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公开(公告)号：US11370531B1
公开(公告)日：2022-06-28
申请号：US16555767
申请日：2019-08-29
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Barry James O'Brien , Joshua John Watson , Scott Michael Wilcox
Abstract: A configurable unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) may include swappable components that may be selectable to configure a customized UAV just prior to deployment of the UAV that is configured to deliver a package to a destination. The UAV may include a plurality of ports that may accept swappable components. The ports may be coupled to a logic board to enable control of the swappable components. The ports and swappable components may enable quick replacement of a malfunctioning components, such as an image sensor, which may avoid subjecting a UAV to significant downtime for service. The malfunctioning component may then be serviced after the UAV is readied for a subsequent flight or deployed on a subsequent flight.
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公开(公告)号：US20210012518A1
公开(公告)日：2021-01-14
申请号：US16886328
申请日：2020-05-28
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Scott Raymond Harris , Barry James O'Brien , Joshua John Watson
Abstract: This disclosure describes a configuration of an aerial vehicle, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”), that includes a plurality of cameras that may be selectively combined to form a stereo pair for use in obtaining stereo images that provide depth information corresponding to objects represented in those images. Depending on the distance between an object and the aerial vehicle, different cameras may be selected for the stereo pair based on the baseline between those cameras and a distance between the object and the aerial vehicle. For example, cameras with a small baseline (close together) may be selected to generate stereo images and depth information for an object that is close to the aerial vehicle. In comparison, cameras with a large baseline may be selected to generate stereo images and depth information for an object that is farther away from the aerial vehicle.
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公开(公告)号：US10364044B2
公开(公告)日：2019-07-30
申请号：US15913599
申请日：2018-03-06
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Scott Raymond Harris , Barry James O'Brien , Joshua John Watson
IPC: H04N13/243 , B64D47/08 , H04N13/25 , H04N13/271 , B64C39/02 , G08G5/04 , H04N5/33 , G06K9/00 , G06T7/593 , H04N13/239 , G06K9/20
Abstract: Described is an imaging component for use by an unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”) for object detection. As described, the imaging component includes one or more cameras that are configured to obtain images of a scene using visible light that are converted into a depth map (e.g., stereo image) and one or more other cameras that are configured to form images, or thermograms, of the scene using infrared radiation (“IR”). The depth information and thermal information are combined to form a representation of the scene based on both depth and thermal information.
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公开(公告)号：US10176722B1
公开(公告)日：2019-01-08
申请号：US15250806
申请日：2016-08-29
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Scott Patrick Boyd , Chengwu Cui , Sarah Graber , Barry James O'Brien , Joshua John Watson , Scott Michael Wilcox
Abstract: A location marker that may be used to provide information to a vehicle, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The location marker may include a plurality of lights that may be individually sequenced on and off at different times to create a time domain signal sequence that is readable by the vehicle. The lights may provide information in various different ways. The specific lights that are illuminated at a certain time may form a light pattern that includes or is associated with information. Different light patterns may be displayed over time to provide different information to the vehicle. In some embodiments, the amount of time that a light is on or off (or both) may provide information as a time domain signal sequence (e.g., flashing lights) to the vehicle. In various embodiments, the location marker may include retroreflectors arranged in a pattern used to identify the location marker.
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公开(公告)号：US10032384B1
公开(公告)日：2018-07-24
申请号：US15250778
申请日：2016-08-29
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Scott Patrick Boyd , Chengwu Cui , Sarah Graber , Barry James O'Brien , Joshua John Watson , Scott Michael Wilcox
Abstract: A location marker that may be used to provide information to a vehicle, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The location marker may include a plurality of retroreflectors that may form a pattern readable by a vehicle or other device. The pattern may be read to extract an identifier of a location, such as an address or an identifier of a person. A global positioning system (GPS) device may transmit a general location of the location marker to the vehicle, while the location marker may provide a unique visual location identifier to a device within visual range of the location marker. In some embodiments, the location marker may also include lights that may be individually sequenced on and off at different times to create a time domain signal sequence that is readable by the vehicle.
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公开(公告)号：US09986233B1
公开(公告)日：2018-05-29
申请号：US15461335
申请日：2017-03-16
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
CPC classification number: H04N17/002 , B64C39/024 , B64C2201/027 , B64C2201/108 , B64C2201/141 , B64C2201/165 , B64D47/08 , H04N5/247
Abstract: Methods and systems for collecting camera calibration data using at least one fixed calibration target are described. Calibration parameters of a camera that is attached to a vehicle may be accessed. A set of calibration instructions for the camera may be determined based at least in part on the calibration parameters. The set of calibration instructions may include navigational instructions for the vehicle to follow to present the camera to the at least one fixed calibration target. Calibration data collected by the camera viewing the at least one fixed calibration target may be received. The camera may be calibrated based at least in part on the calibration data.
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公开(公告)号：US20180077350A1
公开(公告)日：2018-03-15
申请号：US15265793
申请日：2016-09-14
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Taylor David Grenier , Louis LeRoi LeGrand, III , Barry James O'Brien , Joshua John Watson , Ricky Dean Welsh
CPC classification number: H04N13/243 , B64C39/024 , B64C2201/027 , B64C2201/127 , B64D47/08 , H04N5/247 , H04N13/239 , H04N2213/001
Abstract: Described is an aerial vehicle, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”), that includes a plurality of sensors, such as stereo cameras, mounted along a perimeter frame of the aerial vehicle and arranged to generate a scene that surrounds the aerial vehicle. The sensors may be mounted in or on winglets of the perimeter frame. Each of the plurality of sensors has a field of view and the plurality of optical sensors are arranged and/or oriented such that their fields of view overlap with one another throughout a continuous space that surrounds the perimeter frame. The fields of view may also include a portion of the perimeter frame or space that is adjacent to the perimeter frame.
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公开(公告)号：US09731420B1
公开(公告)日：2017-08-15
申请号：US15165336
申请日：2016-05-26
Applicant: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Inventor： Pradeep Krishna Yarlagadda , Cédric Philippe Charles Jean Ghislain Archambeau , James Christopher Curlander , Michael Donoser , Ralf Herbrich , Barry James O'Brien , Marshall Friend Tappen
CPC classification number: B25J9/1697 , B25J9/1633 , B65G1/1378 , G05B19/42 , G05B2219/36184 , G05B2219/36442 , G05B2219/40116
Abstract: Described are techniques for storing and retrieving items using a robotic manipulator. Images depicting a human interacting with an item, sensor data from sensors instrumenting the human or item, data regarding physical characteristics of the item, and constraint data relating to the robotic manipulator or the item may be used to generate one or more configurations for the robotic manipulator. The configurations may include points of contact and force vectors for contacting the item using the robotic manipulator.
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公开(公告)号：US10778960B2
公开(公告)日：2020-09-15
申请号：US16191820
申请日：2018-11-15
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Taylor David Grenier , Louis Leroi LeGrand, III , Barry James O'Brien , Joshua John Watson , Ricky Dean Welsh
IPC: H04N13/243 , H04N5/247 , B64C39/02 , B64D47/08 , H04N13/239 , B64C29/00 , B64C27/26 , B64C27/20
Abstract: Described is an aerial vehicle, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”), that includes a plurality of sensors, such as stereo cameras, mounted along a perimeter frame of the aerial vehicle and arranged to generate a scene that surrounds the aerial vehicle. The sensors may be mounted in or on winglets of the perimeter frame. Each of the plurality of sensors has a field of view and the plurality of optical sensors are arranged and/or oriented such that their fields of view overlap with one another throughout a continuous space that surrounds the perimeter frame. The fields of view may also include a portion of the perimeter frame or space that is adjacent to the perimeter frame.
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公开(公告)号：US10706569B2
公开(公告)日：2020-07-07
申请号：US15176734
申请日：2016-06-08
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Scott Raymond Harris , Barry James O'Brien , Joshua John Watson
Abstract: This disclosure describes a configuration of an aerial vehicle, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”), that includes a plurality of cameras that may be selectively combined to form a stereo pair for use in obtaining stereo images that provide depth information corresponding to objects represented in those images. Depending on the distance between an object and the aerial vehicle, different cameras may be selected for the stereo pair based on the baseline between those cameras and a distance between the object and the aerial vehicle. For example, cameras with a small baseline (close together) may be selected to generate stereo images and depth information for an object that is close to the aerial vehicle. In comparison, cameras with a large baseline may be selected to generate stereo images and depth information for an object that is farther away from the aerial vehicle.
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