公开(公告)号：US20180057180A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-01

申请号：US15689663

申请日：2017-08-29

Applicant: GLOBERIDE, Inc.

Inventor： Yutaro ABE ,  Hiromu YASUDA

IPC: B64D29/00 ,  F16C19/06 ,  F16C33/80 ,  B64C39/02 ,  H02K5/124

CPC classification number: B64D29/00 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/024 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  F16C19/06 ,  F16C33/765 ,  F16C33/768 ,  F16C33/7846 ,  F16C33/7886 ,  F16C33/80 ,  F16C33/805 ,  F16C2326/43 ,  H02K5/124

Abstract: One object is to provide a drone capable of achieving desired performance by preventing entry of foreign matter such as water droplets or dust particularly into a power portion thereof. A drone of the present invention is provided with a fixed section having a motor housing for housing a motor therein and a rotary section having a propeller shaft supported via a bearing so as to be rotatable with respect to the motor housing and configured to rotate integrally with the propeller. In an opposed portion where fixed-side components constituting the fixed section and rotary-side components constituting the rotary section are opposed to each other, there is provided a foreign matter entry prevention unit configured to prevent foreign matter from entering an inside of the motor housing.

公开(公告)号：US09902560B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-27

申请号：US15682647

申请日：2017-08-22

Applicant: Joseph Porat

Inventor： Joseph Porat

IPC: B65G1/04 ,  B65G1/06 ,  B65G1/137 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B60L11/18 ,  G05D1/10 ,  G05D1/00 ,  B64D1/22

CPC classification number: B65G1/06 ,  B25J5/02 ,  B25J9/0087 ,  B25J9/041 ,  B60L11/1861 ,  B60L2200/10 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/066 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  B64D1/22 ,  B65G1/0457 ,  B65G1/0464 ,  B65G1/137 ,  B65G1/1378 ,  G05D1/0011 ,  G05D1/101

Abstract: An automated warehousing system for use in a warehouse having a storage racks includes drawers partitioned into multiple compartments to contain different parcels, the drawers being at designated locations of individual cells in the storage racks and adapted to be opened and closed. The system also has a plurality of drones configured to identify a designated one of the drawers at a designated location and a designated one compartment of the designated one drawer. The drones have gripper heads translatable relative to opened drawers to retrieve parcels therefrom. The system further has a communication subsystem communicating with the drones to control their flying and also to control their gripper heads relative to opened drawers and communicating with individual cells for opening and closing drawers as drones approach and depart the selected individual cells.

公开(公告)号：US09898688B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-20

申请号：US15169972

申请日：2016-06-01

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Amit Bleiweiss

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  G06K9/62 ,  G06T7/40 ,  G06T17/05 ,  B64C39/02

CPC classification number: G06T7/90 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/123 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  G06K9/00657 ,  G06T7/408 ,  G06T17/05 ,  G06T2207/10024 ,  G06T2207/10028 ,  G06T2207/10032 ,  G06T2207/20081 ,  G06T2207/20084 ,  G06T2207/30188 ,  G06T2207/30244

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses and systems may provide for a neural network that analyzes and classifies agricultural conditions based on depth data and color data recorded by one or more drones, and generates an annotated three dimensional (3D) map with the agricultural conditions. Additionally, an object recognition model may be trained for use by a drone controller to trigger drones to conduct a collection of depth data at an increased proximity to crop-related objects based on agricultural conditions.

公开(公告)号：US20180046201A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-15

申请号：US15234189

申请日：2016-08-11

Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

Inventor： Thomas D. Erickson ,  Clifford A. Pickover ,  Maja Vukovic

IPC: G05D1/10 ,  G01C21/34

CPC classification number: G05D1/101 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  G01C21/20 ,  G01C21/34 ,  G01C23/005

Abstract: A system for continued navigation of unmanned aerial vehicles beyond restricted boundaries. The system comprises a monitoring device to track a geolocation corresponding to an unmanned aerial vehicle and to compare the geolocation corresponding to the unmanned aerial vehicle with a geolocation corresponding to a restricted boundary to determine a location of the unmanned aerial vehicle with respect to a restricted environment, and a route generator to generate an alternative navigation method to navigate the restricted environment when the unmanned aerial vehicle is located within a predetermined distance of the restricted environment.

公开(公告)号：US20180044018A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-15

申请号：US15730791

申请日：2017-10-12

Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation

Inventor： Simone Bonazzoli ,  Marco Borgianni ,  Claudio Falcone ,  Alessio Fioravanti ,  Giuseppe Longobardi ,  Silvano Lutri ,  Luigi Presti ,  Paolo Salerno ,  Alessandro Tomasi ,  Francesca Ziantoni

IPC: B64D1/08 ,  B64C39/02

CPC classification number: B64D1/08 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64C2201/145 ,  B64C2201/146

Abstract: A computer program product for automatically delivering a physical mail includes receiving, by an unmanned aerial vehicle from an unmanned aerial vehicle management system, a delivery information, the delivery information includes information about a first secure mailbox and information about a second secure mailbox, the first secure mailbox being related to a first target user, delivering the physical mail to the first secure mailbox, and rerouting the unmanned aerial vehicle carrying the physical mail from the first secure mailbox to the second secure mailbox in response to the physical mail being delivered to the first secure mailbox.

公开(公告)号：US09884681B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-06

申请号：US15405140

申请日：2017-01-12

Applicant: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., Ltd

Inventor： Tao Wang ,  Tao Zhao ,  Hao Du ,  Mingxi Wang

IPC: B64C1/06 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D47/08 ,  B64C27/08 ,  B64C25/32 ,  A63H27/00

CPC classification number: B64C1/063 ,  A63H27/12 ,  B64C1/00 ,  B64C1/061 ,  B64C25/32 ,  B64C27/08 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C39/028 ,  B64C2025/325 ,  B64C2201/024 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/127 ,  B64C2201/14 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  B64C2201/165 ,  B64D47/00 ,  B64D47/08 ,  G05D1/042

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for a transformable aerial vehicle are provided. In one aspect, a transformable aerial vehicle includes: a central body and at least two transformable frames assemblies respectively disposed on the central body, each of the at least two transformable frame assemblies having a proximal portion pivotally coupled to the central body and a distal portion; an actuation assembly mounted on the central body and configured to pivot the at least two frame assemblies to a plurality of different vertical angles relative to the central body; and a plurality of propulsion units mounted on the at least two transformable frame assemblies and operable to move the transformable aerial vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US09881213B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-30

申请号：US15462577

申请日：2017-03-17

Applicant: Unmanned Innovation, Inc.

Inventor： Bernard J. Michini ,  Hui Li ,  Brett Michael Bethke

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  G05D1/10 ,  H04N5/445 ,  G06K9/62 ,  H04N5/232 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G05D1/04 ,  G05D1/00

CPC classification number: G06F3/04815 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/12 ,  B64C2201/123 ,  B64C2201/127 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  B64C2201/148 ,  B64D47/08 ,  G01C21/20 ,  G05D1/0016 ,  G05D1/0038 ,  G05D1/0044 ,  G05D1/0094 ,  G05D1/042 ,  G05D1/0653 ,  G05D1/101 ,  G06F3/048 ,  G06K9/00637 ,  G06K9/00805 ,  G06K9/6256 ,  G06K9/6267 ,  G06K2209/19 ,  G06Q10/063114 ,  G06Q10/1097 ,  G06Q50/16 ,  G06T17/05 ,  G06T2215/16 ,  G08G5/0013 ,  G08G5/0034 ,  G08G5/0065 ,  G08G5/0069 ,  G08G5/025 ,  H04N5/23293 ,  H04N5/44504 ,  H04N7/183 ,  H04N7/185

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for an unmanned aerial system inspection system. One of the methods is performed by a UAV and includes receiving, by the UAV, flight information describing a job to perform an inspection of a rooftop. A particular altitude is ascended to, and an inspection of the rooftop is performed including obtaining sensor information describing the rooftop. Location information identifying a damaged area of the rooftop is received. The damaged area of the rooftop is traveled to. An inspection of the damaged area of the rooftop is performed including obtaining detailed sensor information describing the damaged area. A safe landing location is traveled to.

公开(公告)号：US20180025518A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-25

申请号：US15425373

申请日：2017-02-06

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Satoshi HORIE

IPC: G06T11/60 ,  B64D47/08 ,  G05D1/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G06K9/00 ,  H04N7/18

CPC classification number: G06T11/60 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  B64D47/08 ,  G05D1/0038 ,  G06K9/0063 ,  G06K9/209 ,  G06K9/3233 ,  H04N7/181 ,  H04N7/185

Abstract: An unmanned air vehicle system includes an unmanned air vehicle including a camera unit, a pilot terminal capable of piloting the unmanned air vehicle, and a display that displays images captured by the camera unit. The camera unit includes a first camera that captures a first image and a second camera that captures a second image. An angle of view of the first camera is narrower than an angle of view of the second camera.

公开(公告)号：US20180023974A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-25

申请号：US15421834

申请日：2017-02-01

Applicant: TOPCON Corporation

Inventor： Hitoshi Otani ,  Daisuke Sasaki ,  Nobuyuki Fukaya ,  Takeshi Sasaki

IPC: G01C23/00 ,  B64D45/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D47/08 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G01S19/42

CPC classification number: G01C23/00 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/127 ,  B64C2201/14 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  B64D45/00 ,  B64D47/08 ,  G01C15/02 ,  G01C21/005 ,  G01S19/42 ,  G05D1/0202 ,  G05D1/102

Abstract: A flying vehicle has a retro-reflector, a position measuring instrument has a non-prism measurement function for performing a distance measurement and an angle measurement in non-prism and a prism measurement function for performing the distance measurement and the angle measurement with respect to the retro-reflector, a control device is adapted to have a flight range as set within a flat plane, to prepare an approximate flight plan having a two-dimensional approximate flying route as set within the flight range, to measure the approximate flying route by the non-prism measurement, to calculate a three-dimensional detailed flying route based on the measurement results and the approximate flying route, to prepare a detailed flight plan including the detailed flying route and to control the flying vehicle so as to fly in maintaining a distance between the flying vehicle system and a surface of the object to be measured at a constant value based on the detailed flight plan and a result of the prism measurement.

公开(公告)号：US20180022455A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-25

申请号：US15655805

申请日：2017-07-20

Applicant: Dustin McCaslin

Inventor： Dustin McCaslin

IPC: B64D1/12 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D47/08

CPC classification number: B64D1/12 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/024 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/126 ,  B64C2201/127 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  B64C2201/165 ,  B64D47/08

Abstract: A dropping mechanism with universal mounting points includes a device for securing a payload to a drone, mechanically releasing it and mounting additional accessories that can be used during flight. The dropping mechanism can be attached to either the landing gear or body of the drone, in an orientation that allows contact between the release trigger and the drone's camera. A notch and groove system holds a sliding restraint in place, keeping the payload secure during flight. Once the release trigger is pushed, an energized member pulls the sliding restraint allowing the payload to drop. Since the camera is pointed down to actuate the trigger, the user can watch as the payload falls to the ground. The use of a mechanical dropping system makes this device compatible with drones that only have an electrical connection for the camera. Universal mounting points allow attachment of a wide variety of accessories.