain rights/priority by license and to operate in the airspace under direction of the system. The system and aircraft may be configured for dynamic transactions (e.g. licensing/routing). The system will set rates for licenses and use/access to the airspace and aircraft will be billed/pay for use/access of the airspace at rates using data from data sources.

公开(公告)号：US20160101872A1

公开(公告)日：2016-04-14

申请号：US14975112

申请日：2015-12-18

Applicant: Insitu, Inc.

Inventor： Andrew Royds Hayes

IPC: B64D37/00 ,  B64D45/00 ,  B64C39/02

CPC classification number: B64D37/005 ,  B64C19/00 ,  B64C39/00 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  B64D45/00 ,  G08G1/205 ,  G08G5/0013 ,  G08G5/0069

Abstract: A zero fuel time is determined and presented to an operator of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Zero fuel time may be determined based on a fuel burn rate and an amount of remaining fuel. A return to base time is determined and presented to an operator of a UAV. Return to base time may be determined based on a location of the UAV and a location of a base. Zero fuel time and return to base time are presented to an operator of a UAV proximate to one another using contrasting and/or varying visual characteristics to ease comparison and identification of this data.

公开(公告)号：US20160101855A1

公开(公告)日：2016-04-14

申请号：US14180312

申请日：2014-02-13

Applicant: ARINC Incorporated

Inventor： Rolf STEFANI

IPC: B64C39/02 ,  G05D1/00

CPC classification number: B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/12 ,  B64C2201/14 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  G05D1/0016 ,  G08G5/0008 ,  G08G5/0013 ,  G08G5/0069 ,  G08G5/0078 ,  G08G5/0082

Abstract: A system and method are provided to support accommodating safe integration of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUASs) into the National Airspace Structure in the United States and to augment previously untracked aircraft positions by opportunistically acquiring their position information and forwarding this information to other systems for display. The disclosed schemes integrate automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) capabilities in sUASs by providing an ADS-B receiver on the small unmanned aircraft or in association with a ground-based sUAS control and communication workstation. Processing of the ADS-B information is integrated with processing of acquired information on sUAS aerial platform operations. Processed integrated information is displayed locally on the workstation and transmitted to other facilities to be remotely displayed. Acquired position information for the sUAS aerial platform and manned aerial vehicles in a vicinity of the sUAS aerial platform are converted to formats commonly used by air traffic control systems.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种系统和方法，用于支持将小型无人驾驶飞行器系统（sUAS）安全集成到美国国家空域结构中，并通过机会获取其位置信息并将该信息转发到其他系统进行显示，从而增强以前未跟踪的飞机位置 。 所公开的方案通过在小型无人驾驶飞机上提供ADS-B接收机或与地面的sUAS控制和通信工作站相关联，将自动相关的监视广播（ADS-B）功能集成到sUAS中。 ADS-B信息的处理与对sUAS空中平台操作的获取信息的处理相结合。 处理的综合信息在本地显示在工作站上并传输到其他设施进行远程显示。 在sUAS空中平台附近的sUAS空中平台和载人飞行器的获取位置信息被转换为空中交通管制系统常用的格式。

公开(公告)号：US20160039541A1

公开(公告)日：2016-02-11

申请号：US14452819

申请日：2014-08-06

Applicant: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.

Inventor： PAUL A. BEARDSLEY ,  MICHAEL ERIKSSON ,  JAVIER ALONSO-MORA ,  JOERN REHDER

IPC: B64F1/36 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G05D1/04 ,  B60L11/18 ,  G05D1/00

CPC classification number: B64F1/362 ,  B60L11/1816 ,  B60L11/1818 ,  B60L11/1824 ,  B60L11/1833 ,  B60L11/1835 ,  B60L11/1846 ,  B60L2200/10 ,  B60L2230/10 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/024 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/066 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  B64C2201/182 ,  G05D1/0011 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G05D1/042 ,  Y02T10/7005 ,  Y02T10/7088 ,  Y02T90/121 ,  Y02T90/125 ,  Y02T90/14

Abstract: A method of docking and recharging using a base station and a station-mating frame on the multicopter. The base station includes an upward-facing camera that is used by a docking controller to detect the presence, position, and orientation of a frame, with infrared light-emitting diodes arranged in a predefined pattern. The controller of the base station acts to emit wireless signals to the multicopter to guide the multicopter with its station-mating frame to a predefined position above the base station. The controller transmits a wireless signal to the multicopter to reduce thrust, and the multicopter lowers itself onto a sloped receiving surface that may be arranged in a crown pattern to provide passive gravity-driven centering, which causes the station-mating frame to slide to a lowest vertical point of the receiving assembly. A locking mechanism engages to lock the frame in place and provide electrical contact for recharging.

Abstract translation: 一种使用多台飞机上的基站和站对接框架进行对接和再充电的方法。 基站包括向上的摄像机，其由对接控制器用于利用以预定模式布置的红外发光二极管来检测框架的存在，位置和取向。 基站的控制器用于向多机器发射无线信号，以引导具有其站配对帧的多机器到基站上方的预定位置。 控制器将无线信号发射到多重飞行器以减小推力，并且多机器将自身降低到倾斜的接收表面上，该倾斜的接收表面可以布置成冠状图案以提供被动重力驱动的定心，这使得站配合框架滑动到 接收组件的最低垂直点。 锁定机构接合以将框架锁定在适当位置并提供用于再充电的电气接触。

公开(公告)号：US09256994B2

公开(公告)日：2016-02-09

申请号：US14709364

申请日：2015-05-11

Applicant: Unmanned Innovation, Inc.

Inventor： Jonathan Downey ,  Bernard J. Michini ,  Joseph Moster ,  Donald Curry Weigel ,  James Ogden

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  G05D3/00 ,  G06F7/00 ,  G07C5/02 ,  H04W12/06 ,  B64C39/02 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W48/02 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G08G5/00 ,  G07C5/00 ,  G07C5/08

CPC classification number: G08G5/0039 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  G01S1/00 ,  G01S19/14 ,  G05D1/0011 ,  G05D1/0022 ,  G05D1/0027 ,  G05D1/0202 ,  G05D1/101 ,  G06F19/00 ,  G07C5/004 ,  G07C5/008 ,  G07C5/02 ,  G07C5/0808 ,  G07C5/0816 ,  G08G5/0026 ,  G08G5/0056 ,  G08G5/006 ,  G08G5/0069 ,  G08G5/0091 ,  H04W4/021 ,  H04W4/046 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W48/02

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for unmanned aerial vehicle authorization and geofence envelope determination. One of the methods includes maintaining, by a cloud system in wireless communication with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), allocated geofence envelopes for one or more of the UAVs, with each geofence envelope being a virtual barrier for a real-world geographic area. A request for approval of an updated geofence envelope is received from a first UAV in flight. The cloud system determines that the updated geofence envelope has not been allocated and/or the updated geofence envelope does not interfere with allocated geofence envelopes. In response to the determination, a response indicating approval of the request is generated. The generated response is provided to the first UAV.

Abstract translation: 方法，系统和装置，包括在计算机存储介质上编码的计算机程序，用于无人驾驶飞行器授权和地理围栏确定。 其中一种方法包括通过与无人机（UAV）进行无线通信的云系统来维护一个或多个无人机的地理围栏信封，每个地理围栏信封是真实世界地理区域的虚拟障碍物。 从飞行中的第一UAV接收到更新的地理围栏信封的批准请求。 云系统确定更新的地理围栏信封尚未分配和/或更新的地理围栏信封不干扰分配的地理围栏信封。 响应于该确定，生成表示批准该请求的响应。 生成的响应被提供给第一UAV。

公开(公告)号：US20160023762A1

公开(公告)日：2016-01-28

申请号：US14828312

申请日：2015-08-17

Applicant: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd

Inventor： Mingyu Wang

IPC: B64C39/02 ,  B64F1/22

CPC classification number: B64F1/222 ,  B60L11/1846 ,  B60R9/00 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/127 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  B64C2201/18 ,  B64C2201/208 ,  B64F1/00 ,  B64F1/007 ,  B64F1/22 ,  G05D1/0684

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for docking an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a vehicle. The UAV may be able to distinguish a companion vehicle from other vehicles in the area and vice versa. The UAV may take off and/or land on the vehicle. The UAV may be used to capture images and stream the images live to a display within the vehicle. The vehicle may control the UAV. The UAV may be in communication with the companion vehicle while in flight.

公开(公告)号：US20150370251A1

公开(公告)日：2015-12-24

申请号：US14310261

申请日：2014-06-20

Applicant: HTI, IP, L.L.C.

Inventor： Robert S. Siegel ,  Stephen Christopher Welch ,  James Ronald Barfield, JR.

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  B64D1/08 ,  B64D1/22 ,  B64C39/02

CPC classification number: G05D1/0027 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  B64D1/08 ,  B64D1/22 ,  G01C21/20 ,  G01C21/3438 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/0684 ,  G05D1/101 ,  G05D1/104 ,  G06Q10/083

Abstract: A system comprise a server configured to communicate vehicle information with a vehicle transceiver of a vehicle moving along a vehicle route and communicate drone information with a drone transceiver of a drone moving along a drone route. A computing device with a memory and a processor may be configured to communicatively connect with the server, process the vehicle information and the drone information, identify a plurality of pickup locations based in part on the vehicle information and drone information, select at least one of the plurality of pickup locations based in part on a priority score associated with a travel time to or wait time for each of the plurality of pickup locations, and update the drone route based in part on the selected pickup location.

Abstract translation: 系统包括：服务器，被配置为将车辆信息与沿着车辆路线移动的车辆的车辆收发器进行通信，并且与无人机沿着无人机路线移动的无人机的无人机收发器进行通信。 具有存储器和处理器的计算设备可以被配置为与服务器通信地连接，处理车辆信息和无人机信息，部分地基于车辆信息和无人机信息来识别多个拾取位置，选择以下各项中的至少一个： 所述多个拾取位置部分地基于与所述多个拾取位置中的每一个的行进时间到或等待时间相关联的优先级得分，并且部分地基于所选择的拾取位置来更新所述无人机路线。