公开(公告)号：US11762398B1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-19

申请号：US16854098

申请日：2020-04-21

Applicant: Near Earth Autonomy, Inc.

Inventor： Jonathan Taylor ,  Sanjiv Singh ,  Lyle Chamberlain ,  Sebastian Scherer ,  Benjamin Grocholsky ,  Vladimir Brajovic

IPC: G05D1/06 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D45/08 ,  H04N5/33 ,  B64D27/24 ,  B64U70/00 ,  B60L53/10 ,  B64F1/00 ,  B64F1/22 ,  B64F1/36 ,  B64U101/30

CPC classification number: G05D1/0676 ,  B60L53/10 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64D27/24 ,  B64D45/08 ,  B64F1/005 ,  B64F1/222 ,  B64F1/362 ,  H04N5/33 ,  B64U70/00 ,  B64U2101/30 ,  B64U2201/104

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for autonomously estimating the position and orientation (“pose”) of an aircraft relative to a target site are disclosed herein, including a system including a plurality of beacons arranged about the target site, wherein the plurality of beacons collectively comprise at least one electromagnetic radiation source and at least one beacon ranging radio, a sensor system coupled to the aircraft including an electromagnetic radiation sensor and a ranging radio configured to determine a range of the aircraft relative to the target site, and a processor configured to determine an estimated pose of the aircraft based on at least: (i) detected electromagnetic radiation, and (ii) time-stamped range data for the aircraft relative to the target site.

公开(公告)号：US10029804B1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-24

申请号：US15152944

申请日：2016-05-12

Applicant: Near Earth Autonomy, Inc.

Inventor： Lyle Chamberlain ,  Hugh Cover ,  Benjamin Grocholsky ,  Bradley Hamner ,  Sebastian Scherer ,  Sanjiv Singh

IPC: B64D45/08 ,  B64D45/04 ,  G05D1/10 ,  B64D47/08 ,  G01C21/16 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G06T7/20 ,  G06T7/60 ,  G06K9/52 ,  G06T19/20

Abstract: A computerized, on-board flight system for an aircraft has a landing-zone evaluation system for evaluating a landing zone for the aircraft based on sensory data from numerous sensing systems, including lidar, radar, and/or various cameras, to identify potential, suitable landing sites in the landing zone. Based on data from these sensory systems, the landing-zone evaluation system geometrically and semantically evaluates the landing zone's terrain, as well as identifies moving and stationary objects in the landing zone to identify the suitable landing sites for the aircraft.