公开(公告)号：US20240231359A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-11

申请号：US18416727

申请日：2024-01-18

申请人： Merlin Labs, Inc.

发明人： Alexander Naiman ,  Cynthia Comer ,  Molly Connolly

IPC分类号： G05D1/00 ,  G01S13/933 ,  G01S17/933 ,  G05D1/228 ,  G05D1/652 ,  G08G5/00 ,  G10L15/16 ,  G10L15/19 ,  G10L15/22

CPC分类号： G05D1/0088 ,  G01S13/933 ,  G01S17/933 ,  G05D1/228 ,  G05D1/652 ,  G08G5/0013 ,  G08G5/0021 ,  G10L15/16 ,  G10L15/19 ,  G10L15/22 ,  G10L2015/223

摘要： The method can include: determining sensor information with an aircraft sensor suite; based on the sensor information, determining a flight command using a set of models; validating the flight command S130; and facilitating execution of a validated flight command. The method can optionally include generating a trained model. However, the method S100 can additionally or alternatively include any other suitable elements. The method can function to facilitate aircraft control based on autonomously generated flight commands. The method can additionally or alternatively function to achieve human-in-the-loop autonomous aircraft control, and/or can function to generate a trained neural network based on validation of autonomously generated aircraft flight commands.

公开(公告)号：US20240278932A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-22

申请号：US18642045

申请日：2024-04-22

申请人： Merlin Labs, Inc.

发明人： Matthew George ,  Alexander Naiman ,  Joseph Bondaryk

IPC分类号： B64D45/08 ,  G01S13/933 ,  G01S17/933

CPC分类号： B64D45/08 ,  G01S13/933 ,  G01S17/933

摘要： The method can include: sampling sensor measurements, extracting features from the sensor measurements, identifying a landing site based on the extracted features, determining a confidence score based on the extracted features and landing site features, and controlling the aircraft. The method functions to provide terrain relative navigation during approach to be used for aircraft control; the method can additionally function to establish an aircraft position estimate to be used for controlling the aircraft.

公开(公告)号：US20240119848A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-11

申请号：US18379095

申请日：2023-10-11

申请人： Merlin Labs, Inc.

发明人： Matthew George ,  Alexander Naiman ,  Joseph Bondaryk ,  Cynthia Comer

IPC分类号： G08G5/00 ,  G06F40/40 ,  G06V10/82 ,  G06V20/59 ,  G06V40/10

CPC分类号： G08G5/0069 ,  G06F40/40 ,  G06V10/82 ,  G06V20/59 ,  G06V40/10 ,  G08G5/0013 ,  G08G5/0056

摘要： The method S100 can include: generating pilot monitoring data S110; determining a pilot attention state based on the sensor data S120; optionally determining an aircraft state S130; responding to an event based on the pilot attention state S140; and can optionally include controlling the aircraft based on the aircraft state and the pilot attention state S150. However, the method S100 can additionally or alternatively include any other suitable set of elements. The method functions to facilitate human-in-the-loop aircraft control by an attentive pilot-in-command (PIC). Additionally or alternatively, the method can function to identify and/or resolve pilot inattentiveness (e.g., based on the context of the aircraft state).

公开(公告)号：US12062293B1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-13

申请号：US18242007

申请日：2023-09-05

申请人： Merlin Labs, Inc.

发明人： Matthew George ,  Alexander Naiman ,  Michael Pust ,  Joseph Bondaryk

IPC分类号： G08G5/04 ,  G08G5/00 ,  G10L15/26

CPC分类号： G08G5/045 ,  G08G5/0013 ,  G08G5/0078 ,  G10L15/26

摘要： The method can include performing inference using the system; and can optionally include training the system components. The method functions to automatically interpret flight commands from a stream of air traffic control (ATC) radio communications. The method can additionally or alternatively function to train and/or update a natural language processing system based on ATC communications. Additionally, the method can include or be used in conjunction with collision avoidance and/or directed perception for traffic detection associated therewith.

公开(公告)号：US11914372B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-27

申请号：US17891845

申请日：2022-08-19

申请人： Merlin Labs, Inc.

发明人： Alexander Naiman ,  Cynthia Comer ,  Molly Connolly

IPC分类号： G05D1/00 ,  G08G5/00 ,  G10L15/19 ,  G10L15/22 ,  G05D1/10 ,  G01S13/933 ,  G01S17/933 ,  G10L15/16

CPC分类号： G05D1/0088 ,  G01S13/933 ,  G01S17/933 ,  G05D1/101 ,  G08G5/0013 ,  G08G5/0021 ,  G10L15/16 ,  G10L15/19 ,  G10L15/22 ,  G10L2015/223

摘要： The method can include: determining sensor information with an aircraft sensor suite; based on the sensor information, determining a flight command using a set of models; validating the flight command S130; and facilitating execution of a validated flight command. The method can optionally include generating a trained model. However, the method S100 can additionally or alternatively include any other suitable elements. The method can function to facilitate aircraft control based on autonomously generated flight commands. The method can additionally or alternatively function to achieve human-in-the-loop autonomous aircraft control, and/or can function to generate a trained neural network based on validation of autonomously generated aircraft flight commands.

公开(公告)号：US11862031B1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-02

申请号：US18126299

申请日：2023-03-24

申请人： Merlin Labs, Inc.

发明人： Matthew George ,  Alexander Naiman ,  Michael Pust ,  Joseph Bondaryk

IPC分类号： G08G5/04 ,  G08G5/00 ,  G10L15/26

CPC分类号： G08G5/045 ,  G08G5/0013 ,  G08G5/0078 ,  G10L15/26

摘要： The method can include performing inference using the system; and can optionally include training the system components. The method functions to automatically interpret flight commands from a stream of air traffic control (ATC) radio communications. The method can additionally or alternatively function to train and/or update a natural language processing system based on ATC communications. Additionally, the method can include or be used in conjunction with collision avoidance and/or directed perception for traffic detection associated therewith.

公开(公告)号：US20230057709A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-23

申请号：US17891845

申请日：2022-08-19

申请人： Merlin Labs, Inc.

发明人： Alexander Naiman ,  Cynthia Comer ,  Molly Connolly

IPC分类号： G05D1/00 ,  G08G5/00 ,  G10L15/19 ,  G10L15/16 ,  G10L15/22 ,  G05D1/10 ,  G01S13/933 ,  G01S17/933

摘要： The method can include: determining sensor information with an aircraft sensor suite; based on the sensor information, determining a flight command using a set of models; validating the flight command S130; and facilitating execution of a validated flight command. The method can optionally include generating a trained model. However, the method S100 can additionally or alternatively include any other suitable elements. The method can function to facilitate aircraft control based on autonomously generated flight commands. The method can additionally or alternatively function to achieve human-in-the-loop autonomous aircraft control, and/or can function to generate a trained neural network based on validation of autonomously generated aircraft flight commands.

公开(公告)号：US20240321126A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-26

申请号：US18515836

申请日：2023-11-21

申请人： Merlin Labs, Inc.

发明人： Matthew George ,  Alexander Naiman ,  Michael Pust ,  Joseph Bondaryk

IPC分类号： G08G5/04 ,  G08G5/00 ,  G10L15/26

CPC分类号： G08G5/045 ,  G08G5/0013 ,  G08G5/0078 ,  G10L15/26

摘要： The method can include performing inference using the system; and can optionally include training the system components. The method functions to automatically interpret flight commands from a stream of air traffic control (ATC) radio communications. The method can additionally or alternatively function to train and/or update a natural language processing system based on ATC communications. Additionally, the method can include or be used in conjunction with collision avoidance and/or directed perception for traffic detection associated therewith.

公开(公告)号：US20240255950A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-01

申请号：US18565404

申请日：2022-08-19

申请人： MERLIN LABS, INC.

发明人： Alexander Naiman ,  Cynthia Comer ,  Molly Connolly

IPC分类号： G05D1/22 ,  G05D101/15 ,  G05D109/20 ,  G05D111/20 ,  G10L15/16

CPC分类号： G05D1/22 ,  G10L15/16 ,  G05D2101/15 ,  G05D2109/20 ,  G05D2111/20

摘要： The method can include: determining sensor information with an aircraft sensor suite: based on the sensor information, determining a flight command using a set of models: validating the flight command S130; and facilitating execution of a validated flight command. The method can optionally include generating a trained model. However, the method S100 can additionally or alternatively include any other suitable elements. The method can function to facilitate aircraft control based on autonomously generated flight commands. The method can additionally or alternatively function to achieve human-in-the-loop autonomous aircraft control, and/or can function to generate a trained neural network based on validation of autonomously generated aircraft flight commands.

公开(公告)号：US20240248481A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-25

申请号：US18423149

申请日：2024-01-25

申请人： Merlin Labs, Inc.

发明人： Matthew George ,  Alexander Naiman ,  Angel Macias ,  Aubrey Kalashian ,  Kevin Elfenbein

IPC分类号： G05D1/2285 ,  G05D109/20

CPC分类号： G05D1/2285 ,  G05D2109/20

摘要： The method can include: optionally determining an aircraft state; determining a transition event; verifying an aircraft configuration; determining an aircraft alert state; and performing an action. However, the method can additionally or alternatively include any other suitable elements. The method functions to facilitate configuration checking and/or validation of configuration changes. Additionally or alternatively, the method can function to facilitate human-in-the-loop operation of a semi-autonomous aircraft (e.g., with an autonomous agent fulfilling the roles of one pilot of a multi-pilot aircraft). Additionally or alternatively, the method can function to autonomously respond to inconsistencies or failures associated with aircraft configuration changes.