公开(公告)号：US20180107205A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-19

申请号：US15848507

申请日：2017-12-20

Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation

Inventor： Jeremy R. Fox ,  Andrew R. Jones ,  Norman Tsu-Han Liu ,  Balasubramanian Sivasubramanian

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04B7/185 ,  G08G5/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G01S19/17 ,  A62B99/00

CPC classification number: G05D1/0011 ,  A62B33/00 ,  A62B99/00 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/12 ,  B64C2201/122 ,  G01S19/17 ,  G01S19/51 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G08B25/009 ,  G08B25/016 ,  G08G5/0056 ,  G08G5/0069 ,  H04B7/18506 ,  H04W4/02

Abstract: A system and method for optimizing a rescue operation of an individual. The method comprises maintaining, by an individual engaged in an activity, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) associated with and in proximity to the individual. For storage at the UAV, the individual records at a recording device a message. A sensor device is configured to detect a situation requiring a need to rescue the individual at a current location, and generates a trigger signal in response to a detection. In response to the receipt of the trigger signal, a current GPS location of the individual is recorded and a launching of the UAV to traverse a flight-path to a destination location. At or before arriving at the destination location, the UAV contemporaneously provides the stored recorded message and current GPS location of the individual to an emergency response authority to inform of the individual's situation and location.

公开(公告)号：US20180106898A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-19

申请号：US14987240

申请日：2016-01-04

Applicant: Reservoir Labs, Inc.

Inventor： Muthu M. Baskaran ,  Thomas Henretty ,  Ann Johnson ,  Athanasios Konstantinidis ,  M. H. Langston ,  Janice O. McMahon ,  Benoit J. Meister ,  Paul D. Mountcastle ,  Aale Naqvi ,  Benoit Pradelle ,  Tahina Ramananandro ,  Sanket Tavarageri ,  Richard A. Lethin

IPC: G01S13/72 ,  G01S7/41

CPC classification number: G01S13/723 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/122 ,  G01S3/7864 ,  G01S7/411 ,  G01S7/4802 ,  G01S7/4808 ,  G01S17/66

Abstract: A system for determining the physical path of an object can map several candidate paths to a suitable path space that can be explored using a convex optimization technique. The optimization technique may take advantage of the typical sparsity of the path space and can identify a likely physical path using a function of sensor observation as constraints. A track of an object can also be determined using a track model and a convex optimization technique.

公开(公告)号：US09906265B1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-27

申请号：US15290708

申请日：2016-10-11

Applicant: uAvionix Corporation

Inventor： Paul Beard

IPC: H03D1/00 ,  H04B1/7093 ,  H04L7/04 ,  H04L27/26 ,  B64C39/02

CPC classification number: H04B1/7093 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/122 ,  H04L7/042 ,  H04L27/2644

Abstract: A system, apparatus, and related method for receiving and correlating Manchester encoded data signals includes a receiver for receiving 1090ES/ADS-B or other Manchester encoded signals. A sampler extracts and oversamples data strings from the received signals. Sample correlators compare the oversampled data strings to oversampled versions of each possible pattern for the extracted data string and determine a score indicating how closely the possible pattern (or its oversampled counterpart) matches the extracted data string (or its oversampled version) on a bitwise or symbolwise basis. The system outputs correlated and decoded data string most closely matching the extracted data string based on the set of determined scores.

公开(公告)号：US20180034534A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-01

申请号：US15601749

申请日：2017-05-22

Applicant: UBIQOMM LLC

Inventor： Ahmad Jalali ,  Viktor Filiba

IPC: H04B7/185 ,  H04W64/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  H04W24/10 ,  H04W16/28 ,  H04W84/00

CPC classification number: H04B7/18504 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/022 ,  B64C2201/122 ,  H04W16/28 ,  H04W24/10 ,  H04W64/006 ,  H04W84/005

Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Network access (for example, to the Internet) may he provided by detecting a UAV and fixing one or more beams from one or snore ground terminals to the UAV. In one embodiment, the detection of a UAV includes forming and pointing beams from a ground terminal and ground gateways toward the UAV. The ground terminal may be configured to autonomously steer its antenna beam during initial installation to detect the reference signal from a UAV. In one variant, the ground terminals are steered to more finely track the position of the UAV based on a signal quality metric such as received signal strength and the UAV real-time position location coordinates. In one embodiment, the ground terminal antenna is initially manually pointed toward the UAV, and thereafter allowed to automatically steer to track the position of the UAV. In another embodiment the UAV antenna is steered toward a ground terminal using signal qualify received from the ground terminal and real-time position coordinates and orientation of the UAV.

公开(公告)号：US20180027265A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-25

申请号：US15657097

申请日：2017-07-21

Applicant: Drop In, Inc.

Inventor： Louis Ziskin

IPC: H04N21/2187 ,  H04N21/242 ,  H04N21/214 ,  H04N21/233 ,  H04N21/234 ,  H04B7/185 ,  H04L29/06

CPC classification number: H04B7/18506 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/122 ,  B64C2201/127 ,  H04B7/18504 ,  H04L65/1069 ,  H04L65/4023 ,  H04L65/4084 ,  H04L65/605 ,  H04L65/608 ,  H04N21/214 ,  H04N21/2187 ,  H04N21/233 ,  H04N21/234 ,  H04N21/2368 ,  H04N21/242 ,  H04N21/4307 ,  H04N21/47202

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for streaming synchronized video data and audio data from a unmanned aerial vehicle to a requester device based on an operator device overlaying the video data and audio data.

公开(公告)号：US20170343645A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-30

申请号：US15165663

申请日：2016-05-26

Applicant: The Boeing Company

Inventor： Inyoung Daniel Kim ,  Ryan S. Wilson

IPC: G01S7/02 ,  G01S7/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  F02K7/10 ,  B64D5/00 ,  G05D1/00 ,  B64C30/00

CPC classification number: G01S7/021 ,  B64C3/38 ,  B64C9/326 ,  B64C30/00 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/021 ,  B64C2201/082 ,  B64C2201/12 ,  B64C2201/122 ,  B64C2201/167 ,  B64D5/00 ,  B64D7/00 ,  B64D47/02 ,  F02K7/10 ,  F05D2220/10 ,  F42B10/48 ,  G01S7/003 ,  G01S13/003 ,  G01S13/87 ,  G05D1/0011 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  H01Q1/287

Abstract: A system for bistatic radar target detection employs an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) having a ramjet providing supersonic cruise of the UAV. Deployable antenna arms support a passive radar receiver for bistatic reception of reflected radar pulses. The UAV operates with a UAV flight profile in airspace beyond a radar range limit. The deployable antenna arms have a first retracted position for supersonic cruise and are adapted for deployment to a second extended position acting as an airbrake and providing boresight alignment of the radar receiver. A mothership aircraft has a radar transmitter for transmitting radar pulses and operates with an aircraft flight profile outside the radar range limit. A communications data link operably interconnects the UAV and the tactical mothership aircraft, transmitting data produced by the bistatic reception of reflected radar pulses in the UAV radar antenna to the mothership aircraft.

公开(公告)号：US20170301987A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-19

申请号：US14660215

申请日：2015-03-17

Applicant: INSITU, INC.

Inventor： Torsten Mack ,  Peter Kunz

IPC: H01Q3/02 ,  H01Q3/00 ,  H01Q1/28 ,  H04B7/185

CPC classification number: H01Q3/02 ,  B64C2201/122 ,  H01Q1/1257 ,  H01Q1/28 ,  H01Q1/282 ,  H01Q1/40 ,  H01Q3/005 ,  H01Q3/04 ,  H01Q3/08 ,  H01Q19/30 ,  H04B7/18508

Abstract: A mechanically steered, horizontally polarized, directional antennae for aerial vehicles, such as UAVs. The antenna system can include a planar substrate with a horizontally polarized antenna embedded therein. A rotation member, on one end, can be attached to the planar substrate, and can extend from an external surface of the aerial vehicle. An actuator can be coupled to the rotation member to rotate the rotation member. A communication controller of the aerial vehicle can control the actuator to beam horizontally polarized radiofrequency (RF) waves to a target receiver or receive a wave front from a target transmitter.

公开(公告)号：US20170295609A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-12

申请号：US15092358

申请日：2016-04-06

Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Nicholas Darrow ,  Biren Gandhi

IPC: H04W84/18 ,  G05D1/10 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G05D1/00

CPC classification number: H04W84/18 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/122 ,  G05D1/0011 ,  G05D1/104 ,  H04B7/18504 ,  H04W88/08

Abstract: A method for establishing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) network among a plurality of UAVs that is programmed to communicate packet data, wherein the plurality of UAVs comprises a first UAV and creating a first wireless connection between the first UAV of the plurality of UAVs and a second UAV. The method includes receiving a first signal indicating that the second UAV has been added to the plurality of UAVs and transmitting a second signal to the second UAV that causes the second UAV to generate a wireless coverage area that extends a wireless range of the UAV network. The method includes calculating a plurality of link cost values for one or more wireless connections to or from each particular UAV to one or more other UAVs in the plurality of UAVs; and determining whether to realign the plurality of UAVs based on the plurality of link cost values.

公开(公告)号：US20170267376A1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-21

申请号：US15165616

申请日：2016-05-26

Applicant: X Development LLC

Inventor： Joseph Charles Benedetto ,  Olivia Hatalsky ,  John Frederick Udall ,  Liang-Shian Chen ,  Chase R. Haegele ,  Daniel Patrick Bowen ,  C.O. Lee Boyce, JR. ,  Shane Washburn ,  Keegan Gartner

IPC: B64F1/04 ,  B64F1/36 ,  B64B1/58

CPC classification number: B64F1/04 ,  B64B1/005 ,  B64B1/40 ,  B64B1/58 ,  B64C2201/022 ,  B64C2201/088 ,  B64C2201/122 ,  B64F1/14 ,  B64F1/36

Abstract: A portable launch rig (PLR) may include a support structure including two side supports defining an interior space for lifting and filling a balloon envelope of a balloon. Wheels on each of the side supports enable the PLR to be moved in various directions in order to prepare the PLR for launching the balloon. The side supports are connected by a lateral support beam having a pair of cranes arranged thereon. Each crane has an arm arranged over the interior space that is connected to a spreader beam. The spreader beam includes a lift assembly configured to lift and inflate the balloon envelope within the interior space. The PLR includes a platform and perch for supporting and moving the balloon envelope. A door assembly of the PLR includes a plurality of hangar doors configured to block wind from a respective direction of each hangar door entering the interior space.

公开(公告)号：US20170225781A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-10

申请号：US15019551

申请日：2016-02-09

Applicant: Abdullah ALMASOUD

Inventor： Abdullah ALMASOUD

IPC: B64C39/02 ,  G08G5/00 ,  H04B7/185 ,  G07C5/08

CPC classification number: B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/024 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/066 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/12 ,  B64C2201/122 ,  B64C2201/145 ,  B64C2201/20 ,  G01C21/20 ,  G07C5/008 ,  G07C5/08 ,  G07C5/0808 ,  G07C5/085 ,  G08B25/009 ,  G08B25/016 ,  G08G5/0013 ,  G08G5/0021 ,  G08G5/0069 ,  G08G5/0086 ,  G08G5/0091 ,  H04B7/18506

Abstract: An emergency unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and a method for employing a UAV. The method includes storing a digital elevation model (DEM) and associated data including locations of communication networks, updating the locations of communication networks in the associated data via a wireless transceiver, and storing position information determined by a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver. The method includes detecting a predetermined condition using electronic sensors, determining whether the UAV is within a communications range of any communication network via the wireless transceiver, and determining a path to a communication network using the DEM and the associated data. The method also includes causing the UAV to become airborne and fly along the path, and transmitting a distress message via the wireless transceiver to the communication network, the distress message including position information corresponding to a location where the UAV detected the predetermined condition.