公开(公告)号：US09678507B1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-13

申请号：US14751072

申请日：2015-06-25

申请人： Latitude Engineering, LLC

发明人： Jason Douglas ,  Travis Alexander Woodrow ,  Manu Singh ,  Michael Aeko Balthazar

IPC分类号： G05D1/00 ,  G08G5/00 ,  G05D1/10

CPC分类号： G05D1/0027 ,  G05D1/104 ,  G08G5/0013 ,  G08G5/0026 ,  G08G5/003 ,  G08G5/0034 ,  G08G5/0069 ,  G08G5/0082

摘要： An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) survey system and methods for surveying an area of interest are disclosed. The system can include a plurality of docking stations positioned at predetermined locations within the area of interest, each docking station comprising a platform to support a UAV while docked at the docking station; a battery charger; and a communications interface; a plurality of UAVs distributed among the plurality of docking stations, each UAV comprising a communications interface; and a system controller comprising a processor and transmitter communicatively coupled to the plurality of UAVs.

公开(公告)号：US20170160752A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-08

申请号：US15232366

申请日：2016-08-09

申请人： International Business Machines Corporation

发明人： Gregory F. Boland ,  James R. Kozloski ,  Yu Ma ,  Justin G. Manweiler ,  Kevin E. Siemonsen ,  Umut Topkara ,  Katherine Vogt ,  Justin D. Weisz

IPC分类号： G05D1/10 ,  G06F17/27 ,  G06N99/00 ,  G06N7/00 ,  G08G5/00 ,  G05D1/00

CPC分类号： G05D1/104 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/145 ,  G05D1/0011 ,  G05D1/0016 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G06F17/2705 ,  G06N7/005 ,  G06N99/005 ,  G08G5/0034 ,  G08G5/0069

摘要： A method for controlling a drone includes receiving a natural language request for information about a spatial location, parsing the natural language request into data requests, configuring a flight plan and controlling one or more drones to fly over the spatial location to obtain data types based on the data requests, and extracting and analyzing data to answer the request. The method can include extracting data points from the data types, obtaining labels from a user for one or more of the data points, predicting labels for unlabeled data points from a learning algorithm using the labels obtained from the user, determining the predicted labels are true labels for the unlabeled data points and combining the extracted data, the user labeled data points and the true labeled data points to answer the request for information. The learning algorithm may be active learning using a support vector machine.

公开(公告)号：US09671791B1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-06

申请号：US14735897

申请日：2015-06-10

申请人： Amazon Technologies, Inc.

发明人： Nathan Michael Paczan

IPC分类号： G01C23/00 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D3/00 ,  G06F7/00 ,  G06F17/00 ,  G05D1/10 ,  G08G5/04 ,  G08G5/00 ,  B64C39/02

CPC分类号： G05D1/104 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/143 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G08G5/0013 ,  G08G5/0034 ,  G08G5/0069 ,  G08G5/045

摘要： Techniques for managing a flow of an unmanned vehicle within a space may be described. In particular, the unmanned vehicle may be determined as being location within the space. The space may be associated with metric that may be based on a plurality of other unmanned vehicles also located within the space. Pairs of location and time data may be computed for the unmanned vehicle. The pairs may represent a path for the unmanned vehicle to use within the space. The pairs of location data and time data computed based on data associated with the unmanned vehicle, data associated with at least one of the other unmanned vehicles, and the metric associated with the space. Once computed, the pairs may be provided to the unmanned vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20170129602A1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-11

申请号：US15345912

申请日：2016-11-08

申请人： M3N, Inc.

发明人： Maan Alduaiji ,  Abdullah Almasoud ,  Mostafa Abdulla ,  Cameron Rose

IPC分类号： B64C39/02 ,  G06Q20/10 ,  B08B1/04 ,  B60S3/06 ,  B08B3/02 ,  B08B5/04 ,  G05D1/10 ,  G06Q30/02

CPC分类号： G06Q20/102 ,  A47L2201/00 ,  B08B1/04 ,  B08B3/02 ,  B08B5/04 ,  B25J9/1656 ,  B25J9/1679 ,  B25J11/0085 ,  B60S3/04 ,  B60S3/06 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/12 ,  B64C2201/126 ,  G05D1/104 ,  G06Q20/18 ,  G06Q30/0251 ,  G06Q30/0266 ,  G08G1/202 ,  G08G5/0026 ,  G08G5/0034 ,  G08G5/006 ,  Y10S901/01

摘要： A multipurpose robotic system that includes an unmanned aerial vehicle that is able to fly under its own power to a location of a parked vehicle. A cleaning module is attachable to the unmanned aerial vehicle. The cleaning module is configured to take part in cleaning the parked vehicle. The cleaning module including a rotating brush configured to clean the vehicle

公开(公告)号：US20170129099A1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-11

申请号：US15345934

申请日：2016-11-08

申请人： M3N, Inc.

发明人： Maan Alduaiji ,  Abdullah Almasoud ,  Mostafa Abdulla ,  Cameron Rose

IPC分类号： B25J9/08 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q20/18 ,  B25J9/16

CPC分类号： G06Q20/102 ,  A47L2201/00 ,  B08B1/04 ,  B08B3/02 ,  B08B5/04 ,  B25J9/1656 ,  B25J9/1679 ,  B25J11/0085 ,  B60S3/04 ,  B60S3/06 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/12 ,  B64C2201/126 ,  G05D1/104 ,  G06Q20/18 ,  G06Q30/0251 ,  G06Q30/0266 ,  G08G1/202 ,  G08G5/0026 ,  G08G5/0034 ,  G08G5/006 ,  Y10S901/01

摘要： A multipurpose robotic system includes a station that has a robot storage area for storing robots. A module storage area stores modules. Each of the modules is configured to be attached to one of the robots, so that robot/module pairs consisting of one module attached to one robot are configured to deliver and perform services. A preparing area is used for readying robots and extension modules to perform the services. A launching area is used for launching the robot/module pairs.

公开(公告)号：US20170115668A1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-27

申请号：US15401893

申请日：2017-01-09

申请人： SUNLIGHT PHOTONICS INC.

发明人： SERGEY V. FROLOV ,  JOHN PETER MOUSSOURIS ,  MICHAEL CYRUS

IPC分类号： G05D1/10 ,  B64C3/56 ,  B64C29/00 ,  G08G7/02

CPC分类号： G05D1/104 ,  B64C3/56 ,  B64C29/0016 ,  B64C37/02 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/021 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/066 ,  B64C2201/088 ,  B64C2201/102 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64C2201/143 ,  B64C2201/145 ,  B64D1/02 ,  G05D1/0022 ,  G05D1/0027 ,  G05D1/005 ,  G05D1/0212 ,  G05D1/0669 ,  G05D1/102 ,  G08G5/0008 ,  G08G5/0013 ,  G08G5/0017 ,  G08G5/0021 ,  G08G5/003 ,  G08G5/0065 ,  G08G5/0069 ,  G08G5/025 ,  G08G5/045 ,  G08G7/02 ,  Y02T50/14

摘要： Embodiments of the present invention provide an alternative distributed airborne transportation system. In some embodiments, a method for distributed airborne transportation includes: providing an airborne vehicle with a wing and a wing span, having capacity to carry one or more of passengers or cargo; landing of the airborne vehicle near one or more of passengers or cargo and loading at least one of passengers or cargo; taking-off and determining a flight direction for the airborne vehicle; locating at least one other airborne vehicle, which has substantially the same flight direction; and joining at least one other airborne vehicle in flight formation and forming a fleet, in which airborne vehicles fly with the same speed and direction and in which adjacent airborne vehicles are separated by distance of less than 100 wing spans.

公开(公告)号：US20170090483A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-30

申请号：US14863918

申请日：2015-09-24

申请人： Intel Corporation

发明人： Ned M. Smith ,  Rajesh Poornachandran

IPC分类号： G05D1/10 ,  G06Q20/22 ,  G08G5/00 ,  H04L29/08 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D47/08

CPC分类号： G05D1/104 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/123 ,  B64C2201/143 ,  G01S5/00 ,  G06Q20/123 ,  G08G5/0034 ,  G08G5/0069 ,  H04W4/046 ,  H04W4/38 ,  H04W12/10

摘要： Various embodiments are generally directed to providing information capture by multiple drones, which may operate in a swarm, while maintaining rights and/or value assigned to the content authored by each drone or by subsets of drones. In general, the present disclosure provides that drones participating in content acquisition may attest to their authenticity to establish trust between drones in the swarm.

公开(公告)号：US09606535B2

公开(公告)日：2017-03-28

申请号：US14802284

申请日：2015-07-17

申请人： SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION

发明人： Eric Humenay

IPC分类号： H04W24/00 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/10 ,  G05D1/02 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W24/02 ,  H04W76/02 ,  H04W84/18

CPC分类号： G05D1/0027 ,  G05D1/0022 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G05D1/104 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W24/02 ,  H04W76/15 ,  H04W84/18

摘要： An autonomous vehicle includes a sensor interface coupled to a gyroscope system, a wireless communication interface, a processor, and memory. The memory has instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the autonomous vehicle to establish a plurality of wireless communication links with two or more vehicles in a group including the autonomous vehicle and the two or more vehicles. A signal strength of each of the wireless communication links is monitored to determine an observed signal strength of each of the wireless communication links. A desired position of the autonomous vehicle is determined based on an expected signal strength of each of the wireless communication links. A position adjustment of the autonomous vehicle is initiated based on a difference between the expected signal strength and the observed signal strength in combination with data from the gyroscope system.

公开(公告)号：US20170052539A1

公开(公告)日：2017-02-23

申请号：US15348309

申请日：2016-11-10

申请人： Alarm.com Incorporated

发明人： Daniel Kerzner

IPC分类号： G05D1/00 ,  G08B13/196 ,  G08B25/10 ,  G08B15/00 ,  G08B19/00 ,  G05D1/10 ,  G08B13/22

CPC分类号： G05D1/0022 ,  G05D1/104 ,  G08B13/19645 ,  G08B13/19697 ,  G08B13/22 ,  G08B15/00 ,  G08B15/002 ,  G08B15/005 ,  G08B19/00 ,  G08B25/10

摘要： Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on storage devices, for monitoring, security, and surveillance of a property. In one aspect, a system includes multiple robotic devices, multiple sensors, wherein the multiple sensors includes a first sensor, multiple charging stations, and a monitor control unit. The monitor control unit may include a network interface, one or more processors, and one or more storage devices that include instructions to cause the one or more processors to perform operations. The operations may include receiving data from the first sensor that is indicative of an alarm event, accessing information describing the capabilities of the each of the robotic devices, selecting a subset of robotic devices from the multiple robotic devices, and transmitting a command to each robotic device in the subset of robotic devices that instructs each respective robotic device to deploy to the location of the first sensor.

摘要翻译： 方法，系统和装置，包括在存储设备上编码的计算机程序，用于监视，安全和监视财产。 在一个方面，系统包括多个机器人装置，多个传感器，其中多个传感器包括第一传感器，多个充电站以及监视器控制单元。 监视器控制单元可以包括网络接口，一个或多个处理器以及包括使一个或多个处理器执行操作的指令的一个或多个存储设备。 操作可以包括从第一传感器接收指示报警事件的数据，访问描述每个机器人设备的能力的信息，从多个机器人设备中选择机器人设备的子集，以及向每个机器人传送命令 机器人设备子集中的设备，其指示每个相应的机器人设备部署到第一传感器的位置。

公开(公告)号：US20170023941A1

公开(公告)日：2017-01-26

申请号：US15217567

申请日：2016-07-22

申请人： The Boeing Company

发明人： Enrique Casado Magaña ,  David Scarlatti ,  David Esteban Campillo ,  Jesús Iván Maza Alcañiz ,  Fernando Caballero Benitez

IPC分类号： G05D1/00 ,  B64D47/08 ,  G08G5/00 ,  B64C39/02

CPC分类号： G05D1/0094 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/024 ,  B64C2201/127 ,  B64D47/08 ,  G05D1/104 ,  G08G5/0078

摘要： Methods and apparatus for positioning aircraft based on images of mobile targets are disclosed. An example method includes identifying, by executing first instructions via a processor, a mobile target in an image obtained by a camera mounted on a first aircraft and obtaining, by executing second instructions via the processor, current coordinates of the first aircraft. The example method includes determining, by executing third instructions via the processor, coordinates of the mobile target based on the coordinates of the first aircraft and the image. The coordinates of the mobile target are within an area of uncertainty. The example method includes determining, by executing fourth instructions via the processor, a first position for the first aircraft that reduces the area of uncertainty of the coordinates of the mobile target.

摘要翻译： 公开了基于移动目标图像定位飞机的方法和装置。 示例性方法包括通过经由处理器执行第一指令来识别由安装在第一飞行器上的相机获得的图像中的移动目标，并且通过经由处理器执行第二指令来获得第一飞行器的当前坐标。 该示例方法包括通过基于第一飞行器和图像的坐标，经由处理器执行第三指令来确定移动目标的坐标。 移动目标的坐标在不确定的区域内。 该示例方法包括通过经由处理器执行第四指令来确定第一飞行器的第一位置，其减少移动目标的坐标的不确定性的面积。