公开(公告)号：US20170372259A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-28

申请号：US15195607

申请日：2016-06-28

Applicant: X Development LLC

Inventor： Jonathan Lesser ,  Michael Bauerly ,  James Ryan Burgess ,  May Cheng ,  Rue Song

IPC: G06Q10/08 ,  B64D1/08 ,  G01C21/16 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/0482

CPC classification number: G06Q10/0832 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/021 ,  B64C2201/024 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64D1/08 ,  B64D47/08 ,  G01C21/165 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0484

Abstract: Embodiments relate to a client-facing application for interacting with a transport service that transports items via unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). An example graphic interface may allow a user to order items to specific delivery areas associated with their larger delivery location, and may dynamically provide status updates and other functionality during the process of fulfilling a UAV transport request.

公开(公告)号：US09783297B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-10

申请号：US15147766

申请日：2016-05-05

Applicant: X Development LLC

Inventor： William Graham Patrick ,  James Ryan Burgess ,  Andrew Conrad

IPC: B64D1/12 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D1/22

CPC classification number: B64D1/12 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/145 ,  B64D1/22

Abstract: Embodiments described herein may help to provide medical support via a fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). An illustrative UAV may include a housing, a payload, a line-deployment mechanism coupled to the housing and a line, and a payload-release mechanism that couples the line to the payload, wherein the payload-release mechanism is configured to release the payload from the line. The UAV may further include a control system configured to determine that the UAV is located at or near a delivery location and responsively: operate the line-deployment mechanism according to a variable deployment-rate profile to lower the payload to or near to the ground, determine that the payload is touching or is within a threshold distance from the ground, and responsively operate the payload-release mechanism to release the payload from the line.

公开(公告)号：US20170043871A1

公开(公告)日：2017-02-16

申请号：US15339400

申请日：2016-10-31

Applicant: X Development LLC

Inventor： Leila Takayama ,  Matthew Ball ,  Joanna Cohen ,  Roger William Graves ,  Mathias Samuel Fleck ,  Andrew Lambert ,  James Ryan Burgess ,  Paul Richard Komarek ,  Trevor Shannon

IPC: B64D1/02 ,  B64D47/06 ,  B64C39/02

CPC classification number: B64D1/02 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  B64D1/12 ,  B64D1/22 ,  B64D47/06

Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is disclosed that includes a retractable payload delivery system. The payload delivery system can lower a payload to the ground using an assembly that secures the payload during descent and releases the payload upon reaching the ground. The assembly can also include a bystander communication module for generating cues for bystander perception. While the assembly securing the payload is being lowered from the UAV, the bystander communication module can generate an avoidance cue indicating that bystanders should avoid interference with the assembly. The assembly also includes sensors that generate data used, at least in part, to determine when the descending assembly is at or near the ground, at which point the assembly releases the payload. The bystander communication module can then cease the avoidance cue and the UAV can retract the assembly.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种包括可伸缩有效载荷传送系统的无人驾驶飞行器（UAV）。 有效载荷传送系统可以使用在下降期间固定有效载荷并在到达地面时释放有效负载的组件将有效载荷降低到地面。 组件还可以包括旁路通信模块，用于产生旁观者感知的线索。 当固定有效载荷的组件正在从UAV降低时，旁路通信模块可以产生避免提示，指示旁观者应避免干扰组件。 组件还包括生成数据的传感器，至少部分地用于确定下降组件何时位于或接近地面，在该点组装件释放有效载荷。 旁观者通信模块可以停止回避提示，并且UAV可以收回组件。