公开(公告)号：US09720413B1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-01

申请号：US14977522

申请日：2015-12-21

Applicant: GOPRO, INC.

Inventor： Pablo Lema ,  Gary Fong ,  Shu Ching Ip

IPC: G05D3/00 ,  G06F7/00 ,  G05D1/00 ,  B64C13/18 ,  G05D1/10

CPC classification number: G05D1/0088 ,  B64C13/18 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/123 ,  G05D1/102

Abstract: This disclosure relates to providing flight control for an unmanned aerial vehicle based on opposing fields of view with overlap. The UAV may include a housing, a motor, a first image sensor, a second image sensor, a first optical element having a first field of view greater than 180 degrees, a second optical element having a second field of view greater than 180 degrees, and one or more processors. The first optical element and the second optical element may be carried by the housing such that a centerline of the second field of view is substantially opposite from a centerline of the first field of view, and a peripheral portion of the first field of view and a peripheral portion of the second field of view overlap. Flight control for the UAV may be provided based on parallax disparity of an object within the overlapping fields of view.

公开(公告)号：US20170199646A1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-13

申请号：US15469841

申请日：2017-03-27

Applicant: Lee PRIEST

Inventor： Lee PRIEST

IPC: G06F3/0481 ,  H04N7/18 ,  H04L12/24 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G06T17/05

CPC classification number: G06F3/04815 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/123 ,  B64C2201/127 ,  B64C2201/201 ,  G05D1/0094 ,  G06F3/048 ,  G06T17/05 ,  H04L41/145 ,  H04L41/22 ,  H04N7/185 ,  H04W16/18

Abstract: Systems and method for performing a cell site audit or survey remotely via a User Interface (UI) include, subsequent to capturing a plurality of photos of a cell site and linking the plurality of photos to one another based on their adjacency at the cell site, displaying the UI to a user remote from the cell site, wherein the plurality of photos cover a cell tower with associated cell site components and an interior of a building at the cell site; receiving navigation commands from the user performing the cell site audit or survey; and updating the displaying based on the navigation commands, wherein the navigation commands include one or more of movement at the cell site and zoom of a current view.

公开(公告)号：US20170195641A1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-06

申请号：US15318664

申请日：2014-08-26

Applicant: BEIJING RESEARCH CENTER FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN AGRICULTURE

Inventor： Guijun YANG ,  Chunjiang ZHAO ,  Bo XU ,  Haiyang YU ,  Haikuan FENG ,  Xiaodong YANG

IPC: H04N7/18 ,  G01S5/02 ,  B64C39/02 ,  H04N5/06 ,  H04N5/33

CPC classification number: H04N7/188 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/024 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/123 ,  G01S5/0247 ,  H04N5/06 ,  H04N5/332 ,  H04N7/185

Abstract: Provided is an agricultural remote sensing system. Remote sensors, a POS sensor and a data synchronization device are carried on an unmanned aerial vehicle, so that images conforming to the requirement of spatial resolution can be acquired by controlling the flight altitude of the unmanned aerial vehicle, and geometric splicing is conducted on the images according to position information recorded by the POS sensor, so as to obtain an agricultural remote sensing image in a relatively large area. At the same time, a plurality of remote sensors of different types can be simultaneously carried on a platform of the unmanned aerial vehicle, so that various pieces of image information of different types can be acquired once. On the other hand, in the present invention, after a collection trigger signal is received, the plurality of remote sensors execute the collection of the remote sensing image once, so that the remote sensors can be prevented from always being in an operating state, thereby reducing the power consumption of the unmanned aerial vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US09689686B1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-27

申请号：US14866719

申请日：2015-09-25

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Scott Gerard Carmack ,  Narasimha Rao Lakkakula ,  Nima Sharifi Mehr

IPC: G01C21/20 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G05D1/00

CPC classification number: G01C21/20 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/123 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64C2201/145 ,  G01S13/86 ,  G01S19/00 ,  G01S19/215 ,  G01S19/48 ,  G05D1/0022 ,  G05D1/0038 ,  G06F21/64 ,  G06F2221/2111 ,  H04L63/0869 ,  H04L63/123 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W12/10

Abstract: Techniques for determining whether data associated with an autonomous navigation of an unmanned vehicle may be trusted. For example, navigation-related data may be provided from a source external to the unmanned vehicle. Image data associated with the autonomous navigation may be generated. The navigation-related data and the image data may be compared to determine whether the navigation data may be trusted or not. If untrusted, the autonomous navigation may be directed independently of the navigation data.

公开(公告)号：US09685078B2

公开(公告)日：2017-06-20

申请号：US15123244

申请日：2015-03-03

Applicant: INRIX INC.

Inventor： Christopher L. Scofield

IPC: G08G1/065 ,  G08G1/01 ,  H04W4/04

CPC classification number: G08G1/096791 ,  A61B5/02055 ,  A61B5/024 ,  A61B5/0476 ,  A61B5/0531 ,  A61B5/4845 ,  B60R16/0236 ,  B60W30/143 ,  B60W40/08 ,  B60W40/09 ,  B60W2040/0809 ,  B60W2040/0872 ,  B60W2540/22 ,  B60W2550/12 ,  B60W2550/14 ,  B60W2710/1044 ,  B60W2710/18 ,  B60W2720/10 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/123 ,  G01C21/3415 ,  G01C21/3469 ,  G01C21/3608 ,  G01C21/3617 ,  G01C21/3655 ,  G01C21/3667 ,  G01C21/3682 ,  G05D1/0011 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G05D1/021 ,  G06F17/30241 ,  G06N99/005 ,  G06Q20/102 ,  G06Q30/0283 ,  G06Q40/08 ,  G06Q50/30 ,  G06Q2240/00 ,  G07B15/00 ,  G07B15/063 ,  G07C5/008 ,  G08G1/0112 ,  G08G1/012 ,  G08G1/0129 ,  G08G1/0141 ,  G08G1/0145 ,  G08G1/065 ,  G08G1/07 ,  G08G1/093 ,  G08G1/0962 ,  G08G1/0965 ,  G08G1/0967 ,  G08G1/096725 ,  G08G1/096741 ,  G08G1/096775 ,  G08G1/096811 ,  G08G1/096822 ,  G08G1/096838 ,  G08G1/097 ,  H04B1/3822 ,  H04B7/18504 ,  H04L9/3247 ,  H04L67/02 ,  H04L67/306 ,  H04M15/60 ,  H04W4/046 ,  H04W4/40 ,  H04W4/42 ,  H04W4/48 ,  H04W4/50 ,  H04W12/08

Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for determining a scaled flow rate of traffic for a road segment. For example, probe flow rate information is determined based upon locational information from one or more probe vehicles on a road segment (e.g., a flow rate of probe vehicles corresponding to a sum of probe vehicles identified from time stamped global positioning system coordinates provided by the probe vehicles). Satellite imagery of the road segment is analyzed to identify a count of vehicles on the road segment. Scale factor and offset information is estimated based upon the probe flow rate information and the count of vehicles. The scale factor and offset information is used to scale the probe flow rate information to determine a scaled flow rate that may be a relatively accurate flow rate of traffic, which may correspond to an inferred traffic volume along the road segment.

公开(公告)号：US09678199B2

公开(公告)日：2017-06-13

申请号：US14611074

申请日：2015-01-30

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Donald Bolden Hutson

IPC: G01S7/481 ,  G01S17/42 ,  G01S17/87 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G01S17/08 ,  G01S17/93

CPC classification number: G01S7/4817 ,  B64C2201/123 ,  G01S17/08 ,  G01S17/42 ,  G01S17/87 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G01S17/936

Abstract: Remote sensing systems and methods for using the same are disclosed. The remote sensing systems may include mirrors coupled to propulsion portions of a vehicle with which the remote sensing systems are integrated. The remote sensing systems may further include light transmitters and light receivers coupled to fixed portions of the vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20170162063A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-08

申请号：US15434112

申请日：2017-02-16

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America

Inventor： SHUNSUKE KUHARA

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

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：US20170161961A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-08

申请号：US15361469

申请日：2016-11-27

Applicant: Paul Salsberg

Inventor： Paul Salsberg

IPC: G07B15/00 ,  H04N7/18 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G06K9/62 ,  G07B1/08 ,  B64C39/02

CPC classification number: G07B15/00 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/12 ,  B64C2201/123 ,  G06K9/0063 ,  G06K9/00637 ,  G06K9/00651 ,  G06K9/00771 ,  G07B1/08 ,  G07B15/02 ,  H04N7/183

Abstract: A method for parking space control including the steps of: a) flying a drone at regular intervals along a predefined path that covers an area of a parking lot; b) scanning and registering the parking lot; c) using, by software, features detection techniques as a part of image analysis algorithms; d) scanning and searching data from the parking lot for similarities within a given time period to form an analysis; e) determining, by the analysis, two outcomes for a specific parking lot including either a new vehicle is parked or an old vehicle is still located at the same parking lot; f) registering new vehicles at the time of detection; g) registering and checking longer parked vehicles' stay time for violation; h) determining if there is a violation; i) flagging and marking the vehicle(s) on a smart phone or tablet for an officer to view, locate, and ticket, if the answer to step h is yes; j) determining if the parking time exceeds the one allowed in the area of the parking lot; k) flagging ticket alerts on the program and emailing to the supervisor for evaluation and printing, if answer to step j is yes; l) determining if a vehicle can be exempt from the rules; m) deciding, by the supervisor, to generate a ticket with a click of a button, if answer to step 1 is no; n) creating, by the supervisor, the ticket; o) walking to the vehicle in order to assign the ticket thereto; and p) repeating cycle after an hour or as approved.

公开(公告)号：US09671790B2

公开(公告)日：2017-06-06

申请号：US14282205

申请日：2014-05-20

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Ashok N. Srivastava ,  Douglas M. Pasko ,  Hani Batla ,  Igor Kantor ,  Gurpreet Ubhi

IPC: G08G5/00 ,  G05D1/10 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D47/08

CPC classification number: B64D47/08 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/123 ,  B64C2201/126 ,  G05D1/104 ,  G06Q10/00 ,  G08G5/0013 ,  G08G5/0026 ,  G08G5/0034 ,  G08G5/0052 ,  G08G5/006 ,  G08G5/0069 ,  G08G5/0078 ,  G08G5/0091 ,  G08G5/045

Abstract: A device receives a request for a mission that includes traversal of a flight path from one or more first locations to a second location and performance of mission operations, and determines required capabilities and constraints for the mission based on the request. The device identifies UAVs based on the required capabilities and the constraints, and calculates a cost effective mission plan, for the identified UAVs, based on the required capabilities and the constraints. The device generates mission plan instructions, for the cost effective mission plan, that include flight path instructions for the flight path and mission instructions for the mission operations. The device provides the mission plan instructions to the identified UAVs to permit the identified UAVs to travel from the one or more first locations to the second location, via the flight path, and to perform the mission operations.

公开(公告)号：US20170134963A1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-11

申请号：US15415040

申请日：2017-01-25

Applicant: Lee PRIEST

Inventor： Lee PRIEST

IPC: H04W16/18 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  B64C27/08 ,  B64D47/08 ,  H04L12/24 ,  B64C39/02

CPC classification number: H04W16/18 ,  B64C27/06 ,  B64C39/022 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/123 ,  B64C2201/127 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64C2201/148 ,  B64D47/08 ,  G05D1/0094 ,  G05D1/0866 ,  G06F3/04815 ,  H04L41/145

Abstract: Systems and methods using an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) to obtain data capture at a cell site for developing a three dimensional (3D) thereof include causing the UAV to fly a given flight path about a cell tower at the cell site; obtaining data capture during the flight path about the cell tower, wherein the data capture includes a plurality of photos or video subject to a plurality of constraints, wherein the plurality of photos are obtained by a plurality of cameras which are coordinated with one another; and subsequent to the obtaining, processing the data capture to define a three dimensional (3D) model of the cell site based on one or more objects of interest in the data capture.