公开(公告)号：US10922984B1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-16

申请号：US16206208

申请日：2018-11-30

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Scott Patrick Boyd ,  Chengwu Cui ,  Sarah Graber ,  Barry James O'Brien ,  Joshua John Watson ,  Scott Michael Wilcox

IPC: G08G5/00 ,  H04N13/204 ,  G06T7/11 ,  G06K9/62 ,  G06K7/10 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D47/08 ,  G05D1/10 ,  G06F16/29 ,  G06T7/70

Abstract: Techniques for verifying a location and identification of a landing marker to aid an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to deliver a payload to a location may be provided. For example, upon receiving an indication that a UAV has arrived to a delivery location, a server computer may process one or more images of an area that are provided by the UAV and/or a user interacting with a user device. A landing marker may be identified in the image and a representation of the landing marker along with instructions to guide the UAV to deliver the payload to the landing marker may be transmitted to the UAV and implemented by the UAV.

公开(公告)号：US10721375B1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-21

申请号：US15248757

申请日：2016-08-26

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Scott Patrick Boyd ,  Chengwu Cui ,  Sarah Graber ,  Joshua John Watson

IPC: H04N7/18 ,  H04N5/217 ,  B60R1/00

Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting contamination on a sensor cover. In an example, an image sensor of a vehicle may be used to capture an image of an environment of the vehicle. A sensor cover may be positioned outwardly from the image sensor and may form a covered volume around at least a sensing surface of the image sensor. A light source may be positioned in the covered volume. A management module may be coupled with the image sensor. The management module may be configured to receive test image data of the environment generated by the image sensor while the light source is on, compare the test image data to baseline image data generated while the light source is off, and detect whether contamination exists on a surface of the sensor cover based on the comparison.

公开(公告)号：US10397495B1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-27

申请号：US15426685

申请日：2017-02-07

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Sarah Graber ,  Martin Koestinger ,  Barry James O'Brien ,  Gerald Schweighofer ,  Mario Sormann ,  Joshua John Watson ,  Scott Michael Wilcox

IPC: B64F5/60 ,  H04N5/28 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D47/08 ,  B64F1/00 ,  B64F1/24 ,  H04N17/00

Abstract: A mobile calibration room may be used for calibrating one or more sensors used on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). A system can include folding or collapsible walls to enable the system to be moved between a stowed position and a deployed position. In the deployed position, the system can comprise a calibration room including one or more 2D or 3D targets used to calibrate one or more sensors (e.g., cameras) on a UAV. The system can include a turntable to rotate the UAV about a first axis during calibration. The system can also include a cradle to rotate the UAV around, or translate the UAV along, a second axis. The turntable can include a frame to rotate the UAV around a third axis during calibration. The mobile calibration room can be coupled to a vehicle to enable the mobile calibration room to be moved between locations.

公开(公告)号：US10198955B1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-05

申请号：US15260162

申请日：2016-09-08

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Scott Patrick Boyd ,  Chengwu Cui ,  Sarah Graber ,  Barry James O'Brien ,  Joshua John Watson ,  Scott Michael Wilcox

IPC: G08G5/00 ,  G05D1/10 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D47/08 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  G06K7/10 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06T7/00 ,  G06K9/62 ,  H04N13/204

Abstract: Techniques for verifying a location and identification of a landing marker to aid an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to deliver a payload to a location may be provided. For example, upon receiving an indication that a UAV has arrived to a delivery location, a server computer may process one or more images of an area that are provided by the UAV and/or a user interacting with a user device. A landing marker may be identified in the image and a representation of the landing marker along with instructions to guide the UAV to deliver the payload to the landing marker may be transmitted to the UAV and implemented by the UAV.

公开(公告)号：US10049589B1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-14

申请号：US15260113

申请日：2016-09-08

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Scott Patrick Boyd ,  Chengwu Cui ,  Sarah Graber ,  Barry James O'Brien ,  Joshua John Watson ,  Scott Michael Wilcox

IPC: G08G5/02 ,  G05D1/10 ,  G08G5/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D47/08 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  G06T7/00 ,  H04N13/02 ,  G06K9/00 ,  H04N13/204

Abstract: Techniques for providing an object awareness guidance to clear a landing space may be provided. For example, during delivery an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) may capture an image of a potential landing zone and identify one or more objects in the image that may impede or obstruct delivery of the item in the potential landing zone. The UAV may be configured to generate and provide instructions to a user device to move or remove the identified one or more objects from the potential landing zone thereby creating a safe and unobstructed landing zone to deliver the item.