LANDING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES

    公开(公告)号:US20230140387A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-04

    申请号:US17966559

    申请日:2022-10-14

    摘要: Systems and methods related to landing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are provided. In one example, a method includes receiving a UAV on a surface of a landing platform. The method may further include operating a positioning device disposed under the surface to locate the UAV. The method may further include operating the positioning device to move the UAV to a location and/or an orientation on the surface. The UAV may comprise landing gear having a plurality of legs, where each leg comprises a shock absorption system. The method may further include operating the shock absorption system during the receiving operation to reduce force received at stress areas of the UAV, and after the receiving operation, operating the shock absorption system to dampen movement by the UAV. Related devices and systems are also provided.

    ACCESSORY PORT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES

    公开(公告)号:US20230002046A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-05

    申请号:US17853019

    申请日:2022-06-29

    摘要: Accessory port systems and methods are provided. In one example, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes an accessory port configured to interchangeably attach a plurality of accessory devices to the UAV. The accessory port may have a mechanical interface configured to engage with one of the accessory devices. The mechanical interface may include a locking member configured to physically secure the accessory device to the accessory port. The accessory port may further include an electrical interface configured to electrically connect the accessory device to the UAV. The mechanical interface may be configured to align the accessory device relative to the electrical interface. Related devices, systems, and methods are also provided.

    PROPELLER DEICING SYSTEMS AND METHODS

    公开(公告)号:US20220411075A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-29

    申请号:US17850210

    申请日:2022-06-27

    摘要: Techniques for deicing propellers for mobile platforms are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system is provided. The system may include a propeller comprising a propeller blade having a channel extending from an ingress aperture to an egress aperture along a longitudinal axis of the propeller blade. The system may further include a cowl comprising an air duct configured to direct heated air into the channel to deice the propeller blade. The cowl may be configured to selectively couple to the propeller and an electric motor and form a seal between the cowl and the electric motor to capture the heated air exuded by the electric motor. Additional systems and methods are also disclosed.

    EFFICIENT REFINEMENT NEURAL NETWORK FOR REAL-TIME GENERIC OBJECT-DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS

    公开(公告)号:US20220019843A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-20

    申请号:US17374909

    申请日:2021-07-13

    发明人: Jun Wang

    摘要: High resolution object detection systems and methods provide accurate, real-time, one-stage processing, and include a backbone network configured to receive an input image and generate multi-scale feature representations, a feature fusion block configured to fuse the multi-sale feature representations, a plurality of representation transfer modules configured to isolate and decouple sub-task networks and the multi-scale feature representations, and a cascade refinement module configured to process each representation transfer module output to refine predictions. The backbone network generates a plurality of image features corresponding to each of a plurality of image scales and includes a plurality of convolutional layers and a stem block after the first convolutional layer, wherein the stem block improves feature extraction performance. The feature fusion block generates feature outputs for each of a plurality of image scales.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATING WITH PAYLOAD ON AN UNMANNED VEHICLE

    公开(公告)号:US20210058267A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-25

    申请号:US17079376

    申请日:2020-10-23

    摘要: An unmanned vehicle (UV) is provided for transmitting data to a payload device connected to the UV. The UV comprises a processor configured to control operations of the UV, a first and a second communication interface for connecting to a payload device, a third communication interface for communicating with a remote station, and a non-transitory memory device storing instructions configured to cause the processor to to receive and transmit data. The processor is configured to receive one or more data packets through the third communication interface from the remote station, transmit the one or more data packets to the payload device through the first communication interface when the one or more data packets are designated for the first communication interface, and transmit the one or more data packets to the payload device through the second communication interface when the one or more data packets are designated for the second communication interface.

    UNMANNED VEHICLE
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210053679A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-25

    申请号:US17079354

    申请日:2020-10-23

    摘要: A main body of an unmanned vehicle is provided. The main body comprises a propulsion-receiving module having a mount point for removably mounting a propulsion source, a payload-receiving module having a mount point for removably mounting a payload, and a damper interposed between the payload-receiving module and the propulsion-receiving module to inhibit transmission of vibrations from the propulsion-receiving module to the payload-receiving module when the payload-receiving module and the propulsion-receiving module are in mechanical communication.