公开(公告)号：US20180348765A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-06

申请号：US16041116

申请日：2018-07-20

Applicant: AUTEL ROBOTICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Shunhui ZHOU

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  G01C21/16 ,  G01C21/08 ,  G05D1/10 ,  B64C39/02

CPC classification number: G05D1/0088 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/145 ,  G01C21/08 ,  G01C21/165 ,  G01C21/20 ,  G05D1/101 ,  G05D1/102

Abstract: The present invention relates to unmanned aerial vehicles, and specifically discloses a method and a system for controlling an aircraft to automatically return and an unmanned aerial vehicle. The method includes: when the magnetometer is invalid or encounters strong magnetic interference, assuming that a track angle is equivalent to the head direction, and accelerating the aircraft in a head direction; determining whether a speed obtained after the aircraft is accelerated reaches a preset value; if the speed reaches the preset value, obtaining the track angle of the aircraft according to the speed; obtaining a current location and a home point of the aircraft by using a positioning system that can provide global or local coordinates, to obtain a heading angle of the aircraft; determining whether a difference between the heading angle of the aircraft and the track angle of the aircraft is less than a fixed value; and if the difference is less than the fixed value, controlling the aircraft to directly return. By means of the technology adopted in the present invention, the automatic returning of the aircraft can be implemented without increasing hardware costs.

公开(公告)号：US20180305012A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-25

申请号：US15768785

申请日：2016-10-07

Applicant: PRODRONE CO., LTD.

Inventor： Kazuo ICHIHARA

IPC: B64C39/02 ,  G05D1/10 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G06K9/00

CPC classification number: B64C39/024 ,  B64C13/18 ,  B64C27/08 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C2201/024 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/127 ,  B64C2201/145 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  B64D47/08 ,  G01C21/00 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/0094 ,  G05D1/10 ,  G05D1/101 ,  G06K9/00536 ,  G08G5/045

Abstract: A method for controlling a small-size unmanned aerial vehicle that sets a flight path based on a real-time state of the ground and that controls the small-size unmanned aerial vehicle to fly through the flight path. The small-size unmanned aerial vehicle includes: a plurality of propellers; and a photographing device configured to take an image of a ground below the photographing device. The method includes: an information obtaining step of moving the small-size unmanned aerial vehicle upward from the ground and photographing a state of the ground using the photographing device so as to obtain the image of the ground; a path setting step of setting, over the image, a flight path for the small-size unmanned aerial vehicle to fly through; and a flying step of causing the small-size unmanned aerial vehicle to fly through the flight path.

公开(公告)号：US20180284815A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-04

申请号：US15953117

申请日：2018-04-13

Applicant: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

Inventor： Liuzheng CUI ,  Di WU ,  Wei ZHANG ,  Jianyu SONG ,  Renli SHI

IPC: G05D1/10 ,  G01S19/44 ,  B64C39/02

CPC classification number: G05D1/101 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/145 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  G01S19/44 ,  G05D1/0016

Abstract: Techniques are provided for controlling a movable object such as a UAV. A baseline change between a controlling object and a controllable object can be determined with centimeter or sub-centimeter accuracy based on satnav measurements from the controlling object and the controllable object. The baseline change can be mapped to a state change for the controllable object. Control commands can be generated for effecting the state change for the controllable object.

公开(公告)号：US20180265219A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-20

申请号：US15983507

申请日：2018-05-18

Applicant: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

Inventor： Zhenzhou LAI ,  Jianyu SONG ,  Xiaogang LUO ,  Yun YU

IPC: B64D47/00 ,  G01R33/022 ,  G01C17/38

CPC classification number: B64D47/00 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/145 ,  B64D45/00 ,  G01C17/38 ,  G01R33/02 ,  G01R33/022 ,  G01R33/0385

Abstract: A method of detecting a magnetic field interference includes obtaining magnetic field information measured by each one of n magnetometers carried by a movable object, determining magnetic differences between the magnetic field information measured by m magnetometers of the n magnetometers, and determining whether the movable object is subject to a magnetic field interference based on the magnetic differences. n is an integer greater than or equal to 2, and m is an integer greater than or equal to 2 but smaller than or equal to n.

公开(公告)号：US20180257502A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-13

申请号：US15761311

申请日：2016-09-29

Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.

Inventor： Sung Soo PARK

IPC: B60L11/18 ,  B64C39/02 ,  H02J7/02 ,  H02J50/90 ,  H02J50/80 ,  H02J50/12

CPC classification number: B60L11/1829 ,  B60L53/12 ,  B60L53/36 ,  B60L53/38 ,  B60L53/60 ,  B60L2200/10 ,  B64C25/32 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2025/325 ,  B64C2201/024 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/066 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/145 ,  B64F1/007 ,  H02J7/025 ,  H02J50/10 ,  H02J50/12 ,  H02J50/40 ,  H02J50/50 ,  H02J50/80 ,  H02J50/90 ,  Y02T10/7005

Abstract: A driving method of an unmanned aerial vehicle according to an embodiment may include moving, by the unmanned aerial vehicle, based on GPS information, receiving a wireless signal including position information about a charging apparatus from the charging apparatus, determining whether the GPS information matches the position information included in the wireless signal and landing based on the GPS information and the wireless signal, transferring a reception packet including power information about the unmanned aerial vehicle to the charging apparatus, and receiving precise position information including position coordinates of the charging apparatus generated based on the reception packet.

公开(公告)号：US20180211548A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-26

申请号：US15709981

申请日：2017-09-20

Applicant: Richard Postrel

Inventor： Richard Postrel

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

CPC classification number: G08G5/0043 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64C2201/145 ,  G05D1/104 ,  G08G5/0008 ,  G08G5/0013 ,  G08G5/0039 ,  G08G5/0069 ,  H04W4/029 ,  H04W4/046 ,  H04W4/40

Abstract: A drone traffic management system comprising a computer comprising memory means for storing origin coordinates indicating an origin location of a drone, destination coordinates indicating a destination of the drone, and traffic management factors located between the origin location of the drone and the destination of the drone; and processing means for controlling the flight of a drone. This is accomplished by calculating a flight path for the drone to fly automatically from the origin location to the destination location without manual intervention, sending the flight path to the drone, receiving location data of the drone as it travels from the origin location to the destination, re-calculating the flight path of the drone as a function of the traffic management factors and the location data of the drone, and sending the re-calculated flight path to the drone.

公开(公告)号：US20180184073A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-28

申请号：US15389868

申请日：2016-12-23

Applicant: RED HEN SYSTEMS LLC

Inventor： Ken Lloyd Burgess

IPC: H04N13/02 ,  B64C39/02

CPC classification number: H04N13/296 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/123 ,  B64C2201/127 ,  B64C2201/143 ,  B64C2201/145 ,  H04N13/239 ,  H04N13/246 ,  H04N2213/001

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for constructing a stereoscopic image of an object located at an object distance from first and second cameras including: a first drone supporting the first camera and having a first controller configured to execute a first flight path; a second drone supporting the second camera and having a second controller configured to execute a second flight path; and a processor configured to construct the three-dimensional image from a first image received from the first camera and a second image received from the second camera; wherein the first and second controllers are configured to coordinate the first and second flight paths to maintain a substantially constant ratio between: 1) the object distance; and ii) a stereo base distance separating the first and second cameras.

公开(公告)号：US20180165998A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-14

申请号：US15833972

申请日：2017-12-06

Applicant: Carl D. Bogan, III

Inventor： Carl D. Bogan, III

IPC: G09F21/08 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G09F19/18

CPC classification number: G09F21/08 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/12 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/145 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  G01S19/13 ,  G05D1/0011 ,  G09F19/18

Abstract: An omnidirectional flying apparatus for displaying video content and static signage to grab attention, interact with people, and convey messages. A flight system including an unmanned aerial vehicle having a plurality of individually rotatable propellers configured to provide thrust and enable the apparatus to fly is mounted on a structural assembly. The structural assembly is configured to hold an array of signage providing a 360 degree visual display. The apparatus provides lightweight screens utilizing at least one projector to display the video content. At least one input/output device is configured to enable a user to program a flight path of the unmanned aerial vehicle and select video content to be displayed.

公开(公告)号：US20180157220A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-07

申请号：US15868013

申请日：2018-01-11

Applicant: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

Inventor： Guoxiu PAN ,  Renli SHI

IPC: G05B9/03 ,  G05D1/08 ,  H02P25/03 ,  G05D1/10 ,  G05D1/00 ,  H02P6/16

CPC classification number: G05B9/03 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/145 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  B64D43/00 ,  B64D47/08 ,  G05B2219/24182 ,  G05B2219/24196 ,  G05D1/0077 ,  G05D1/08 ,  G05D1/10 ,  H02P6/16 ,  H02P25/03

Abstract: A method for operating a mobile platform includes detecting a malfunction in a first sensor communicating with a sensor controller associated with the mobile platform, and switching to a second sensor communicating with the sensor controller based upon the detecting.

公开(公告)号：US20180156770A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-07

申请号：US15782806

申请日：2017-10-12

Applicant: Aker Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Orlando SAEZ ,  Tim GOLLY ,  Todd GOLLY

IPC: G01N33/24 ,  G01N33/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  A01B79/00

CPC classification number: G01N33/24 ,  A01B79/005 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/123 ,  B64C2201/127 ,  B64C2201/145 ,  B64D47/00 ,  G01N33/0098 ,  G01N33/02 ,  G01N2033/245

Abstract: According to an aspect, a system for monitoring crops and soil conditions below a crop canopy includes a retractable boom assembly adapted to be coupled to an unmanned aerial vehicle. Further according to this aspect, the boom assembly includes an actuator and an elongate probe is coupled to the retractable boom assembly. Still further, the system includes a controller for maneuvering the elongate probe below the crop canopy while the boom assembly is extended by the actuator.