公开(公告)号：US20230400850A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-14

申请号：US18250219

申请日：2021-11-16

Applicant: FANUC CORPORATION

Inventor： Takashi MIYOSHI

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

CPC classification number: G05D1/0022 ,  G01C21/206 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G01C21/383 ,  B64U2201/10

Abstract: In an embodiment, a wireless LAN is installed in a factory. Mechanical equipment of the factory includes a short-range wireless communication unit. An unmanned aerial vehicle stores segmented regions of a three-dimensional map or a two-dimensional map of the factory, and wireless stations to which the unmanned aerial vehicle is to connect in the respective regions. The unmanned aerial vehicle switches the wireless stations to connect to, in accordance with a region in which an own location is present on the three-dimensional map or the two-dimensional map.

公开(公告)号：US20230399130A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-14

申请号：US18209941

申请日：2023-06-14

Applicant: Trustees of Dartmouth College

Inventor： Charles J. Carver ,  Qijia Shao ,  Alberto Quattrini Li ,  Xia Zhou

IPC: B64U20/83 ,  B63B35/00

CPC classification number: B64U20/83 ,  B63B35/00 ,  B63B2035/008 ,  B64U2201/10

Abstract: A system includes an aerial drone with a queen component disposed thereon and an underwater robot with a worker component disposed thereon. The queen component is in electrical communication with the aerial drone and the worker component is in electrical communication with the underwater robot. The queen component is configured to steer a laser beam to locate and track the worker component and to sense light from the laser beam reflected by the worker component. A method includes deploying an aerial drone with a queen component disposed thereon in a first medium and determining a location of a robot in a second medium with a worker component disposed thereon using the aerial drone. The second medium is different from the first medium.

公开(公告)号：US11840333B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-12

申请号：US16687427

申请日：2019-11-18

Applicant: Flirtey Holdings, Inc.

Inventor： Matthew Sweeny ,  Jess Hayden ,  Joseph Rinaldi

IPC: B64C39/02 ,  B64D1/10 ,  B64D1/12 ,  B26D5/00 ,  B64D1/02 ,  B64D17/38 ,  B26F3/12 ,  F16B21/02 ,  B64U10/13 ,  B64U101/60

CPC classification number: B64C39/024 ,  B26D5/00 ,  B64D1/02 ,  B64D1/10 ,  B64D1/12 ,  B26F3/12 ,  B64D17/38 ,  B64U10/13 ,  B64U2101/60 ,  B64U2201/10 ,  F16B21/02

Abstract: Disclosed is a package delivery mechanism for use by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The package delivery mechanism includes a gravity activated locking mechanism to lock and unlock a package attached to the UAV based on the weight of the package. When the package is attached to suspension means of the UAV that lowers the package to the ground from the UAV, the locking mechanism automatically engages with the package and keeps the package locked to the suspension means, due to the weight of the package. When the package is lowered and reaches on the ground, the weight of the package is offloaded from the suspension means, which enables the locking mechanism to be disengaged, thereby releasing the package. The package delivery mechanism includes a severing module to sever the suspension means from the UAV.

公开(公告)号：US11840152B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-12

申请号：US17576732

申请日：2022-01-14

Applicant: AeroVironment, Inc.

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

IPC: B60L53/30 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D1/02 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G08G5/00 ,  B60L53/51 ,  B64C29/02 ,  B64D47/08 ,  B64F1/22 ,  G05D1/10 ,  B64U10/25 ,  B64U30/10 ,  B64U50/13 ,  B64U50/19 ,  B64U70/80 ,  B64U80/70 ,  B64U101/30 ,  G06T11/60

CPC classification number: B60L53/30 ,  B60L53/51 ,  B64C29/02 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64D1/02 ,  B64D47/08 ,  B64F1/222 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G05D1/102 ,  G08G5/0034 ,  G08G5/0039 ,  G08G5/0069 ,  G08G5/0091 ,  B60L2200/10 ,  B64U10/25 ,  B64U30/10 ,  B64U50/13 ,  B64U50/19 ,  B64U70/80 ,  B64U80/70 ,  B64U2101/30 ,  B64U2201/10 ,  G06T11/60

Abstract: A method of migrating unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operations between geographic survey areas, including: uploading a first plurality of flight missions into a first UAV pod; deploying the UAV pod; autonomously launching the UAV from the UAV pod a plurality of times to perform the first plurality of flight missions; providing first survey data from the UAV to the UAV pod; autonomously migrating the UAV from the first UAV pod to a second UAV pod; receiving a second plurality of flight missions in a second UAV pod; providing the UAV with one of the second plurality of flight missions from the second UAV pod; autonomously launching the UAV from the second UAV pod a plurality of times to perform the second plurality of flight missions; and providing a second survey data from the UAV to the second UAV pod; where the autonomous migrating of the UAV to accomplish the first and second survey data happens autonomously and without active human intervention.

公开(公告)号：US11834181B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-05

申请号：US17421393

申请日：2020-01-10

Applicant: ARROWTEC GMBH

Inventor： Josua Benner

IPC: B64D1/12 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64U50/34 ,  B64U70/00 ,  B64U101/60

CPC classification number: B64D1/12 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64U50/34 ,  B64U70/00 ,  B64U2101/60 ,  B64U2201/10

Abstract: The invention relates to an automatic payload shipment system (1) for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV, 3) comprising: a) an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV, 3), b) at least one payload container (2) being configured to be automatically releasably attachable to the unmanned aerial vehicle (3), wherein the payload container (2) has a container wall (22) enclosing a container volume (22c) for goods (21) or a person, and wherein the container wall (22) comprises an energy storage (10) for providing the unmanned aerial vehicle with energy, c) a landing platform (4) for the unmanned aerial vehicle (3), the landing platform (4) comprising an elevated landing area (41) accessible by the unmanned aerial vehicle (3) from the air, a support post (8) supporting the landing area (41), the support post (8) extending upwards from the ground (101) for providing an elevation for the landing area (41), a transport system (6) for automatically transporting the payload container (2) from the landing area (41) to a terminal position (71) at a terminal (7) comprised by the post (8), wherein the terminal (7) is arranged such in the support post (8) that a person on the ground (101) can access the payload container (2) in the terminal position (71) from ground level (101). The invention further relates to a method for automatic and autonomous shipping of payloads with the system (1).

公开(公告)号：US11831390B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-28

申请号：US17210739

申请日：2021-03-24

Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company ,  Kia Motors Corporation

Inventor： Hyun Soo Kim

IPC: H04B7/185 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64U101/20 ,  B64U101/30

CPC classification number: H04B7/18504 ,  B64C39/024 ,  H04B7/18506 ,  B64U2101/20 ,  B64U2101/30 ,  B64U2201/10

Abstract: A system for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle may control to receive a departure point and a destination from a vehicle, and transmit information related to a shadow area between the departure point and the destination to the unmanned aerial vehicle to control the unmanned aerial vehicle to measure a communication sensitivity for each altitude in the shadow area.

公开(公告)号：US11815916B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-14

申请号：US17924294

申请日：2020-11-30

Applicant: NANJING NANJI INTELLIGENT AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD. ,  NANJING JIAGU-CHUCHENG COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

Inventor： Yi Zhang ,  Muyang Zhang ,  Hang Yu ,  Shaobin Li ,  Panwei Hu

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64U20/80 ,  G05D1/10 ,  G01S19/07 ,  B64U101/20

CPC classification number: G05D1/106 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64U20/80 ,  B64U2101/20 ,  B64U2201/10 ,  G01S19/073

Abstract: Disclosed are a method for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle, a method for controlling outbound and return trips of an unmanned aerial vehicle, an unmanned aerial vehicle, a medium, and a control system. The method for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle includes: obtaining, in a process of flying along a target course sent by a first ground station, first positioning auxiliary information sent by the first ground station; adjusting a flight attitude according to the first positioning auxiliary information, to fly along the target course; in a case of determining that a ground station switching condition of the second ground station is satisfied, obtaining the second positioning auxiliary information sent by the second ground station; and adjusting the flight attitude according to the second positioning auxiliary information, to fly along the target course to reach the second location point.

公开(公告)号：US11809204B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-07

申请号：US16636030

申请日：2017-10-18

Applicant: RAKUTEN GROUP, INC.

Inventor： Junji Torii ,  Jun Takizawa

IPC: G05D1/10 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G01S19/42 ,  G05D1/08 ,  B64U10/13

CPC classification number: G05D1/106 ,  B64C39/024 ,  G01S19/42 ,  G05D1/104 ,  B64U10/13 ,  B64U2201/10

Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) control system includes a first UAV, a second UAV that flies near the first UAV during a flight of the first UAV and is configured to obtain wind information about wind, and flight control means for controlling the flight of the first UAV based on the wind information obtained by the second UAV.

公开(公告)号：US11807362B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-07

申请号：US17079389

申请日：2020-10-23

Applicant: FLIR Unmanned Aerial Systems ULC

Inventor： Christopher E. Prest ,  Jerry Mailloux ,  David R. Proulx ,  Thomas C. Nagy ,  David D. Kroetsch ,  Bradley Benninger

IPC: B64C39/02 ,  G08G5/00 ,  B64U101/60 ,  B64U101/31

CPC classification number: B64C39/024 ,  G08G5/0069 ,  B64U2101/31 ,  B64U2101/60 ,  B64U2201/10 ,  B64U2201/20

Abstract: An unmanned vehicle (UV) navigation system is provided. The UV navigation system comprises a processor, a communication interface for communicating with a remote station, and a non-transitory memory device storing machine-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to navigate the UV. The processor is configured to receive data from sensors, camera or data line for UV processor analysis, determine that a link-free trigger event has occurred, and autonomously navigate the UV in response to the trigger event.

公开(公告)号：US11798426B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-24

申请号：US17697658

申请日：2022-03-17

Applicant: FIRMATEK SOFTWARE, LLC

Inventor： Robert Parker Clark

IPC: G08G5/00 ,  G05D1/00 ,  H04N7/18 ,  G01C7/04 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G06V20/10 ,  G06V20/17 ,  B64D31/06 ,  B64U10/10 ,  B64U30/20 ,  B64U50/13 ,  B64U101/30

CPC classification number: G08G5/0039 ,  B64C39/024 ,  G01C7/04 ,  G05D1/0094 ,  G06V20/17 ,  G06V20/176 ,  G08G5/0013 ,  G08G5/0021 ,  G08G5/0034 ,  G08G5/0069 ,  G08G5/0086 ,  H04N7/183 ,  H04N7/185 ,  H04N7/188 ,  B64D31/06 ,  B64U10/10 ,  B64U30/20 ,  B64U50/13 ,  B64U2101/30 ,  B64U2201/10

Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle includes a camera, one or more sensors, memory storing first instructions that define an overall mission, and memory storing one or more mission cues. The vehicle further includes one or more processors configured to execute a first part of the first instructions to perform a first part of the overall mission. The processors are configured to process at least one of the image data and the sensor data to detect a presence of at least one of the mission cues. The processors are configured to, in response to detecting a mission cue, interrupting execution of the first instructions and executing second instructions to control the unmanned aerial vehicle to perform a first sub-mission of the overall mission. The processors are configured to after executing the second instructions, performing a second part of the overall mission by executing a second part of the first instructions.