公开(公告)号：US20190039728A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-07

申请号：US15670223

申请日：2017-08-07

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Donald Bolden Hutson ,  Charles Wheeler Sweet, III ,  Paul Ferrell

IPC: B64C29/00 ,  B64C39/02

CPC classification number: B64C29/0025 ,  B64C29/00 ,  B64C39/003 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/021 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/145 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  B64C2201/18

Abstract: Various embodiments include a drone having a landing control device that is configured to rotate wings into an auto-rotation decent configuration causing the drone to enter a nose-down attitude and spin about a long axis of the drone, and to collectively control pivot angles of the wings to enables control of decent rate and lateral motion during an auto-rotation descent. The landing control device may be a landing carousel including a pivotal frame secured to a drone body and configured to rotate about a carousel axis extending laterally relative to a longitudinal axis of the body. The landing carousel may include a first wing motor configured to pivot a first wing about a wing pivot axis extending parallel to the carousel axis, and a second wing motor configured to pivot a second wing about the wing pivot axis independent of the pivot the first wing.

公开(公告)号：US20180186471A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-05

申请号：US15463262

申请日：2017-03-20

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Donald Hutson ,  Gwendolyn Denise Barriac ,  Paul Ferrell

IPC: B64D47/08 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G03B15/00 ,  G03B17/56 ,  F16M13/02 ,  G03B37/00 ,  H04N5/232 ,  G03B17/55

CPC classification number: B64D47/08 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/127 ,  F16M11/10 ,  F16M11/18 ,  F16M13/02 ,  G03B15/006 ,  G03B17/55 ,  G03B17/56 ,  G03B17/561 ,  G03B37/04 ,  H04N5/2251 ,  H04N5/23238

Abstract: An apparatus for mounting cameras to a drone may include a frame having camera mounts for mounting two 190-degree field-of-view cameras in a back-to-back orientation. Positioning two 190-degree field-of-view cameras in a back-to-back orientation enables obtaining 360-degree field-of-view by stitching images from the two cameras together. The frame may be configured to position the cameras at a 30-40-degree tilt angle (e.g., 35°) with respect to a main axis of the drone to enable the respective images to be stitched together with reduced stitch lines while allowing the lower-facing camera to be used for viewing the ground. In some embodiments, the camera apparatus may be mounted to a drone dampening system.

公开(公告)号：US10407168B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-10

申请号：US15670223

申请日：2017-08-07

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Donald Bolden Hutson ,  Charles Wheeler Sweet, III ,  Paul Ferrell

IPC: B64C29/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C39/00

Abstract: Various embodiments include a drone having a landing control device that is configured to rotate wings into an auto-rotation decent configuration causing the drone to enter a nose-down attitude and spin about a long axis of the drone, and to collectively control pivot angles of the wings to enables control of decent rate and lateral motion during an auto-rotation descent. The landing control device may be a landing carousel including a pivotal frame secured to a drone body and configured to rotate about a carousel axis extending laterally relative to a longitudinal axis of the body. The landing carousel may include a first wing motor configured to pivot a first wing about a wing pivot axis extending parallel to the carousel axis, and a second wing motor configured to pivot a second wing about the wing pivot axis independent of the pivot the first wing.

公开(公告)号：US20180281933A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-04

申请号：US15651212

申请日：2017-07-17

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Jonathan Paul Davis ,  Donald Hutson ,  Paul Ferrell ,  Clayton Dumstorff ,  Travis Van Schoyck ,  Ross Eric Kessler

IPC: B64C25/12 ,  B64C25/04 ,  B64C27/37 ,  B64C39/02

Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems of various embodiments are disclosed for operating a propeller assembly for use with a UAV. Various embodiments include a propeller assembly including a pivotal arm, a propeller mounted on the pivotal arm, and pivotal leg coupled to the pivotal arm. The pivotal leg may be folded into the pivotal arm and the pivotal arm may be folded into a body of the UAV. A processor may be coupled to the propeller assembly and configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations of the propeller assembly.