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    In-flight reconfigurable hybrid unmanned aerial vehicle
    2.
    发明授权
    In-flight reconfigurable hybrid unmanned aerial vehicle 有权

    公开(公告)号：US11639220B1

    公开(公告)日：2023-05-02

    申请号：US16848605

    申请日：2020-04-14

    Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

    Inventor： Jack Erdozain, Jr. ,  Berk Ozturk ,  Nicholas Hampel Roberts ,  Brian C. Beckman

    IPC: B64C29/02 ,  B64C1/30 ,  B64C3/56 ,  B64C39/02

    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to an unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”) that transitions in-flight between vertical flight configuration and horizontal flight configuration by changing an orientation of the UAV by approximately ninety degrees. The UAV may include propulsion units that are coupled to a wing. The wing may include wing segments rotatably coupled together by pivots that rotate to position the propulsion units around a center of mass of the UAV when the fuselage is oriented perpendicular with the horizon. In this vertical flight configuration, the UAV may perform vertical flight or hover. During the vertical flight, the UAV may cause the wing to extend outward via the pivots such that the wing segments become positioned substantially parallel to one another and the wing resembles a conventional fixed wing. With the wing extended, the UAV assumes a horizontal flight configuration that provides upward lift generated from the wing.

    Stabilized airborne drop delivery
    3.
    发明授权
    Stabilized airborne drop delivery 有权

    公开(公告)号：US10450065B2

    公开(公告)日：2019-10-22

    申请号：US15595556

    申请日：2017-05-15

    Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

    Inventor： Daniel Buchmueller ,  Louis LeRoi LeGrand, III ,  Jack Erdozain, Jr. ,  Scarlett Elizabeth Koller ,  Eric Alexander Riehl ,  Trevor Barr Walker

    IPC: B64C39/02 ,  B64D1/12 ,  B64C15/14 ,  G05D1/00 ,  B64D1/08 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G06Q10/08

    Abstract: Stabilized delivery using an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) is described. In one embodiment, the UAV includes a flight controller configured to control a flight path of the UAV, a winch mechanism secured to an underside of the UAV, a platform tethered to and extendable from the winch mechanism, and a ballast system configured to stabilize the platform. The winch mechanism may be relied upon to drop an item for delivery without landing the UAV. The winch mechanism can include a first winch mechanism secured to the UAV at a first orientation and a second winch mechanism secured to the UAV at a second orientation. Because the winch mechanism may give rise to certain design and operating considerations, various active and passive flight and/or ballast control systems are described. These systems maintain an orientation of the UAV, the platform, and/or the item during one or more stages of airborne drop delivery.

    In-flight reconfigurable hybrid unmanned aerial vehicle
    4.
    发明授权
    In-flight reconfigurable hybrid unmanned aerial vehicle 有权

    公开(公告)号：US10392108B1

    公开(公告)日：2019-08-27

    申请号：US15390273

    申请日：2016-12-23

    Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

    Inventor： Jack Erdozain, Jr. ,  Berk Ozturk ,  Nicholas Hampel Roberts ,  Brian C. Beckman

    IPC: B64C1/30 ,  B64C29/02 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C3/56

    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to an unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”) that transitions in-flight between vertical flight configuration and horizontal flight configuration by changing an orientation of the UAV by approximately ninety degrees. The UAV may include propulsion units that are coupled to a fuselage or wing. The UAV may include a tail and/or a swing arm that is rotatably coupled to the fuselage and that rotate between different positions. The swing arm may be selectively coupled to cargo. The wing may include wing segments rotatably coupled together by pivots that rotate to position the propulsion units around a center of mass of the UAV when the fuselage is oriented perpendicular with the horizon.

    Modular air delivery
    8.
    发明授权
    Modular air delivery 有权
    模块化送风

    公开(公告)号：US09348333B1

    公开(公告)日：2016-05-24

    申请号：US14563647

    申请日：2014-12-08

    Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

    Inventor： Daniel Buchmueller ,  Jack Erdozain, Jr. ,  Gur Kimchi ,  Brandon William Porter ,  Ricky Dean Welsh

    IPC: G05D1/00 ,  G05D3/00 ,  G06F7/00 ,  G06F17/00 ,  B64D1/08 ,  B64F5/00 ,  B64D31/00 ,  B64D45/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G06Q10/08

    CPC classification number: G06Q10/08355 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  B64C2211/00 ,  B64D1/08 ,  B64D31/00 ,  B64D45/00 ,  B64F5/10 ,  G05D1/0011 ,  G06Q10/083 ,  G08G5/0069

    Abstract: Aspects of modular airborne delivery are described. When a shipping container is provided to an airborne carrier for delivery, the airborne carrier may assess weather across a route for airborne delivery of the shipping container, evaluate an approach to drop the shipping container at a delivery zone, and calculate a remaining amount of time until a target delivery time, for example. The airborne carrier may then select components to assemble a modular unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) based on those or other factors, and assemble the UAV using the selected components. The modular UAV may then be directed to deliver the shipping container according to instructions from the airborne carrier. According to the concepts described herein, flexibility and other advantages may be achieved using modular UAVs for airborne delivery.

    Abstract translation: 描述模块化机载交付的方面。 当运输集装箱提供给空中运输工具进行运输时，机载运输公司可以评估运输集装箱航空运输路线上的天气，评估运送集装箱在运送区域的方法，并计算剩余的时间量 直到目标交付时间为止。 然后，机载运营商可以基于这些或其他因素选择组件来组装模块化无人驾驶飞行器（UAV），并使用所选择的部件组装UAV。 然后，可以根据来自机载运营商的指示，将模块化UAV引导到运送集装箱。 根据本文描述的概念，可以使用用于机载传送的模块化UAV实现灵活性和其他优点。

    Delivery sound masking and sound emission
    9.
    发明授权
    Delivery sound masking and sound emission 有权

    公开(公告)号：US11232389B1

    公开(公告)日：2022-01-25

    申请号：US16132101

    申请日：2018-09-14

    Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

    Inventor： Brian C. Beckman ,  Jack Erdozain, Jr. ,  Sheridan Leigh Martin ,  Fabian Hensel ,  David Lindskog

    IPC: G06Q10/08 ,  G10K11/178 ,  G01C21/20 ,  B64D47/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G05D1/10 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G01S19/42

    Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) may emit masking sounds during operation of the UAV to mask other sounds generated by the UAV during operation. The UAV may be used to deliver items to a residence or other location associated with a customer. The UAV may emit sounds that mask the conventional sounds generated by the propellers and/or motors to cause the UAV to emit sounds that are pleasing to bystanders or do not annoy the bystanders. The UAV may emit sounds using speakers or other sound generating devices, such as fins, reeds, whistles, or other devices which may cause sound to be emitted from the UAV. Noise canceling algorithms may be used to cancel at least some of the conventional noise generated by operation of the UAV using inverted sounds, while additional sound may be emitted by the UAV, which may not be subject to noise cancelation.

    In-flight reconfigurable hybrid unmanned aerial vehicle
    10.
    发明授权
    In-flight reconfigurable hybrid unmanned aerial vehicle 有权

    公开(公告)号：US10661894B1

    公开(公告)日：2020-05-26

    申请号：US16383280

    申请日：2019-04-12

    Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

    Inventor： Jack Erdozain, Jr. ,  Berk Ozturk ,  Nicholas Hampel Roberts ,  Brian C. Beckman

    IPC: B64C29/02 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C1/30 ,  B64C3/56

    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to an unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”) that transitions in-flight between vertical flight configuration and horizontal flight configuration by changing an orientation of the UAV by approximately ninety degrees. The UAV may include propulsion units that are coupled to a wing. The wing may include wing segments rotatably coupled together by pivots that rotate to position the propulsion units around a center of mass of the UAV when the fuselage is oriented perpendicular with the horizon. In this vertical flight configuration, the UAV may perform vertical flight or hover. During the vertical flight, the UAV may cause the wing to extend outward via the pivots such that the wing segments become positioned substantially parallel to one another and the wing resembles a conventional fixed wing. With the wing extended, the UAV assumes a horizontal flight configuration that provides upward lift generated from the wing.

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