公开(公告)号：US11130573B2

公开(公告)日：2021-09-28

申请号：US15773074

申请日：2016-11-02

Applicant: PULSE AEROSPACE LLC

Inventor： Lance Holly ,  William Donovan ,  Aaron Lessig

IPC: B64D1/18 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B05B1/20 ,  G05D7/06

Abstract: A disbursement system for a UAV is provided. The disbursement system may include a plurality of disbursement nozzles operable to dispense an agricultural product at variable flowrates, a flow controller responsive to instructions and operable to regulate a volume of the agricultural product dispensed by the disbursement nozzles, and a control system. The control system may include a plurality of sensors operable to monitor a plurality of flight parameters and a processing unit configured to model an effect of the plurality of flight parameters on first flow control instructions corresponding to a prescription coverage of the agricultural product and calculate and output modulated flow control instructions to the flow controller. The control system may modulate the first control instructions to change a flowrate of one or more of the plurality of disbursement nozzles to achieve an actual coverage of the agricultural product that is closer to the prescription coverage.

公开(公告)号：US20180319499A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-08

申请号：US15773074

申请日：2016-11-02

Applicant: PULSE AEROSPACE LLC

Inventor： Lance Holly ,  William Donovan ,  Aaron Lessig

IPC: B64D1/18 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G05D7/06 ,  B05B1/20

CPC classification number: B64D1/18 ,  B05B1/20 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/024 ,  B64C2201/12 ,  G05D7/0617

Abstract: A disbursement system for a UAV is provided. The disbursement system may include a plurality of disbursement nozzles operable to dispense an agricultural product at variable flowrates, a flow controller responsive to instructions and operable to regulate a volume of the agricultural product dispensed by the disbursement nozzles, and a control system. The control system may include a plurality of sensors operable to monitor a plurality of flight parameters and a processing unit configured to model an effect of the plurality of flight parameters on first flow control instructions corresponding to a prescription coverage of the agricultural product and calculate and output modulated flow control instructions to the flow controller. The control system may modulate the first control instructions to change a flowrate of one or more of the plurality of disbursement nozzles to achieve an actual coverage of the agricultural product that is closer to the prescription coverage.