AIR VEHICLE AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROL THEREOF

    公开(公告)号:US20190061935A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-28

    申请号:US15767041

    申请日:2016-10-28

    Abstract: An air vehicle comprising a main body and a pair of opposing wing members extending substantially laterally from the main body, at least a first propulsion device associated with a first of said wing members and a second propulsion device associated with a second of said wing members, each said propulsion device being arranged and configured to generate linear thrust relative to said main body, in use, the air vehicle further comprising a control module for generating a control signal configured to change a mode of flying of said air vehicle, in use, between a fixed wing mode and a rotary wing mode, wherein, in said fixed wing mode of flying, the direction of thrust generated by the first propulsion device relative to the main body is the same as the direction of thrust generated by the second propulsion device, and in said second mode of flying, the direction of thrust generated by the first propulsion device relative to the main body is opposite to that generated by the second propulsion device.

    Apparatus and method for selectively displaying an operational environment

    公开(公告)号:US10096166B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-09

    申请号:US15527988

    申请日:2015-11-10

    Abstract: Apparatus for selectively displaying an operational area comprising an internal and an external environment separated from another by at least one physical obstruction, the apparatus comprising a headset including a screen for placing over a user's eyes, the system further comprising a processor configured to generate a three-dimensional virtual environment, and an image capture device for capturing images of the internal environment, said processor being configured to blend image data representative thereof into said three dimensional virtual environment to create a mixed reality environment including a representation of said at least one physical obstruction, the processor configured to receive image data representative of said external environment and to remove at least a portion of said physical obstruction from said mixed reality environment displayed on said screen, and blend said image data of said external environment into said mixed reality environment wherein said physical obstruction appears to be transparent.

    IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180252986A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-09-06

    申请号:US15754094

    申请日:2016-08-23

    CPC classification number: G02F1/39 G01S17/66 G01S17/89 H01L25/042 H04N5/30

    Abstract: Imaging apparatus on a host platform having an external surface, the external surface comprising a first surface facing a first direction and a second surface facing a second direction, the second direction being different to the first, the apparatus comprising a first and second plurality of single pixel detectors (10) distributed about said external surface such that the first plurality of single pixel detectors are distributed over the first surface and the second plurality of single pixel detectors are distributed over the second surface, each single pixel detector being configured to receive radiation reflected by an object or region of interest (18) and generate two-dimensional image data representative thereof, the apparatus further comprising an image processing module (16) for receiving said two-dimensional image data from each of a plurality of single pixel detectors (10) and reconstructing a three-dimensional image of said object or region of interest (18) using a ghost imaging algorithm.

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPUTATIONAL GHOST IMAGING

    公开(公告)号:US20180143303A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-24

    申请号:US15564455

    申请日:2016-03-29

    CPC classification number: G01S7/4817 G01S7/481 G01S17/88 G01S17/89 G02B3/12

    Abstract: A computational ghost imaging apparatus comprising a first electromagnetic radiation source (100) and a control system configured to cause electromagnetic radiation from said first source to be applied to a selected plurality of three-dimensional portions of an atmospheric volume between a second electromagnetic radiation source (110) and object or region of interest (106) so as to heat or ionise the air within said selected portions and create an atmospheric spatial radiation modulator (108) of a specified pattern for causing said object or region of interest to be irradiated with spatially modulated electromagnetic radiation in said specified pattern, the apparatus further comprising a detector for receiving electromagnetic radiation reflected from said object or region of interest (106), and a processing module for reconstructing an image of said object or region of interest using data output by said detector.

    LONG RANGE SENSOR APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PROVIDING A LONG RANGE SENSOR APPARATUS

    公开(公告)号:US20180088436A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-29

    申请号:US15564037

    申请日:2016-04-07

    Abstract: A long range electromagnetic radiation sensor apparatus comprising a sensing system for receiving electromagnetic radiation signals from an object or area of interest and at least one electromagnetic radiation sensor, the apparatus further comprising an electromagnetic radiation source and a control system configured to cause electromagnetic radiation from said source to be applied to a selected plurality of three-dimensional portions of an atmospheric volume between said optical system and said object or area of interest (204) so as to heat and/or ionise the air within said portions, wherein said selected portions are spatially located together in a three-dimensional configuration so as to simulate an electromagnetic radiation path modifying device (202) for capturing said electromagnetic signals from said object or area of interest and directing and/or converging said captured signals toward said electromagnetic radiation sensor of said sensing system.

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HOLOGRAPHIC IMAGE PROJECTION

    公开(公告)号:US20180084244A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-22

    申请号:US15564445

    申请日:2016-04-11

    Abstract: A holographic projector apparatus comprising an electromagnetic radiation source (204) communicably coupled to a control system and a three dimensional (3D) image projector (202) for outputting a plurality of image signals (200) representative of a subject, the control system being configured to cause electromagnetic radiation to be applied to a plurality of sets of selected three-dimensional portions of a gaseous volume so as to heat and/or ionise the gas within said selected portions, wherein each set of selected three-dimensional portions of said gaseous volume intersects a path of a respective one of said image signals (200), and wherein said selected portions of each of said set are spatially located together in a substantially unbroken three-dimensional configuration and selectable orientated and configured to simulate an electromagnetic radiation path modifying element (208) for directing a respective image signals incident thereon to a selected location within a viewing region (210).

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