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公开(公告)号:US20230348099A1
公开(公告)日:2023-11-02
申请号:US17900005
申请日:2022-08-31
Applicant: Skydio, Inc.
Inventor: Yee Shan Woo , Benjamin Scott Thompson
CPC classification number: B64F1/22 , B64C39/024 , B60L53/30 , H01Q1/22 , B64C2201/18 , B64F1/362
Abstract: A docking system is disclosed for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The docking system includes a base station that is configured to receive the UAV and a pedestal that is configured to support the base station in an elevated position. The pedestal defines an interior space that is configured in correspondence with an outer contour of the base station such that the base station is positionable within the pedestal to protect the base station during nonuse.
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公开(公告)号:US20220355952A1
公开(公告)日:2022-11-10
申请号:US17873549
申请日:2022-07-26
Applicant: Skydio, Inc.
Inventor: Benjamin Scott Thompson , Adam Parker Bry , Asher Mendel Robbins-Rothman , Abraham Galton Bachrach , Yevgeniy Kozlenko , Kevin Patrick Smith O'Leary , Patrick Allen Lowe , Daniel Thomas Adams , Justin Michael Sadowski , Zachary Albert West , Josiah Timothy VanderMey
Abstract: An introduced autonomous aerial vehicle can include multiple cameras for capturing images of a surrounding physical environment that are utilized for motion planning by an autonomous navigation system. In some embodiments, the cameras can be integrated into one or more rotor assemblies that house powered rotors to free up space within the body of the aerial vehicle. In an example embodiment, an aerial vehicle includes multiple upward-facing cameras and multiple downward-facing cameras with overlapping fields of view to enable stereoscopic computer vision in a plurality of directions around the aerial vehicle. Similar camera arrangements can also be implemented in fixed-wing aerial vehicles.
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公开(公告)号:US10784761B2
公开(公告)日:2020-09-22
申请号:US16439646
申请日:2019-06-12
Applicant: Skydio, Inc.
Inventor: Daniel Thomas Adams , Patrick Allen Lowe , Benjamin Scott Thompson , Abraham Galton Bachrach , Adam Parker Bry
Abstract: An actuator is introduced that utilizes the forces that result from placing a current carrying coil in a magnetic field to rotate a connected object about at least one axis. In some embodiments, the introduced coil actuator includes a coil of conductor coupled to an arm or other type of structural element that extends radially from an axis of rotation. The introduced coil actuator can be utilized to provide motion control in a variety of different applications such as gimbal mechanisms. In some embodiments, the introduced coil actuator can be implemented in a gimbal mechanism for adjusting an orientation of a device such as a camera relative to a connected platform such as the body of an aerial vehicle.
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公开(公告)号:US20250058871A1
公开(公告)日:2025-02-20
申请号:US18820881
申请日:2024-08-30
Applicant: Skydio, Inc.
Inventor: Benjamin Scott Thompson , Adam Parker Bry , Asher Mendel Robbins-Rothman , Abraham Galton Bachrach , Yevgeniy Kozlenko , Kevin Patrick Smith O'Leary , Patrick Allen Lowe , Daniel Thomas Adams , Justin Michael Sadowski , Zachary Albert West , Josiah Timothy VanderMey
IPC: B64C27/32 , B64C27/00 , B64C39/02 , B64D47/08 , B64U10/14 , B64U10/25 , B64U20/30 , B64U20/87 , B64U30/29 , B64U50/39 , B64U70/10 , B64U101/30 , G06V20/13 , G06V20/17
Abstract: An introduced autonomous aerial vehicle can include multiple cameras for capturing images of a surrounding physical environment that are utilized for motion planning by an autonomous navigation system. In some embodiments, the cameras can be integrated into one or more rotor assemblies that house powered rotors to free up space within the body of the aerial vehicle. In an example embodiment, an aerial vehicle includes multiple upward-facing cameras and multiple downward-facing cameras with overlapping fields of view to enable stereoscopic computer vision in a plurality of directions around the aerial vehicle. Similar camera arrangements can also be implemented in fixed-wing aerial vehicles.
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公开(公告)号:US20250026506A1
公开(公告)日:2025-01-23
申请号:US18824286
申请日:2024-09-04
Applicant: Skydio, Inc.
Inventor: Asher Mendel Robbins-Rothman , Kellen James Waterman O'Rourke , Adam Nathan Lebovitz , Dylan Matthew Callaway , Benjamin Scott Thompson , Andrew Xu , Kevin Christoph Clemens , Harrison Weiwen Zheng , Ryan David Kennedy
Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that includes: a chassis; a plurality of arms that extend outwardly from the chassis; a plurality of propeller assemblies that are supported by the plurality of arms; a canopy that is connected to the chassis so as to provide an outer cover for the UAV that is configured to protect internal components thereof; a frame that is supported by the canopy such that the frame is isolated from the chassis; and a plurality of image capture assemblies that are supported by the frame such that the frame separates the plurality of image capture assemblies from the chassis and the canopy so as to inhibit relative movement between the plurality of image capture assemblies during operation of the UAV.
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公开(公告)号:US12012224B2
公开(公告)日:2024-06-18
申请号:US17898619
申请日:2022-08-30
Applicant: Skydio, Inc.
Inventor: Benjamin Scott Thompson , Adam Parker Bry , Asher Mendel Robbins-Rothman , Abraham Galton Bachrach , Yevgeniy Kozlenko , Kevin Patrick Smith O'Leary , Patrick Allen Lowe , Daniel Thomas Adams , Justin Michael Sadowski , Zachary Albert West , Josiah Timothy VanderMey
CPC classification number: B64D47/08 , B64C27/001 , B64C27/32 , B64C39/024 , G06V20/13 , G06V20/17 , B64U2101/30 , B64U2201/10
Abstract: An introduced autonomous aerial vehicle can include multiple cameras for capturing images of a surrounding physical environment that are utilized for motion planning by an autonomous navigation system. In some embodiments, the cameras can be integrated into one or more rotor assemblies that house powered rotors to free up space within the body of the aerial vehicle. In an example embodiment, an aerial vehicle includes multiple upward-facing cameras and multiple downward-facing cameras with overlapping fields of view to enable stereoscopic computer vision in a plurality of directions around the aerial vehicle. Similar camera arrangements can also be implemented in fixed-wing aerial vehicles.
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公开(公告)号:US20210036594A1
公开(公告)日:2021-02-04
申请号:US17015248
申请日:2020-09-09
Applicant: Skydio, Inc.
Inventor: Daniel Thomas Adams , Patrick Allen Lowe , Benjamin Scott Thompson , Abraham Galton Bachrach , Adam Parker Bry
IPC: H02K41/035 , G03B15/00 , B64D47/08 , B64C39/02 , G03B17/56
Abstract: An actuator is introduced that utilizes the forces that result from placing a current carrying coil in a magnetic field to rotate a connected object about at least one axis. In some embodiments, the introduced coil actuator includes a coil of conductor coupled to an arm or other type of structural element that extends radially from an axis of rotation. The introduced coil actuator can be utilized to provide motion control in a variety of different applications such as gimbal mechanisms. In some embodiments, the introduced coil actuator can be implemented in a gimbal mechanism for adjusting an orientation of a device such as a camera relative to a connected platform such as the body of an aerial vehicle.
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公开(公告)号:US20200036896A1
公开(公告)日:2020-01-30
申请号:US16579624
申请日:2019-09-23
Applicant: SKYDIO, INC.
Inventor: David Kalinowski , Stephen R. McClure , Patrick Allen Lowe , Daniel Thomas Adams , Benjamin Scott Thompson , Adam Parker Bry , Abraham Galton Bachrach
IPC: H04N5/232
Abstract: Embodiments are described for a stabilization system configured, in some embodiments, for stabilizing image capture from an aerial vehicle (e.g., a UAV). According to some embodiments, the stabilization systems employs both active and passive stabilization means. A passive stabilization assembly includes a counter-balanced suspension system that includes an elongated arm that extends into and is coupled to the body of a vehicle. The counter-balanced suspension system passively stabilizes a mounted device such as an image capture device to counter motion of the UAV while in use. In some embodiment the counter-balanced suspension system passively stabilizes a mounted image capture assembly that includes active stabilization means (e.g., a motorized gimbal and/or electronic image stabilization). In some embodiments, the active and passive stabilization means operate together to effectively stabilize a mounted image capture device to counter a wide range of motion characteristics.
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公开(公告)号:US20190329903A1
公开(公告)日:2019-10-31
申请号:US16395110
申请日:2019-04-25
Applicant: Skydio, Inc.
Inventor: Benjamin Scott Thompson , Adam Parker Bry , Asher Mendel Robbins-Rothman , Abraham Galton Bachrach , Yevgeniy Kozlenko , Kevin Patrick Smith O'Leary , Patrick Allen Lowe , Daniel Thomas Adams , Justin Michael Sadowski , Zachary Albert West , Josiah Timothy VanderMey
Abstract: An introduced autonomous aerial vehicle can include multiple cameras for capturing images of a surrounding physical environment that are utilized for motion planning by an autonomous navigation system. In some embodiments, the cameras can be integrated into one or more rotor assemblies that house powered rotors to free up space within the body of the aerial vehicle. In an example embodiment, an aerial vehicle includes multiple upward-facing cameras and multiple downward-facing cameras with overlapping fields of view to enable stereoscopic computer vision in a plurality of directions around the aerial vehicle. Similar camera arrangements can also be implemented in fixed-wing aerial vehicles.
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公开(公告)号:US20250002144A1
公开(公告)日:2025-01-02
申请号:US18645897
申请日:2024-04-25
Applicant: Skydio, Inc.
Inventor: Benjamin Scott Thompson , Adam Parker Bry , Asher Mendel Robbins-Rothman , Abraham Galton Bachrach , Yevgeniy Kozlenko , Kevin Patrick Smith O'Leary , Patrick Allen Lowe , Daniel Thomas Adams , Justin Michael Sadowski , Zachary Albert West , Josiah Timothy VanderMey
IPC: B64C27/32 , B64C27/00 , B64C39/02 , B64D47/08 , B64U10/14 , B64U10/25 , B64U20/30 , B64U20/87 , B64U30/29 , B64U50/39 , B64U70/10 , B64U101/30 , G06V20/13 , G06V20/17
Abstract: An introduced autonomous aerial vehicle can include multiple cameras for capturing images of a surrounding physical environment that are utilized for motion planning by an autonomous navigation system. In some embodiments, the cameras can be integrated into one or more rotor assemblies that house powered rotors to free up space within the body of the aerial vehicle. In an example embodiment, an aerial vehicle includes multiple upward-facing cameras and multiple downward-facing cameras with overlapping fields of view to enable stereoscopic computer vision in a plurality of directions around the aerial vehicle. Similar camera arrangements can also be implemented in fixed-wing aerial vehicles.
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