公开(公告)号：US10073454B2

公开(公告)日：2018-09-11

申请号：US15073403

申请日：2016-03-17

Applicant: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION

Inventor： Omar Aboutalib ,  David W. Evans ,  Gregory L. Larson ,  Annie D. Nguyen ,  Richard R. Ramroth

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G06K9/62 ,  G06K9/00 ,  H04N7/18 ,  G06T7/73 ,  B64C39/00

Abstract: A system and method for controlling a swarm of UAVs that are stored on and released from an airborne platform, fly to and destroy a target, where the UAVs download target information from the airborne platform before being released therefrom, do not communicate with each other or the airborne platform while in flight, and do not depend of the presence of GPS. Each UAV includes a vision sensor that provides image data, a navigation module that receives the image data and causes the UAV to navigate and fly towards the target, and a target destruction module that receives the image data and causes the UAV to destroy the target.

公开(公告)号：US10280904B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-07

申请号：US15065185

申请日：2016-03-09

Applicant: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation

Inventor： Gregory L. Larson ,  Peter A. Barnett

IPC: F03G7/06 ,  B64C3/56 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D5/00 ,  B64D7/00

Abstract: An exemplary rotational assembly includes a base having a circular collar and first and second arms that rotate about the circular collar in opposite angular directions. In a stored state the arms have substantially the same angle relative to the circular collar; in a deployed state the arms have rotated into opposing positions. Each end of a Nitinol wire is coupled to the first and second arms and contracts when heated by the flow of electrical current. This contraction causes the simultaneously application of a rotational force to the first and second arms causing the first and second arms to rotate about the circular collar in opposite angular directions. The simultaneous counter rotating angular forces during rotation of the arms causes no substantial change in angular inertia at the base.

公开(公告)号：US20180164820A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-14

申请号：US15073403

申请日：2016-03-17

Applicant: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION

Inventor： OMAR ABOUTALIB ,  David W. Evans ,  Gregory L. Larson ,  Annie D. Nguyen ,  Richard R. Ramroth

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  H04N7/18 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G06T7/73 ,  G06K9/62 ,  B64C39/02

CPC classification number: G05D1/0094 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/082 ,  B64C2201/102 ,  B64C2201/121 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G06K9/0063 ,  G06K9/6202 ,  G06K2209/21 ,  G06T7/74 ,  G06T2207/10048 ,  G06T2207/30212 ,  G06T2207/30252 ,  H04N7/185

Abstract: A system and method for controlling a swarm of UAVs that are stored on and released from an airborne platform, fly to and destroy a target, where the UAVs download target information from the airborne platform before being released therefrom, do not communicate with each other or the airborne platform while in flight, and do not depend of the presence of GPS. Each UAV includes a vision sensor that provides image data, a navigation module that receives the image data and causes the UAV to navigate and fly towards the target, and a target destruction module that receives the image data and causes the UAV to destroy the target.

公开(公告)号：US20170260973A1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-14

申请号：US15065185

申请日：2016-03-09

Applicant: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation

Inventor： Gregory L. Larson ,  Peter A. Barnett

IPC: F03G7/06 ,  B64C3/56

CPC classification number: F03G7/065 ,  B64C3/56 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/021 ,  B64C2201/082 ,  B64C2201/102 ,  B64D5/00 ,  B64D7/00

Abstract: An exemplary rotational assembly includes a base having a circular collar and first and second arms that rotate about the circular collar in opposite angular directions. In a stored state the arms have substantially the same angle relative to the circular collar; in a deployed state the arms have rotated into opposing positions. Each end of a Nitinol wire is coupled to the first and second arms and contracts when heated by the flow of electrical current. This contraction causes the simultaneously application of a rotational force to the first and second arms causing the first and second arms to rotate about the circular collar in opposite angular directions. The simultaneous counter rotating angular forces during rotation of the arms causes no substantial change in angular inertia at the base.

公开(公告)号：US20170254622A1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-07

申请号：US15057574

申请日：2016-03-01

Applicant: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation

Inventor： David W. Evans ,  Gregory L. Larson ,  Jeffrey M. Yang

IPC: F41G7/22 ,  B64D7/00 ,  F41G7/00 ,  B64C39/02

CPC classification number: F41G7/2206 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/121 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  B64D7/00 ,  F41G3/04 ,  F41G7/007 ,  F41G7/2233 ,  F41G7/30

Abstract: A manned aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) fly on a mission as a team. The UAVs carry additional weapons and/or munitions that can be controlled by the manned aircraft. The pilot of the manned aircraft selects weapons or munitions carried by either the manned aircraft or one of the UAVs. A display in the manned aircraft illustrates weapons available on both the manned aircraft and UAVs. The pilot of the manned aircraft picks a weapon from the display and then targets and fires the weapon. The targeting and guidance of the weapon can be carried out using computers on the manned aircraft and/or computers on the UAV.