公开(公告)号：US20190005829A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-03

申请号：US15405547

申请日：2017-01-13

Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATION

Inventor： Yu ITABASHI ,  Akitoshi SAKAGUCHI ,  Kentaro HIRAKI ,  Shinei TAKAHASHI

IPC: G08G5/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G05B19/042

CPC classification number: G08G5/0069 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/145 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G05B19/0426 ,  G05D1/0202 ,  G08G5/0008 ,  G08G5/0034 ,  G08G5/0039 ,  G08G5/006 ,  G08G5/0078 ,  G08G5/0091 ,  G08G5/045

Abstract: Provided is an operation control apparatus of a movable body that carries out a task at a destination. The operation control apparatus includes a memory, an information acquiring unit, a cell dividing unit, a calculating unit, a determining unit, and a destination changing unit. The cell dividing unit divides map information into multiple cells that include a first cell including the destination, and a second cell. The calculating unit calculates an evaluation value related to a degree to which the task is impeded, of each of the multiple cells. The determining unit determines whether the evaluation value of the first cell is higher than a threshold. The evaluation value determined as higher, the destination changing unit changes the destination to a location in the second cell, the evaluation value of which is equal to or lower than the threshold and is minimal.

公开(公告)号：US20190004176A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-03

申请号：US15443173

申请日：2017-02-27

Applicant: Raytheon BBN Technologies Corp.

Inventor： Brian R. Van Voorst

IPC: G01S17/02 ,  G01S17/89 ,  H04W4/021

CPC classification number: G01S17/026 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/12 ,  B64C2201/121 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  F41H11/02 ,  F41H13/0006 ,  G01S7/4817 ,  G01S7/495 ,  G01S7/51 ,  G01S17/023 ,  G01S17/66 ,  G01S17/87 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G01S17/933 ,  G05D1/0016 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G05D1/0094 ,  G05D1/101 ,  G05D1/12 ,  G06K9/0063 ,  G06K2209/21 ,  G06T17/05 ,  G08G5/0026 ,  G08G5/0069 ,  G08G5/0082 ,  H04W4/021

Abstract: A system comprising includes a plurality of three dimensional line-scanner LIDAR sensors disposed to provide a set of fanned beams that travel from one horizon into the air to the other horizon arranged to provide a light fence to detect an object that breaks the light fence and a sensor processor connected to the plurality of three dimensional multi-beam line-scanner LIDAR sensors to establish a vector of travel and a velocity of the object that passes through the multi-beam light fence at the location of where the beams are broken.

公开(公告)号：US20190004173A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-03

申请号：US15639454

申请日：2017-06-30

Applicant: GoPro, Inc.

Inventor： Stepan Moskovchenko ,  Joseph Anthony Enke

IPC: G01S15/42 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D47/00 ,  G01S15/04

CPC classification number: G01S15/42 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/123 ,  B64C2201/127 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  B64D47/00 ,  G01S15/04

Abstract: Target value detection for an unmanned aerial vehicle is described. The unmanned aerial vehicle includes a first transducer that transmits a first ultrasonic signal and receives a first ultrasonic response and a second transducer that transmits a second ultrasonic signal and receives a second ultrasonic response. The second transducer has a wider beam pattern than the first transducer. Determinations are made as to whether either or both of the first or second ultrasonic responses includes a target value within range areas associated with the respective beam patterns of the first and second transducers. A confidence value is generated based on the determinations. The target value is reflected from an object and the confidence value indicates a likelihood of a position of the unmanned aerial vehicle with respect to the object.

公开(公告)号：US20180375568A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-27

申请号：US15630872

申请日：2017-06-22

Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.

Inventor： Giuseppe De Rosa ,  Mario Kosseifi ,  Ronald Kiefer

IPC: H04B7/185 ,  H04W72/04 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G08G5/00

CPC classification number: H04B7/18506 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  G08G5/0034 ,  G08G5/0039 ,  G08G5/0069 ,  H04W36/08 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W72/082 ,  H04W72/085

Abstract: Example methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture (e.g., physical storage media) to facilitate maintaining network connectivity of aerial devices during unmanned flight are disclosed. An example method may include providing, to an access point of a radio access network (RAN) during flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on a flight route, channel allocation instructions for connecting the UAV to the radio access network via communication channels. The method may further include detecting an interference event associated with a portion of the flight route of the UAV during the flight. The method may further include adjusting, during the flight, the channel allocation instructions in response to detecting the interference event. The method may further include providing the adjusted channel allocation instructions to an access point of the radio access network during the flight.

公开(公告)号：US20180357909A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-13

申请号：US15781662

申请日：2016-12-09

Applicant: DroneSense LLC

Inventor： Christopher Eyhorn

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

CPC classification number: G08G5/0039 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/18 ,  G01S7/003 ,  G01S13/86 ,  G01S13/89 ,  G01S13/913 ,  G01S13/9303 ,  G01S15/89 ,  G01S15/93 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G01S17/933 ,  G05D1/102 ,  G08G5/0013 ,  G08G5/0026 ,  G08G5/0034 ,  G08G5/0069 ,  G08G5/0082 ,  G08G5/0091 ,  G08G5/025

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for sending a flight plan for execution by a drone, where the flight plan is adapted to a flight controller of the drone. Receiving flight data from the drone while the drone is executing the flight plan. Determining a modification to the flight plan based on the flight data received from the drone. Sending the modification to the flight plan to the drone while the drone is executing the flight plan, such that the drone executes the flight plan as modified by the modification.

公开(公告)号：US20180346120A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-06

申请号：US16059078

申请日：2018-08-09

Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

Inventor： GUILLAUME HOAREAU ,  JOHANNES J. LIEBENBERG ,  JOHN G. MUSIAL ,  TODD R. WHITMAN

IPC: B64D1/02 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  B64C39/02

CPC classification number: B64D1/02 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/143 ,  B64D1/12 ,  G06Q10/0832 ,  G06Q10/0833

Abstract: According to an aspect, a package transport container for a UAV includes a manifest device having a computer processor, a receptacle including a base that secures contents of the receptacle, a locking mechanism that couples the manifest device to the receptacle during transport, and a connector coupling the manifest device to the UAV. The processor transmits material properties of the contents of the receptacle to the UAV, receives routing information for a package to be transported, monitors coordinates of the package transport container during transport, and upon determining the coordinates match coordinates of a delivery location specified in the routing information: sends a release request signal to the UAV to release the receptacle; receives a release command from the UAV; and disengages the locking mechanism to release the manifest device from the base. The routing information is determined at least in part based on the material properties of the contents.

公开(公告)号：US20180321041A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-08

申请号：US16029960

申请日：2018-07-09

Applicant: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

Inventor： Guyue ZHOU ,  Shuo YANG ,  Ang LIU

IPC: G01C21/20 ,  G01C21/16 ,  G05D1/10 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D47/08

CPC classification number: G01C21/20 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64D47/08 ,  G01C21/165 ,  G05D1/101 ,  G05D1/102

Abstract: A method for determining an external state of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes obtaining historical external state information of the UAV, obtaining a current image and a historical image captured before the current image, predicting a matching feature point in the current image that corresponds to a target feature point in the historical image according the historical external state information, and determining the external state of the UAV based on the matching feature point.

公开(公告)号：US20180319497A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-08

申请号：US16029564

申请日：2018-07-07

Applicant: ETAK Systems, LLC

Inventor： Lee Priest ,  Charlie Terry ,  Joshua Godwin

IPC: B64C39/02 ,  B64D1/02 ,  B64C17/02 ,  B60L11/18

CPC classification number: B64C39/024 ,  B60L11/1822 ,  B64C17/02 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/127 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64D1/02

Abstract: Systems and methods using an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) to supply one or more batteries include loading the UAV with the one or more batteries as cargo; causing the UAV to fly to a remote location; and at the remote location, inserting the one or more batteries in a battery system for powering thereof. The method can further include, at the remote location, retrieving a second set of one or more batteries from the battery system; and causing the UAV to fly back with the retrieved second set.

公开(公告)号：US20180308372A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-25

申请号：US15473468

申请日：2017-03-29

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Daniel Buchmueller ,  Nathan Michael Paczan

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

CPC classification number: G08G5/045 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G08G5/0008 ,  G08G5/0013 ,  G08G5/0021 ,  G08G5/0039 ,  G08G5/0069

Abstract: This disclosure is directed to a detection and avoidance apparatus for an unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”) and systems, devices, and techniques pertaining to automated object detection and avoidance during UAV flight. The system may detect objects within the UAV's airspace through acoustic, visual, infrared, multispectral, hyperspectral, or object detectable signal emitted or reflected from an object. The system may identify the source of the object detectable signal by comparing features of the received signal with known sources signals in a database. The features may be, for example, a light arrangement or number of lights associated with the object. Furthermore, a trajectory envelope for the object may be determined based on characteristic performance parameters for the object such as cursing speed, maneuverability, etc. The UAV may determine an optimized flight plan based on the trajectory envelopes of detected objects within the UAV's airspace to avoid the detected objects.

公开(公告)号：US20180277000A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-27

申请号：US15762877

申请日：2016-08-04

Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO. LTD.

Inventor： Mitsuru UESUGI ,  Tsuyoshi OSATO

IPC: G08G5/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64F1/36 ,  H04B7/185 ,  G08C17/02 ,  H04N5/247

CPC classification number: G08G5/0078 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/066 ,  B64C2201/122 ,  B64C2201/127 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64D47/08 ,  B64F1/222 ,  B64F1/362 ,  G08C17/02 ,  G08C2201/40 ,  G08G1/00 ,  H04B7/18504 ,  H04N5/247

Abstract: Observing an observation area wider than a cruising distance of a drone, an acquiring observation data of all observation sections and analyzing all the observation area, even when it is impossible for the operator to go to the observation base due to a failure of a traffic infrastructure and when a failure of a communication infrastructure occurs. The drone flies through the observation section from the observation base, where the drone is on standby, to a next observation base to observe, to transmit all observation data after a first observation section stored in the drone to the next drone on standby at the observation base when the drone lands at the next observation base, and to deliver observation data of all observation sections to the observation base, which is a destination, by sequentially repeating the performance of the transmitting of data between the drones in all observation sections.