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公开(公告)号：US20220193844A1
公开(公告)日：2022-06-23
申请号：US17643296
申请日：2021-12-08
Applicant: Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation
Inventor： James McDaniel Snider, II , Devin Richard Jensen , William Robert Bosworth , Timothy Holifield
Abstract: A manufacturing system for processing workpieces includes a manufacturing cell, a plurality of pallets supporting workpieces, and at least one robotic device configured to operate on the workpieces. The manufacturing system also includes first and second processing stations configured to support any one of the pallets in fixed position relative to the robotic device. The manufacturing system additionally includes at least one transport device configured to transport any one of the pallets to and from each of the first and the second processing stations. In addition, the manufacturing system includes a controller configured to coordinate the operation of the manufacturing cell in a manner allowing the robotic device to continuously operate on a workpiece supported by a pallet at the first processing station, while another pallet is transported to or from the second processing station.
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公开(公告)号：US11332228B2
公开(公告)日：2022-05-17
申请号：US15946879
申请日：2018-04-06
Applicant: Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation
Inventor： Clint Church , Jeffrey Chambers
Abstract: A wide-body aircraft is disclosed with a fuselage section that includes a set of side-by-side fuselage lobes having a fuselage skin. A first woven composite preform positioned at a first intersection of the set of side-by-side fuselage lobes located at a first cusp of the side-by-side fuselage lobes. A second woven composite preform positioned at a second intersection of the set of side-by-side fuselage lobes located at a second cusp of the side-by-side fuselage lobes. Each of the first and second woven composite preforms are configured to receive a structural component, such that each of the first and second woven composite preforms accommodates vertical load imparted through the structural component.
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公开(公告)号：US20220121850A1
公开(公告)日：2022-04-21
申请号：US17464521
申请日：2021-09-01
Inventor： Yi Dong , Michael Sardonini
IPC: G06K9/00 , G06T7/246 , G06T7/73 , G06T7/11 , G06T5/00 , G06T7/136 , G06K9/46 , H04N5/232 , G06T7/50 , G05D1/10 , G05D1/00
Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system that comprises an imaging sensor coupled to a robot. The system also comprises an imaging module configured to capture images of a scene within a field of view of the imaging sensor, which is coupled to the robot. The system further comprises an image-processing module configured to process the captured images to identify an object above a horizon in the scene within the field of view of the imaging sensor. The system additionally comprises a tracking module configured to track a trajectory of the object based on the captured images to determine positions of the object relative to the robot.
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公开(公告)号：US20220058962A1
公开(公告)日：2022-02-24
申请号：US17360828
申请日：2021-06-28
Inventor： Jacob Kenin
Abstract: A navigation system for an aircraft includes a light source, a light sensor, one or more processors, and a computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the navigation system to perform functions. The functions include illuminating a surface using the light source to cause light to be reflected from the surface and detecting the light and generating data representing the light using the light sensor. The data maps intensities of the light to respective positions on the surface. The functions further include identifying within the data a subset of the data that corresponds to a border and causing navigation of the aircraft based on a position of the border indicated by the subset of the data.
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公开(公告)号：US20220013814A1
公开(公告)日：2022-01-13
申请号：US17486699
申请日：2021-09-27
Applicant: Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation
Inventor： Matthew Kirleis , John Merk
IPC: H01M10/42 , H01M10/48 , H01M10/052 , H01M10/46 , B60L8/00 , B60L58/12 , B60L3/00 , B64D27/24 , H02J7/00
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a reconfigurable battery system and method of operating the same. An example apparatus includes at least one memory, instructions in the apparatus, and processor circuitry to execute the instructions to determine a state of charge of a battery, determine a closed circuit voltage of the battery, determine a value of a parameter based on a ratio of the state of charge and the closed circuit voltage, and control a switch coupled to the battery based on the value of the parameter, the controlling of the switch to either cause the battery to be coupled to a battery string or cause the battery to be disconnected from the battery string.
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公开(公告)号：US11192637B2
公开(公告)日：2021-12-07
申请号：US16159351
申请日：2018-10-12
Applicant: Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation
Inventor： Francesco Giannini
Abstract: A boundary layer control (BLC) system for embedment in a flight surface having a top surface, a bottom surface, a leading edge, and a trailing edge. The BLC system may comprises an actuator having a crossflow fan and an electric motor to drive the crossflow fan about an axis of rotation. The actuator may be embedded within the flight surface and adjacent the leading edge. In operation, the actuator is configured to output local airflow via an outlet channel through an outlet aperture adjacent the top surface to energize a boundary layer of air adjacent the top surface of the flight surface.
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公开(公告)号：US20210375145A1
公开(公告)日：2021-12-02
申请号：US16888237
申请日：2020-05-29
Inventor： John B. Wissler , Jeffery Saunders
Abstract: A method, an apparatus, system, and computer program product for navigating an aircraft. Information indicative of a result of a scan of an environment around the aircraft is received by a computer system for landmarks. Bearings of the landmarks and locations of the landmarks are determined by the computer system. A current position of the aircraft is estimated by the computer system using the bearings of the landmarks and the locations of the landmarks. A set of actions to be performed is determined to guide the aircraft based on the current position of the aircraft is performed by the computer system.
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公开(公告)号：US11181935B2
公开(公告)日：2021-11-23
申请号：US16578678
申请日：2019-09-23
Applicant: Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation
Inventor： Jae-Woo Choi , Jeffery Saunders , James D. Paduano
Abstract: A system and method for tracking non-cooperative obstacles during operation of a vehicle is provided. The system may include a radar system, an optical sensor, and a processor. The radar system can be coupled to the vehicle and configured to scan a first airspace and generate radar information having a first resolution. The optical sensor can be coupled to the vehicle and configured to image a second airspace and generate optical information at a second resolution that is higher than the first resolution, where the second airspace is within said first airspace and includes a non-cooperative obstacle. The processor can be configured to identify the non-cooperative obstacle within the first airspace based at least in part on the radar information, and direct the optical sensor toward a location of the non-cooperative obstacle using the radar information.
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公开(公告)号：US11136140B2
公开(公告)日：2021-10-05
申请号：US16797666
申请日：2020-02-21
Inventor： Andrew Mark Heafitz , John Allee , Dominic Barone , Chris Bogdanowicz
Abstract: Methods and apparatus to project aircraft zone indications are disclosed. A disclosed example projection system for displaying an indicator pertaining to an aircraft includes a condition analyzer to determine a condition of at least one of the aircraft or a zone surrounding the aircraft, and a projector to project the indicator on or proximate the zone based on the determined condition.
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公开(公告)号：US20210296715A1
公开(公告)日：2021-09-23
申请号：US16821911
申请日：2020-03-17
Inventor： Edward C. Lovelace
IPC: H01M10/613 , H01M10/625 , H01M10/6555 , H01M10/6551 , H01M10/653 , H01M2/10 , B64C39/02
Abstract: A battery cooling system is described, including a thermally conductive cooling plate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. A first group of battery cells may be disposed on the first surface of the cooling plate, a second group of battery cells may be disposed on the second surface of the cooling plate, and a thermally conductive interstitial layer may be coupled between the cooling plate and the first group of battery cells, and between the cooling plate and the second group of battery cells. The cooling plate is configured to draw heat from the first group and the second group of the battery cells.
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