FLIGHT ENVELOPE PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES
    1.
    发明申请
    FLIGHT ENVELOPE PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES 有权
    用于无人机动车的航空保护系统

    公开(公告)号:US20160114903A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-04-28

    申请号:US14921617

    申请日:2015-10-23

    IPC分类号: B64D45/00 B64C39/02

    摘要: Systems and methods to protect the flight envelope in both manual flight and flight by a commercial autopilot are provided. A system can comprise: an inertial measurement unit (IMU); a computing device in data communication with the IMU; an application executable by the computing device comprising: logic that estimates an angle of attack; a slip angle; and a speed of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) based at least in part on data received from the UAV. A method can comprise estimating, via a computing device, flight data of a UAV based at least in part on data received from an IMU; comparing the estimated flight data with measured flight data; and triggering an error indication in response to a determination that the measured flight data exceeds a predefined deviation of the estimated flight data. The estimated speed can comprise an estimated airspeed, vertical speed and/or ground velocity.

    摘要翻译: 提供了通过商用自动驾驶仪在手动飞行和飞行中保护飞行信封的系统和方法。 系统可以包括:惯性测量单元(IMU); 与IMU进行数据通信的计算设备; 由计算设备可执行的应用包括:估计攻角的逻辑; 滑移角; 以及至少部分地基于从UAV接收的数据的无人机(UAV)的速度。 方法可以包括至少部分地基于从IMU接收的数据经由计算设备估计UAV的飞行数据; 将估计的飞行数据与测量的飞行数据进行比较; 并且响应于确定所测量的飞行数据超过所估计的飞行数据的预定偏差,触发错误指示。 估计的速度可以包括估计的空速,垂直速度和/或地面速度。

    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LAGRANGIAN PRECIPITATION SENSING
    2.
    发明申请
    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LAGRANGIAN PRECIPITATION SENSING 审中-公开
    拉格朗日沉降感测装置及方法

    公开(公告)号:US20160313470A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-10-27

    申请号:US15104233

    申请日:2014-12-10

    IPC分类号: G01W1/08 B64C39/02 G01W1/14

    摘要: A weather measurement system can include an aerial vehicle. An array of accelerometers can be disposed across the surface of the aerial vehicle. The accelerometers can be configured to measure raindrops impacting the surface. The measurements can include number per unit time and intensity. The system can include a processing unit configured to receive measurement data from the array and to process the measurement data into preprocessed data.

    摘要翻译: 天气测量系统可以包括飞行器。 一组加速度计可以跨越飞行器的表面设置。 加速度计可以配置成测量影响表面的雨滴。 测量可以包括每单位时间和强度的数量。 该系统可以包括处理单元,其被配置为从阵列接收测量数据并将测量数据处理成预处理的数据。

    Flight envelope protection system for unmanned aerial vehicles

    公开(公告)号:US09650152B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-05-16

    申请号:US14921617

    申请日:2015-10-23

    摘要: Systems and methods to protect the flight envelope in both manual flight and flight by a commercial autopilot are provided. A system can comprise: an inertial measurement unit (IMU); a computing device in data communication with the IMU; an application executable by the computing device comprising: logic that estimates an angle of attack; a slip angle; and a speed of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) based at least in part on data received from the UAV. A method can comprise estimating, via a computing device, flight data of a UAV based at least in part on data received from an IMU; comparing the estimated flight data with measured flight data; and triggering an error indication in response to a determination that the measured flight data exceeds a predefined deviation of the estimated flight data. The estimated speed can comprise an estimated airspeed, vertical speed and/or ground velocity.