APPARATUS FOR USE ON UNMANNED VEHICLES
    1.
    发明授权
    APPARATUS FOR USE ON UNMANNED VEHICLES 有权
    用于无人驾驶车辆的装置

    公开(公告)号:EP2723641B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-04-04

    申请号:EP12729189.6

    申请日:2012-06-20

    申请人: BAE Systems PLC

    摘要: An apparatus, and a method performed by the apparatus, are disclosed wherein the apparatus can be mounted on an unmanned vehicle and arranged to act upon a payload. The payload can be mounted on the unmanned vehicle and, under an action of the apparatus, is able to be activated. The method can include receiving an activation instruction from an entity remote from the unmanned vehicle; determining whether or not the received activation instruction is valid by performing a validation process; and in response to determining that the received activation instruction is valid, activating the payload. In response to determining that the received activation instruction is not valid, activation of the payload may be prevented or opposed.

    REDUNDANCY IN UAV ENGINE TIMING POSITION SYSTEMS

    公开(公告)号:EP3143269A4

    公开(公告)日:2018-02-21

    申请号:EP15812348

    申请日:2015-06-23

    摘要: Redundancy in engine timing position sensing maintains a UAV operational in the event of failure of a primary engine timing position sub-system. The redundancy avoids duplication of the primary crankshaft timing position sensing components, and avoids adding weight, cost and component complexity. Conditioned (square) waveform(s) (102) is/are created from respective sinusoidal waveform(s). Each consecutive leading edge (103a) and trailing edge (103b) of the pulses of the square waveform (102) is derived from the crossing of the zero voltage value by consecutive sinusoidal waveforms A,B,C (e.g. Voltage (V) vs Time (t) or angular degrees). The square pulse waveform (102) is output (104) to a microcontroller (106) to create and output a pseudo crankshaft timing position signal (108) to be used by an ECU to determine ignition and fuel injection events in the event that the primary timing signal from the crankshaft position sensor (CPS) has failed. The signal (108) output to the ECU can have a missing pulse (116) (i.e. indicative of a TDC position of the engine crankshaft) as well as multiple square pulses (114) corresponding to the pulses of the initial square pulse waveform (102). The waveform signal (108) is therefore derived from the alternator waveform signal(s) and provides a pseudo crankshaft timing position signal in the event of failure of the primary or initial CPS signal.

    ROUTE PLANNING
    4.
    发明公开
    ROUTE PLANNING 审中-公开
    路线规划

    公开(公告)号:EP3161575A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-05-03

    申请号:EP15738961.0

    申请日:2015-06-26

    申请人: BAE Systems PLC

    摘要: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for determining a route for a vehicle (2). The method comprises generating, by a processor (12), a grid (16) by specifying a start node (18), specifying one or more movement operations performable by the vehicle (2), and iteratively adding edges and further nodes (20-24) to the grid (16), each edge corresponding to a respective movement operation and each further node corresponding to a location for the vehicle (2). The one or more processors (12) then select a path through the grid (16) from a first node of the grid to a second node of the grid. The first node corresponds to a first location (A) for the vehicle (2) and the second node corresponds to a second location (B) for the vehicle (2). Thus, a route for the vehicle (2) from the first location (A) to the second location (B) is determined.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于确定车辆(2)的路线的方法和装置。 该方法包括由处理器(12)通过指定起始节点(18),指定车辆(2)可执行的一个或多个移动操作,以及迭代地添加边缘和其他节点(20)来生成网格 (16)中,每个边对应于相应的移动操作,并且每个另外的节点对应于车辆(2)的位置。 一个或多个处理器(12)随后选择通过网格(16)从网格的第一节点到网格的第二节点的路径。 第一节点对应于车辆(2)的第一位置(A)并且第二节点对应于车辆(2)的第二位置(B)。 因此,确定车辆(2)从第一位置(A)到第二位置(B)的路线。

    APPARATUS FOR USE ON UNMANNED VEHICLES
    5.
    发明公开
    APPARATUS FOR USE ON UNMANNED VEHICLES 有权
    设备中使用的车辆无人

    公开(公告)号:EP2723641A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-04-30

    申请号:EP12729189.6

    申请日:2012-06-20

    申请人: BAE Systems Plc

    摘要: An apparatus, and a method performed by the apparatus, are disclosed wherein the apparatus can be mounted on an unmanned vehicle and arranged to act upon a payload. The payload can be mounted on the unmanned vehicle and, under an action of the apparatus, is able to be activated. The method can include receiving an activation instruction from an entity remote from the unmanned vehicle; determining whether or not the received activation instruction is valid by performing a validation process; and in response to determining that the received activation instruction is valid, activating the payload. In response to determining that the received activation instruction is not valid, activation of the payload may be prevented or opposed.

    Lenticular airship
    7.
    发明公开
    Lenticular airship 有权
    透镜状飞艇

    公开(公告)号:EP2537744A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-12-26

    申请号:EP12180699.6

    申请日:2007-10-15

    申请人: LTA Corporation

    摘要: An airship may include a hull (22) substantially shaped as an oblate spheroid, one or more frame members (122, 124) defining a support structure (20), wherein the support structure forms at least a partial support for the hull, at least one horizontal stabilizing member (315) operably coupled to a lower surface of the airship and at least one horizontal stabilizing member (315) having a first end and a second end. The at least one horizontal stabilizing member (315) may define an anhedral configuration. The airship may also include a vertical stabilizing member (310) having a first end pivotally coupled to the airship and a second end oriented to remain below an upper surface of the airship. The vertical stabilizing member (310) may be configured to pivot within a vertical plane and the first end of the vertical stabilizing member and the first end of the at least one horizontal stabilizing member may be operably coupled to one another.

    BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
    8.
    发明公开
    BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 审中-公开
    BATTERIEVERWALTUNGSSYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:EP3138172A4

    公开(公告)日:2017-05-17

    申请号:EP14908164

    申请日:2014-12-17

    IPC分类号: H02H7/18 H01M10/44 H02J7/00

    摘要: Systems, methods, and devices of managing a battery assembly used to power an object are provided to discharge a battery assembly for a safe and long-term storage. A controlled self-discharge of the battery assembly may be initiated when the power to the object is turned off for a certain length of time or the battery assembly is not in use for a threshold length of time. The controlled self-discharge may be terminated if the battery assembly reaches a threshold voltage value or the battery is in use again during the self-discharge.

    摘要翻译: 提供管理用于为物体供电的电池组件的系统,方法和设备用于使电池组件放电以用于安全和长期存储。 当对象的电源被关闭一段特定时间或者电池组件未被使用超过阈值时间长度时,电池组件的受控自放电可以被启动。 如果电池组件达到阈值电压值或者电池在自放电期间再次使用,则可以终止受控的自放电。

    BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
    9.
    发明公开
    BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 审中-公开
    BATTERIEVERWALTUNGSSYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:EP3138172A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-03-08

    申请号:EP14908164.8

    申请日:2014-12-17

    IPC分类号: H02H7/18 H02J7/00

    摘要: Systems, methods, and devices of managing a battery assembly used to power an object are provided to discharge a battery assembly for a safe and long-term storage. A controlled self-discharge of the battery assembly may be initiated when the power to the object is turned off for a certain length of time or the battery assembly is not in use for a threshold length of time. The controlled self-discharge may be terminated if the battery assembly reaches a threshold voltage value or the battery is in use again during the self-discharge.

    摘要翻译: 提供管理用于为物体供电的电池组件的系统,方法和装置,用于对电池组件进行放电以进行安全和长期存储。 当对象的电源关闭一段时间或电池组件在阈值时间长度不使用时,电池组件的受控自放电可以开始。 如果电池组件达到阈值电压值或者在自放电期间电池再次使用,则控制的自放电可以终止。

    IMPACT ABSORPTION APPARATUS FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE
    10.
    发明公开
    IMPACT ABSORPTION APPARATUS FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE 审中-公开
    STOSSDÄFFENDEVORRICHTUNGFÜREIN UNBEMANNTES LUFTFAHRZEUG

    公开(公告)号:EP3093239A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-11-16

    申请号:EP16159247.2

    申请日:2016-03-08

    发明人: WONG, Clifford

    IPC分类号: B64C39/00

    摘要: An unmanned aerial vehicle apparatus comprises a frame. Further, the unmanned aerial vehicle apparatus comprises a propulsion mechanism coupled to the frame that propels the frame through the air. In addition, the unmanned aerial vehicle apparatus comprises a storage device that stores one or more airbags and is coupled to the frame. The unmanned aerial vehicle apparatus also comprises an inflation device coupled to the frame that receives an activation signal and inflates the one or more airbags based upon receipt of the activation signal to deploy the one or more airbags from the storage device prior to an impact of the frame with an object.

    摘要翻译: 无人驾驶飞行器装置包括一个框架。 此外,无人驾驶飞行器装置包括联接到框架的推进机构,其推动框架通过空气。 此外,无人驾驶飞行器装置包括存储一个或多个安全气囊并连接到该框架的存储装置。 无人驾驶飞行器装置还包括耦合到框架的充气装置,其接收启动信号并且基于接收到激活信号而充气该一个或多个安全气囊,以在该冲击之前部署来自存储装置的一个或多个气囊 框架与对象。