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公开(公告)号：US11225039B2
公开(公告)日：2022-01-18
申请号：US16003305
申请日：2018-06-08
Applicant: Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation
Inventor： Jae-Woo Choi , John Tylko , Konstantine Fetfatsidis , James D. Paduano
Abstract: An automated inspection system for monitoring a manufacturing process includes a core platform to operatively connect a plurality of systems or subsystems via one or more interfaces. A sensor system operatively coupled with the core platform to monitor one or more characteristics of a manufactured article. An actuation system operatively coupled with the core platform to implement the manufacturing process based on instruction from the core platform. The core platform is configured to receive a first measurement of the one or more characteristics of a composite article from the sensor system after application of a plurality of layers of one or more raw materials; receive data regarding a second measurement of the one or more characteristics from the sensor system after curing the composite article; and generate an alert in response to a determination that a defect exists in the composite article based on the first or second measurement.
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公开(公告)号：US11074827B2
公开(公告)日：2021-07-27
申请号：US16026383
申请日：2018-07-03
Applicant: Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation
Inventor： Jae-Woo Choi , James D. Paduano
IPC: G09B9/00 , G06T11/60 , G05D1/00 , G05D1/08 , F41H11/02 , F41G7/00 , B64C39/02 , F41G7/30 , F41G7/22 , G09B9/08 , H04N5/272 , H04N7/18
Abstract: The subject disclosure relates to a simulation system having an aircraft, a local wireless transceiver, and a simulation computer. The aircraft may include an onboard wireless transceiver and a flight controller operatively coupled with an onboard sensor payload to perceive a physical environment and to generate position and pose data. The simulation computer may be configured to communicate wirelessly with the aircraft via the local wireless transceiver. In operation, the simulation computer may be configured to generate one or more virtual reality sensor inputs and to receive the position and pose data from the aircraft. The simulation computer can be configured to transmit the one or more virtual reality sensor inputs to the flight controller of the aircraft.
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公开(公告)号：US11064184B2
公开(公告)日：2021-07-13
申请号：US16027683
申请日：2018-07-05
Applicant: Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation
Inventor： Jae-Woo Choi , James D. Paduano
IPC: G06K9/00 , H04N13/239 , G03B15/00 , G02B26/08 , B64C39/02 , F41H13/00 , G01S17/89 , G01B11/25 , G05D1/00 , G01S17/66 , F41H11/04 , G01S17/86 , F41H11/02
Abstract: The subject disclosure relates to a tracking system to mount to an aircraft and to image and track a target aircraft. The tracking system may include a structured light source operatively coupled to a processor, an inertial measurement unit (IMU) operatively coupled with the processor, a mirror to steer light from the light source toward the target aircraft, and a stereo-vision system having a first camera and a second camera. The IMU may be configured to generate position data representing a position of the aircraft. The stereo-vision system may be operatively coupled to the processor and configured to determine a 3D position of the target aircraft as a function of the position data. The processor may be configured to adjust the mirror position as a function of a mirror position.
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公开(公告)号：US20200049820A1
公开(公告)日：2020-02-13
申请号：US16101059
申请日：2018-08-10
Applicant: Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation
Inventor： Jae-Woo Choi , James D. Paduano
Abstract: A LIDAR system for vehicle operation that can operate in degraded visual environments (DVE) is described. The LIDAR system may use a spatial light modulator to find the phase conjugate of the DVE being traversed by the laser beam and cancel out the backscatter from the DVE, which allows the detection of extremely small numbers of directly reflected photons reflected by a target surface. If the target is not detected, the LIDAR is iteratively scanned to its maximum available depth of focus until the target is acquired. The LIDAR system is especially useful for autonomous landing of VTOL aerial vehicles in locations where the target landing spot is approximately known but cannot be directly visualized due to DVE media, such as smoke, dust, fog, or the like.
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公开(公告)号：US20190321981A1
公开(公告)日：2019-10-24
申请号：US15957571
申请日：2018-04-19
Applicant: Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation
Inventor： William Bosworth , James D. Paduano
Abstract: An actuation system to manipulate an interface in an aircraft having an actuation controller, a vision system, a robotic arm, and a housing. Each of the vision system and the robotic arm assembly may be operatively coupled to the actuation controller. The vision system may be configured to optically image a display device of the preexisting interface, while the robotic arm assembly may be configured to engage a user-actuable device of the preexisting interface. The housing can be configured to affix to a surface adjacent the preexisting interface, where each of the vision system and the robotic arm assembly are coupled to the housing. In operation, the actuation controller may be configured to instruct the robotic arm assembly based at least in part on data from the vision system.
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公开(公告)号：US10453351B2
公开(公告)日：2019-10-22
申请号：US15651512
申请日：2017-07-17
Applicant: Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation
Inventor： Jae-Woo Choi , Jeffrey Saunders , James D. Paduano
Abstract: An automated detection and avoidance system that provides a pilot with high-fidelity knowledge of the aircraft's physical state, and notifies the pilot of any deviations in expected state based on predictive models. The automated detection and avoidance system may include a processor and a sensor payload operatively coupled to the processor to detect a non-cooperative obstacle within a first airspace adjacent the aircraft. The sensor payload may comprise a radar to radially scan the first airspace, and a camera to scan a second airspace within said first airspace.
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公开(公告)号：US20190068953A1
公开(公告)日：2019-02-28
申请号：US16027683
申请日：2018-07-05
Applicant: Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation
Inventor： Jae-Woo Choi , James D. Paduano
Abstract: The subject disclosure relates to a tracking system to mount to an aircraft and to image and track a target aircraft. The tracking system may include a structured light source operatively coupled to a processor, an inertial measurement unit (IMU) operatively coupled with the processor, a mirror to steer light from the light source toward the target aircraft, and a stereo-vision system having a first camera and a second camera. The IMU may be configured to generate position data representing a position of the aircraft. The stereo-vision system may be operatively coupled to the processor and configured to determine a 3D position of the target aircraft as a function of the position data. The processor may be configured to adjust the mirror position as a function of a mirror position.
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公开(公告)号：US20170371355A1
公开(公告)日：2017-12-28
申请号：US15678871
申请日：2017-08-16
Applicant: Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation
Inventor： James D. Paduano , John B. Wissler , Michael D. Piedmonte , David A. Mindell
CPC classification number: G05D1/102 , G05D1/0202 , G05D1/042 , G05D1/0676 , G06Q10/00 , G06Q10/08 , G06Q50/265 , G06Q50/28
Abstract: An autonomous aerial system for delivering a payload to a waypoint. The autonomous aerial system may comprise an aerial vehicle to transport the payload to the waypoint and an onboard supervisory control system operatively coupled with the aerial vehicle. The aerial vehicle may be configured to navigate to the waypoint and to land at a designated touchdown zone within a landing zone at the waypoint. The onboard supervisory control system having a processor operatively coupled with a non-volatile memory device and a sensor package. The processor may be configured to generate flight control signal data based at least in part on data received via the sensor package, the sensor package configured to (1) dynamically sense and avoid obstacles along a flight route to the waypoint, and (2) perceive physical characteristics of the landing zone. The processor may be configured to autonomously navigate the aerial vehicle to the waypoint and to determine whether to touchdown at the designated touchdown zone based at least in part on physical characteristics of the designated touchdown zone perceived via said sensor package.
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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：US10850397B2
公开(公告)日：2020-12-01
申请号：US15957571
申请日：2018-04-19
Applicant: Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation
Inventor： William Bosworth , James D. Paduano
Abstract: An actuation system to manipulate an interface in an aircraft having an actuation controller, a vision system, a robotic arm, and a housing. Each of the vision system and the robotic arm assembly may be operatively coupled to the actuation controller. The vision system may be configured to optically image a display device of the preexisting interface, while the robotic arm assembly may be configured to engage a user-actuable device of the preexisting interface. The housing can be configured to affix to a surface adjacent the preexisting interface, where each of the vision system and the robotic arm assembly are coupled to the housing. In operation, the actuation controller may be configured to instruct the robotic arm assembly based at least in part on data from the vision system.
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