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公开(公告)号:US20210036594A1
公开(公告)日:2021-02-04
申请号:US17015248
申请日:2020-09-09
Applicant: Skydio, Inc.
Inventor: Daniel Thomas Adams , Patrick Allen Lowe , Benjamin Scott Thompson , Abraham Galton Bachrach , Adam Parker Bry
IPC: H02K41/035 , G03B15/00 , B64D47/08 , B64C39/02 , G03B17/56
Abstract: An actuator is introduced that utilizes the forces that result from placing a current carrying coil in a magnetic field to rotate a connected object about at least one axis. In some embodiments, the introduced coil actuator includes a coil of conductor coupled to an arm or other type of structural element that extends radially from an axis of rotation. The introduced coil actuator can be utilized to provide motion control in a variety of different applications such as gimbal mechanisms. In some embodiments, the introduced coil actuator can be implemented in a gimbal mechanism for adjusting an orientation of a device such as a camera relative to a connected platform such as the body of an aerial vehicle.
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公开(公告)号:US20200036896A1
公开(公告)日:2020-01-30
申请号:US16579624
申请日:2019-09-23
Applicant: SKYDIO, INC.
Inventor: David Kalinowski , Stephen R. McClure , Patrick Allen Lowe , Daniel Thomas Adams , Benjamin Scott Thompson , Adam Parker Bry , Abraham Galton Bachrach
IPC: H04N5/232
Abstract: Embodiments are described for a stabilization system configured, in some embodiments, for stabilizing image capture from an aerial vehicle (e.g., a UAV). According to some embodiments, the stabilization systems employs both active and passive stabilization means. A passive stabilization assembly includes a counter-balanced suspension system that includes an elongated arm that extends into and is coupled to the body of a vehicle. The counter-balanced suspension system passively stabilizes a mounted device such as an image capture device to counter motion of the UAV while in use. In some embodiment the counter-balanced suspension system passively stabilizes a mounted image capture assembly that includes active stabilization means (e.g., a motorized gimbal and/or electronic image stabilization). In some embodiments, the active and passive stabilization means operate together to effectively stabilize a mounted image capture device to counter a wide range of motion characteristics.
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公开(公告)号:US20190329903A1
公开(公告)日:2019-10-31
申请号:US16395110
申请日:2019-04-25
Applicant: Skydio, Inc.
Inventor: Benjamin Scott Thompson , Adam Parker Bry , Asher Mendel Robbins-Rothman , Abraham Galton Bachrach , Yevgeniy Kozlenko , Kevin Patrick Smith O'Leary , Patrick Allen Lowe , Daniel Thomas Adams , Justin Michael Sadowski , Zachary Albert West , Josiah Timothy VanderMey
Abstract: An introduced autonomous aerial vehicle can include multiple cameras for capturing images of a surrounding physical environment that are utilized for motion planning by an autonomous navigation system. In some embodiments, the cameras can be integrated into one or more rotor assemblies that house powered rotors to free up space within the body of the aerial vehicle. In an example embodiment, an aerial vehicle includes multiple upward-facing cameras and multiple downward-facing cameras with overlapping fields of view to enable stereoscopic computer vision in a plurality of directions around the aerial vehicle. Similar camera arrangements can also be implemented in fixed-wing aerial vehicles.
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公开(公告)号:US12261498B2
公开(公告)日:2025-03-25
申请号:US17874879
申请日:2022-07-27
Applicant: Skydio, Inc.
Inventor: Daniel Thomas Adams , Patrick Allen Lowe , Benjamin Scott Thompson , Abraham Galton Bachrach , Adam Parker Bry
IPC: H02K41/035 , B64U20/87 , B64U101/30 , G03B15/00 , G03B17/56
Abstract: An actuator is introduced that utilizes the forces that result from placing a current carrying coil in a magnetic field to rotate a connected object about at least one axis. In some embodiments, the introduced coil actuator includes a coil of conductor coupled to an arm or other type of structural element that extends radially from an axis of rotation. The introduced coil actuator can be utilized to provide motion control in a variety of different applications such as gimbal mechanisms. In some embodiments, the introduced coil actuator can be implemented in a gimbal mechanism for adjusting an orientation of a device such as a camera relative to a connected platform such as the body of an aerial vehicle.
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公开(公告)号:US12162635B2
公开(公告)日:2024-12-10
申请号:US17581261
申请日:2022-01-21
Applicant: Skydio, Inc.
Inventor: Patrick Allen Lowe , Christopher Brian Grasberger , Kevin Patrick Smith O'Leary , Christopher C. Berthelet , Yee Shan Woo , Brett Nicholas Randolph , Phoebe Josephine Altenhofen , Zachary Albert West
IPC: B64U70/95 , B60H1/00 , B60L53/00 , B64C39/02 , B64F1/36 , B64U50/19 , B64U80/10 , B64U80/70 , H01M10/44 , H01M10/613 , H01M10/617 , H01M10/625 , H01M10/63 , H01M10/653 , H01M10/6551 , H01M10/6556 , H01M10/6566 , H01M10/6572
Abstract: A base station is disclosed that is configured for use with a UAV. The base station includes: an enclosure with an outer housing that defines a roof section and an inner housing that is connected to the outer housing; one or more heating elements that are supported by the enclosure and which are configured to heat the roof section; one or more fiducials that are supported by the enclosure; an illumination system that is supported by the enclosure and which is configured to illuminate the one or more fiducials; and a visualization system that is supported by the enclosure.
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公开(公告)号:US12145714B2
公开(公告)日:2024-11-19
申请号:US17873601
申请日:2022-07-26
Applicant: Skydio, Inc.
Inventor: Benjamin Scott Thompson , Adam Parker Bry , Asher Mendel Robbins-Rothman , Abraham Galton Bachrach , Yevgeniy Kozlenko , Kevin Patrick Smith O'Leary , Patrick Allen Lowe , Daniel Thomas Adams , Justin Michael Sadowski , Zachary Albert West , Josiah Timothy VanderMey
IPC: B64D47/08 , B64C27/00 , B64C27/32 , B64U20/87 , G06V20/13 , G06V20/17 , B64U10/14 , B64U10/25 , B64U20/30 , B64U30/29 , B64U50/39 , B64U70/10 , B64U101/30
Abstract: An introduced autonomous aerial vehicle can include multiple cameras for capturing images of a surrounding physical environment that are utilized for motion planning by an autonomous navigation system. In some embodiments, the cameras can be integrated into one or more rotor assemblies that house powered rotors to free up space within the body of the aerial vehicle. In an example embodiment, an aerial vehicle includes multiple upward-facing cameras and multiple downward-facing cameras with overlapping fields of view to enable stereoscopic computer vision in a plurality of directions around the aerial vehicle. Similar camera arrangements can also be implemented in fixed-wing aerial vehicles.
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公开(公告)号:US12017553B2
公开(公告)日:2024-06-25
申请号:US17900017
申请日:2022-08-31
Applicant: Skydio, Inc.
Inventor: Patrick Allen Lowe , Yevgeniy Kozlenko , Christopher C. Berthelet , Christopher Brian Grasberger , Roderick Donald Bacon
IPC: B64F1/36 , B60L53/10 , B60L53/30 , B60L53/302 , B64F1/00 , B64F1/22 , B64U70/92 , B64U80/25 , B64U80/70 , H01Q1/22 , H01Q1/24 , H05K7/20 , B60L53/16 , B64C39/02 , B64D43/00 , B64D47/00 , B64U70/00 , H05K1/02 , H10N10/13 , H10N10/17
CPC classification number: B60L53/30 , B60L53/10 , B60L53/302 , B64F1/007 , B64F1/22 , B64F1/362 , B64U70/92 , B64U80/25 , B64U80/70 , H01Q1/22 , H01Q1/246 , H05K7/20145 , H05K7/20154 , H05K7/20209 , H05K7/20436 , B60L53/16 , B60L2200/10 , B64C39/024 , B64D43/00 , B64D47/00 , B64U70/00 , H01Q1/2291 , H05K1/0215 , H10N10/13 , H10N10/17
Abstract: A base station for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is disclosed. The base station includes: an enclosure; a slide mechanism that is connected to the enclosure and which is repositionable between a retracted position and an extended position; a cradle that is connected to the slide mechanism and which is configured for docking with the UAV such that the UAV is movable into and out of the enclosure during repositioning of the slide mechanism between the retracted position and the extended position; and a charging hub that is connected to the slide mechanism and which is configured for electrical connection to a power source of the UAV to charge the power source.
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公开(公告)号:US11818463B2
公开(公告)日:2023-11-14
申请号:US17240402
申请日:2021-04-26
Applicant: Skydio, Inc.
Inventor: David Kalinowski , Stephen R. McClure , Patrick Allen Lowe , Daniel Thomas Adams , Benjamin Scott Thompson , Adam Parker Bry , Abraham Galton Bachrach
IPC: H04N23/68
CPC classification number: H04N23/683 , H04N23/6811
Abstract: Embodiments are described for a stabilization system configured, in some embodiments, for stabilizing image capture from an aerial vehicle (e.g., a UAV). According to some embodiments, the stabilization systems employs both active and passive stabilization means. A passive stabilization assembly includes a counter-balanced suspension system that includes an elongated arm that extends into and is coupled to the body of a vehicle. The counter-balanced suspension system passively stabilizes a mounted device such as an image capture device to counter motion of the UAV while in use. In some embodiment the counter-balanced suspension system passively stabilizes a mounted image capture assembly that includes active stabilization means (e.g., a motorized gimbal and/or electronic image stabilization). In some embodiments, the active and passive stabilization means operate together to effectively stabilize a mounted image capture device to counter a wide range of motion characteristics.
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公开(公告)号:US20230348104A1
公开(公告)日:2023-11-02
申请号:US17900017
申请日:2022-08-31
Applicant: Skydio, Inc.
Inventor: Patrick Allen Lowe , Yevgeniy Kozlenko , Christopher C. Berthelet , Christopher Brian Grasberger , Roderick Donald Bacon
CPC classification number: B64F1/362 , B64C39/024 , B60L53/16 , B64C2201/18 , B64D47/00
Abstract: A base station for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is disclosed. The base station includes: an enclosure; a slide mechanism that is connected to the enclosure and which is repositionable between a retracted position and an extended position; a cradle that is connected to the slide mechanism and which is configured for docking with the UAV such that the UAV is movable into and out of the enclosure during repositioning of the slide mechanism between the retracted position and the extended position; and a charging hub that is connected to the slide mechanism and which is configured for electrical connection to a power source of the UAV to charge the power source.
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公开(公告)号:US20220411102A1
公开(公告)日:2022-12-29
申请号:US17898619
申请日:2022-08-30
Applicant: Skydio, Inc.
Inventor: Benjamin Scott Thompson , Adam Parker Bry , Asher Mendel Robbins-Rothman , Abraham Galton Bachrach , Yevgeniy Kozlenko , Kevin Patrick Smith O'Leary , Patrick Allen Lowe , Daniel Thomas Adams , Justin Michael Sadowski , Zachary Albert West , Josiah Timothy VanderMey
Abstract: An introduced autonomous aerial vehicle can include multiple cameras for capturing images of a surrounding physical environment that are utilized for motion planning by an autonomous navigation system. In some embodiments, the cameras can be integrated into one or more rotor assemblies that house powered rotors to free up space within the body of the aerial vehicle. In an example embodiment, an aerial vehicle includes multiple upward-facing cameras and multiple downward-facing cameras with overlapping fields of view to enable stereoscopic computer vision in a plurality of directions around the aerial vehicle. Similar camera arrangements can also be implemented in fixed-wing aerial vehicles.
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