公开(公告)号：US20180105266A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-19

申请号：US15565144

申请日：2015-07-22

Applicant: KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Inventor： Seon-Ho LEE

IPC: B64C27/52 ,  B64C39/02 ,  F16F15/30 ,  G05D1/00

CPC classification number: B64C27/52 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/024 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/14 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  F16F15/30 ,  G05D1/0027 ,  G05D1/0077

Abstract: A technical object of the present invention is to provide an unmanned aerial vehicle capable of performing a position movement while maintaining posture stabilization. To this end, the unmanned aerial vehicle of the present invention includes: a main body unit; a plurality of propeller motors of which the rotational speed is adjusted by the main body unit; supports which extend from the main body unit in order to support the plurality of propeller motors; propellers which are axially coupled to the plurality of propeller motors and output thrust; and tilting units which tilt rotating shafts of the propellers with respect to the main body unit.

公开(公告)号：US09938001B1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-10

申请号：US14868156

申请日：2015-09-28

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Gershon Parent ,  Paul Viola

IPC: B64C39/02 ,  B64C13/16

CPC classification number: B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/101 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/14 ,  B64C2201/141

Abstract: A passive control system can be implemented that converts an active control system on a multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to a passive control system. In the event that a system health of an active control system on the UAV is compromised, or in other instances, a passive control mechanism can be deployed to restore at least some in-flight stability. In various examples, the passive control system can monitor UAV attitude, velocity, and position to determine an active control system health. In other examples, the passive control system may receive an indication from the active control system itself. In some examples, the passive control mechanisms may include increasing an offset of a center of thrust and the center of gravity of the UAV. In other examples, the passive control mechanisms may include deploying control surfaces that induce a drag force that impedes translational and rotational movement.

公开(公告)号：US20180025044A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-25

申请号：US15215030

申请日：2016-07-20

Applicant: Drone Comply International, Inc.

Inventor： David W. Hostetter ,  Alan R. Sultan

IPC: G06F17/30 ,  B64C39/02

CPC classification number: B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/14 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  H04W4/023

Abstract: Systems, devices, and techniques are generally described to process unmanned vehicle data. First unmanned vehicle data related to a particular unmanned vehicle may be received from a first computing device. Second unmanned vehicle data related to the particular unmanned vehicle may be received from a second computing device. A determination may be made that the first unmanned vehicle data and the second unmanned vehicle data relate to the particular unmanned vehicle. A parameter from a governmental entity may be identified. The parameter may define an operating limitation for unmanned vehicles. The first unmanned vehicle data and/or the second unmanned vehicle data may be compared to the parameter. A determination may be made that the particular unmanned vehicle has operated in violation of the operating limitation.

公开(公告)号：US20180018883A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-18

申请号：US15718761

申请日：2017-09-28

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Lalit R. Kotecha

IPC: G08G5/00 ,  G06Q10/04 ,  G01C21/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G01C21/20

CPC classification number: G08G5/0034 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/14 ,  G01C21/005 ,  G01C21/20 ,  G06Q10/047 ,  G08G5/0013 ,  G08G5/0026 ,  H04B7/18506

Abstract: Flight path determination for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in which three-dimensional coverage information, corresponding to a wireless network, is used to optimize the flight path to ensure that the UAVs maintain network coverage throughout the flight. The flight path information may be provided as a service to UAV operators. In one implementation, network coverage for a network may be mapped in a three-dimensional manner. That is, the radio signal strength of the network may be mapped at various heights that correspond to heights at which UAVs are likely to fly.

公开(公告)号：US20170372617A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-28

申请号：US15675407

申请日：2017-08-11

Applicant: Harris Corporation

Inventor： Ronald BRUNO ,  James Mathew KELLER ,  Christian RAMSEY

IPC: G08G5/00 ,  G05D1/10 ,  G05D1/04 ,  G05D1/00 ,  B64C19/00 ,  G01C21/20 ,  G01C21/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G08G5/04 ,  G05D1/02

CPC classification number: G08G5/003 ,  B64C19/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/14 ,  G01C21/00 ,  G01C21/005 ,  G01C21/20 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G05D1/042 ,  G05D1/10 ,  G06Q10/00 ,  G08G5/00 ,  G08G5/0034 ,  G08G5/0039 ,  G08G5/0052 ,  G08G5/0056 ,  G08G5/006 ,  G08G5/0069 ,  G08G5/0086 ,  G08G5/0091 ,  G08G5/025 ,  G08G5/04

Abstract: A registration authority (RA) server registers unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and their owners/operators (O/O). A UAV is maintained in a flight lock state until a flight plan request from the O/O is approved by the RA, which sends an key-signed approval to unlock the UAV's flight lock. The RA server evaluates a UAV's proposed flight plan based on the attributes of the O/O and UAV, the location and time of the requested flight plan, and a set of flight rules and exclusion zones that are developed in view of privacy assurance, security assurance, flight safety assurance, and ground safety assurance. The flight plan key-signed approval supplied to the UAV by the RA server specifies an inclusion zone that corresponds to a flight plan trajectory to be followed. Once in flight, the UAV maintains real-time knowledge of its position and time to ensure its flight remains within the approved inclusion zone.

公开(公告)号：US20170358215A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-14

申请号：US15193488

申请日：2016-06-27

Applicant: Lee PRIEST

Inventor： Lee PRIEST

IPC: G08G5/00 ,  B64D1/02 ,  B64C39/02

CPC classification number: G08G5/0043 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64C2201/14 ,  G08G5/0013 ,  G08G5/0021 ,  G08G5/0039 ,  G08G5/0069

Abstract: An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) air traffic control method utilizing wireless networks and concurrently supporting delivery application authorization and management communicating with a plurality of UAVs via a plurality of cell towers associated with the wireless networks, wherein the plurality of UAVs each include hardware and antennas adapted to communicate to the plurality of cell towers; maintaining data associated with flight of each of the plurality of UAVs based on the communicating; processing the maintained data to perform a plurality of functions associated with air traffic control of the plurality of UAVs; and processing the maintained data to perform a plurality of functions for the delivery application authorization and management for each of the plurality of UAVs.

公开(公告)号：US09836053B2

公开(公告)日：2017-12-05

申请号：US15349749

申请日：2016-11-11

Applicant: Hangzhou Zero Zero Technology Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Mengqiu Wang ,  Lixin Liu ,  Pengxiang Jin ,  Jia Lu ,  Tong Zhang

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

CPC classification number: G05D1/0088 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/14 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/182 ,  G05D1/0016 ,  G05D1/0033 ,  G05D1/042 ,  G05D1/0669 ,  G05D1/0858

Abstract: A method for controlling an aerial system with a rotor enclosed by a housing, including: operating the rotor in a flight mode, detecting a grab event indicative of the aerial system being grabbed, and automatically operating the rotor in a standby mode. A method for controlling an aerial system including a central axis extending normal to a lateral plane of the aerial system, including: generating a first aerodynamic force with a set of rotors enclosed by a housing, detecting that an acute angle between the central axis and a gravity vector is greater than a threshold angle, and operating each rotor of the set of rotors to cooperatively generate a second aerodynamic force less than the first aerodynamic force with the set of rotors.

公开(公告)号：US09828092B1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-28

申请号：US14623465

申请日：2015-02-16

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Amir Navot ,  Elad Ben-Israel

IPC: B64C39/02 ,  G01C21/20 ,  G06Q10/08

CPC classification number: B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/024 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64C2201/14 ,  G01C21/20 ,  G06Q10/08355

Abstract: Described is a system and method for utilizing unmanned aerial vehicles (“UAV”) to facilitate delivery of ordered items to user specified delivery destinations. In one implementation, the UAV may be configured as a one-way UAV that is designed to transport ordered items to the user specified delivery destination but not return to a materials handling facility under its own power. Instead, the one-way UAV may remain at the delivery destination for later retrieval by a retrieval unit (e.g., truck).

公开(公告)号：US09824596B2

公开(公告)日：2017-11-21

申请号：US14453406

申请日：2014-08-06

Applicant: Insitu, Inc. ,  University of Washington through its Center for Commercialization

Inventor： Amy Claire Arbeit ,  Christopher W. Lum

IPC: G08G5/00 ,  G01C21/20 ,  G01C23/00 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/02 ,  B64C39/02

CPC classification number: G08G5/0069 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/127 ,  B64C2201/14 ,  G01C21/20 ,  G01C23/00 ,  G05D1/0094 ,  G05D1/0202 ,  G08G5/0013 ,  G08G5/0021 ,  G08G5/0026 ,  G08G5/0034 ,  G08G5/0039 ,  G08G5/006

Abstract: A method of planning a flight path for a search can include receiving, by a control system, an indication of a search area boundary; receiving, by the control system, an indication of a selected search pattern; determining, by the control system, a flight path based on the search area boundary and the selected search pattern; and transmitting one or more indications of the flight path to an unmanned aerial vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20170323257A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-09

申请号：US15148961

申请日：2016-05-06

Applicant: Elwha LLC

Inventor： Jesse R. Cheatham, III ,  Hon Wah Chin ,  William David Duncan, Jr. ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Muriel Y. Ishikawa ,  Jordin T. Kare ,  Tony S. Pan ,  Robert C. Petroski ,  Clarence T. Tegreene ,  David B. Tuckerman ,  Yaroslav A. Urzhumov ,  Thomas Allan Weaver ,  Lowell L. Wood, Jr. ,  Victoria Y.H. Wood

IPC: G06Q10/08 ,  G08G5/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G06Q10/06

CPC classification number: G06Q10/0832 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64C2201/14 ,  G06Q10/0631

Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) may be used to deliver a package. The UAV may include a communication interface configured to receive a request to transport a package from a customer and a navigation unit configured to direct the UAV to the package. The UAV may also include a sensor configured to determine at least one of a weight and a plurality of dimensions of the package and a schedule unit configured to adjust a pick up schedule for a one or more other packages based on at least one of the weight and the plurality of dimensions of the package.