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公开(公告)号：US10176722B1
公开(公告)日：2019-01-08
申请号：US15250806
申请日：2016-08-29
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Scott Patrick Boyd , Chengwu Cui , Sarah Graber , Barry James O'Brien , Joshua John Watson , Scott Michael Wilcox
Abstract: A location marker that may be used to provide information to a vehicle, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The location marker may include a plurality of lights that may be individually sequenced on and off at different times to create a time domain signal sequence that is readable by the vehicle. The lights may provide information in various different ways. The specific lights that are illuminated at a certain time may form a light pattern that includes or is associated with information. Different light patterns may be displayed over time to provide different information to the vehicle. In some embodiments, the amount of time that a light is on or off (or both) may provide information as a time domain signal sequence (e.g., flashing lights) to the vehicle. In various embodiments, the location marker may include retroreflectors arranged in a pattern used to identify the location marker.
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公开(公告)号：US10032384B1
公开(公告)日：2018-07-24
申请号：US15250778
申请日：2016-08-29
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Scott Patrick Boyd , Chengwu Cui , Sarah Graber , Barry James O'Brien , Joshua John Watson , Scott Michael Wilcox
Abstract: A location marker that may be used to provide information to a vehicle, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The location marker may include a plurality of retroreflectors that may form a pattern readable by a vehicle or other device. The pattern may be read to extract an identifier of a location, such as an address or an identifier of a person. A global positioning system (GPS) device may transmit a general location of the location marker to the vehicle, while the location marker may provide a unique visual location identifier to a device within visual range of the location marker. In some embodiments, the location marker may also include lights that may be individually sequenced on and off at different times to create a time domain signal sequence that is readable by the vehicle.
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3.发明授权公开(公告)号：US10728516B2
公开(公告)日：2020-07-28
申请号：US16041441
申请日：2018-07-20
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Scott Patrick Boyd , Barry James O'Brien , Joshua John Watson , Scott Michael Wilcox
IPC: G06K9/00 , H04N13/128 , G01C3/10 , G03B35/02 , H04N13/239 , G03B29/00 , B64C11/20 , G06T7/70 , B64C39/02 , B64D31/00 , B64D47/08 , B64C11/00
Abstract: A propeller provided on an aerial vehicle may include a digital camera or other imaging device embedded into a surface of one of the blades of the propeller. The digital camera may capture images while the propeller is rotating at an operational speed. Images captured by the digital camera may be processed to recognize one or more objects therein, and to determine ranges to such objects by stereo triangulation techniques. Using such ranges, a depth map or other model of the surface features in an environment in which the aerial vehicle is operating may be defined and stored or used for any purpose. A propeller may include digital cameras or other imaging devices embedded into two or more blades, and may also use such images to determine ranges to objects by stereo triangulation techniques.
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公开(公告)号：US10121117B1
公开(公告)日：2018-11-06
申请号：US15260057
申请日：2016-09-08
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Scott Patrick Boyd , Chengwu Cui , Sarah Graber , Barry James O'Brien , Joshua John Watson , Scott Michael Wilcox
Abstract: Techniques for providing a verification of a flight path or landing zone may be provided. For example, during delivery an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) may capture one or more images of a plurality of delivery locations within an area. A computer system may generate one or more image templates or filters using the one or more images and subsequently use the image filters to verify a flight path or landing zone for a delivery by the UAV during flight.
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5.发明授权公开(公告)号：US10033980B2
公开(公告)日：2018-07-24
申请号：US15243844
申请日：2016-08-22
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Scott Patrick Boyd , Barry James O'Brien , Joshua John Watson , Scott Michael Wilcox
IPC: G06K9/00 , H04N13/00 , G06T7/70 , B64C39/02 , B64D31/00 , B64D47/08 , H04N13/02 , B64C11/00 , G01C3/10 , G03B35/02
Abstract: A propeller provided on an aerial vehicle may include a digital camera or other imaging device embedded into a surface of one of the blades of the propeller. The digital camera may capture images while the propeller is rotating at an operational speed. Images captured by the digital camera may be processed to recognize one or more objects therein, and to determine ranges to such objects by stereo triangulation techniques. Using such ranges, a depth map or other model of the surface features in an environment in which the aerial vehicle is operating may be defined and stored or used for any purpose. A propeller may include digital cameras or other imaging devices embedded into two or more blades, and may also use such images to determine ranges to objects by stereo triangulation techniques.
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公开(公告)号：US10032275B1
公开(公告)日：2018-07-24
申请号：US15188919
申请日：2016-06-21
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Joshua John Watson , Benjamin Griffin Novak , Barry James O'Brien , Scott Michael Wilcox , Benjamin Israel Caro , Scott Patrick Boyd
Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and apparatus for automating the verification of aerial vehicle sensors as part of a pre-flight, flight departure, in-transit flight, and/or delivery destination calibration verification process. At different stages, aerial vehicle sensors may obtain sensor measurements about objects within an environment, the obtained measurements may be processed to determine information about the object, as presented in the measurements, and the processed information may be compared with the actual information about the object to determine a variation or difference between the information. If the variation is within a tolerance range, the sensor may be auto adjusted and operation of the aerial vehicle may continue. If the variation exceeds a correction range, flight of the aerial vehicle may be aborted and the aerial vehicle routed for a full sensor calibration.
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7.发明申请公开(公告)号：US20180054604A1
公开(公告)日：2018-02-22
申请号：US15243844
申请日：2016-08-22
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Scott Patrick Boyd , Barry James O'Brien , Joshua John Watson , Scott Michael Wilcox
CPC classification number: H04N13/128 , B64C11/00 , B64C39/02 , B64C39/024 , B64C2201/108 , B64C2201/127 , B64C2201/165 , B64D31/00 , B64D47/08 , G01C3/10 , G03B29/00 , G03B35/02 , G06T7/70 , H04N13/239
Abstract: A propeller provided on an aerial vehicle may include a digital camera or other imaging device embedded into a surface of one of the blades of the propeller. The digital camera may capture images while the propeller is rotating at an operational speed. Images captured by the digital camera may be processed to recognize one or more objects therein, and to determine ranges to such objects by stereo triangulation techniques. Using such ranges, a depth map or other model of the surface features in an environment in which the aerial vehicle is operating may be defined and stored or used for any purpose. A propeller may include digital cameras or other imaging devices embedded into two or more blades, and may also use such images to determine ranges to objects by stereo triangulation techniques.
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公开(公告)号：US10482775B1
公开(公告)日：2019-11-19
申请号：US16013639
申请日：2018-06-20
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Scott Patrick Boyd , Chengwu Cui , Sarah Graber , Barry James O'Brien , Joshua John Watson , Scott Michael Wilcox
Abstract: A location marker that may be used to provide information to a vehicle, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The location marker may include a plurality of retroreflectors that may form a pattern readable by a vehicle or other device. The pattern may be read to extract an identifier of a location, such as an address or an identifier of a person. A global positioning system (GPS) device may transmit a general location of the location marker to the vehicle, while the location marker may provide a unique visual location identifier to a device within visual range of the location marker. In some embodiments, the location marker may also include lights that may be individually sequenced on and off at different times to create a time domain signal sequence that is readable by the vehicle.
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公开(公告)号：US10388172B1
公开(公告)日：2019-08-20
申请号：US16006048
申请日：2018-06-12
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Scott Patrick Boyd , Chengwu Cui , Sarah Graber , Barry James O'Brien , Joshua John Watson , Scott Michael Wilcox
IPC: G08G5/02 , G06T7/246 , G06K9/00 , G06Q10/08 , G08G5/00 , B64D47/08 , B64C39/02 , G05D1/10 , H04N13/204
Abstract: Techniques for providing an object awareness guidance to clear a landing space may be provided. For example, during delivery an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) may capture an image of a potential landing zone and identify one or more objects in the image that may impede or obstruct delivery of the item in the potential landing zone. The UAV may be configured to generate and provide instructions to a user device to move or remove the identified one or more objects from the potential landing zone thereby creating a safe and unobstructed landing zone to deliver the item.
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公开(公告)号：US10176378B1
公开(公告)日：2019-01-08
申请号：US15248983
申请日：2016-08-26
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Scott Patrick Boyd , Chengwu Cui , Joshua John Watson
Abstract: Systems and methods are provided herein for detecting a marker (e.g., a marker that identifies a delivery location) utilizing an image captured by a camera of an unmanned aerial vehicle. A method may include obtaining marker information associated with a marker, the marker comprising a repetitive visual pattern, the marker being associated with delivery of an item by an unmanned aerial vehicle. Optical pattern information may be obtained that indicates a moiré pattern associated with the marker and the one or more cameras of the unmanned aerial vehicle. Image capture information that is associated with an image comprising the marker may be received. The marker may be detected in the image based at least in part on the image capture information and the moiré pattern associated with the marker.
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