MANNED VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDING AERIAL VEHICLE NAVIGATION

    公开(公告)号:US20240199204A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-20

    申请号:US18546834

    申请日:2022-02-17

    摘要: Some embodiments relate to a manned vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aerial vehicle (AV) and to methods relating to such VTOL AVs. An example vehicle comprises: a body comprising a cockpit; a propulsion system carried by the body to propel the body during flight; pilot-operable controls accessible from the cockpit; a sensing system configured to generate sensor data associated with a region around the manned VTOL AV; a control system configured to enable control of the manned VTOL AV to be shared between a pilot and an autonomous piloting system, wherein the control system may utilise the sensor data; and a three-dimensional model of the region; and program instructions to: determine a state estimate and a state estimate confidence metric; generate a three-dimensional point cloud of the region; generate a plurality of virtual particles within the three-dimensional model; compute a plurality of scores, each score being associated with one of the plurality of virtual particles; and update the state estimate based at least in part on the computed scores, thereby determining an updated state estimate.

    MOBILE ROBOT, MOVEMENT CONTROL DEVICE, METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

    公开(公告)号:US20240361782A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-31

    申请号:US18687386

    申请日:2021-09-13

    申请人: NEC Corporation

    发明人: Manao MACHIDA

    IPC分类号: G05D1/693 G05D1/46 G05D107/00

    摘要: In a mobile robot, a control unit performs movement control for moving toward a target direction while remaining in a movable region representing a communicable region without a collision between an own robot and another robot. A movable region calculation unit calculates, from a state of the own robot and a state of the other robot, a first region where the own robot and the other robot do not collide, a second region where the own robot and the other robot are capable of communicating, and the movable region in which the first region and the second region overlap.

    AUTOMATED VEGETATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
    16.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240275154A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-15

    申请号:US18645515

    申请日:2024-04-25

    摘要: A vegetation management system includes a computing system including a processor having an associated memory that is configured for implementing a vegetative modeler including an image analyzer and at least one 3-dimensional (3D) vegetation growth model. The vegetative modeler is for analyzing images of vegetation that is growing around electrical power lines of an electric utility including identifying locations of the vegetation relative to locations of the electrical power lines and to identify specific types of the vegetation. The 3D vegetation growth model utilizes at least the locations of the vegetation relative to the locations of the electrical power lines and the specific types of the vegetation to generate a predicted timing of encroachment of the electrical power lines by the vegetation to identify future encroachment areas. A scheduler is for scheduling vegetative maintenance of the vegetation for the future encroachment areas.

    PLATFORM GUIDANCE SYSTEM INCORPORATING HIERARCHICAL MODULAR ARBITRATION ARCHITECTURE

    公开(公告)号:US20240272640A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-15

    申请号:US18646049

    申请日:2024-04-25

    IPC分类号: G05D1/223 G05D1/46 G06N20/00

    CPC分类号: G05D1/223 G05D1/46 G06N20/00

    摘要: A hierarchical modular arbitration architecture for a mobile platform guidance system is disclosed. In embodiments, the architecture comprises a hierarchy of arbitration layers, each arbitration layer narrower in scope than the layer above (e.g., mission objective arbitrators, route arbitrators, path arbitrators). Each arbitration layer includes one or more objective-based arbitrators in communication with one or more applications or modes. Each arbitrator receives control input (e.g., from the pilot, from aircraft sensors) and control signals from the level above, selecting a mode to make active based on decision agents within the arbitrator layer which control mode priorities and sequencing (e.g., some flight objectives may involve multiple arbitrators and their subject applications coordinating in sequence). Each arbitrator passes control signals associated with fulfilling the commands of the active mode to the level below and reports application and error information to the arbitrator level above and/or human/artificial pilot machine interfaces.

    VEHICLE CONTROL AND INTERFACE SYSTEM
    19.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240201693A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-20

    申请号:US18523216

    申请日:2023-11-29

    申请人: Skyryse, Inc.

    摘要: Embodiments relate to an aircraft control router for an aircraft. The aircraft control router may include a command processing module, sensor validation module, aircraft state estimation module, and control laws module. The command processing module may be configured to generate aircraft trajectory values based on received aircraft control inputs. The sensor validation module may be configured to validate sensor signals generated by sensors of the aircraft. The aircraft state estimation module may be configured to determine an estimated aircraft state of the aircraft based on the validated sensor signals. The control laws module may be configured to generate actuator commands for actuators of the aircraft to adjust control surfaces of the aircraft, where the generated actuator commands are based on aircraft trajectory values, validated sensor signals, and an estimated aircraft state. The aircraft control router may transmit the generated actuator commands to actuators of the aircraft.