公开(公告)号：US20230288925A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-14

申请号：US17653990

申请日：2022-03-08

Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY

Inventor： Darcy Lynn Davidson, JR. ,  Matthew Jacob Bartow ,  David B. Rathbun

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  B64C39/02

CPC classification number: G05D1/0022 ,  G05D1/0016 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/148 ,  B64C2201/122 ,  B64C2201/128

Abstract: An authorization system includes a controller of an external computing device communicatively connected to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The controller obtains a mission kit that includes software for controlling a piece of equipment configured to be assembled on the UAV. The controller receives a license that is associated with a user and determines, based on the license, whether the piece of equipment is authorized for operation on the UAV as controlled by the user. Responsive to determining that the piece of equipment is authorized, the controller initiates transmission of at least some of the software of the mission kit to the UAV for installation by the UAV to allow the user to operate the piece of equipment.

公开(公告)号：US20210347480A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-11

申请号：US17133068

申请日：2020-12-23

Applicant: Insitu, Inc. (a subsidiary of the Boeing Company)

Inventor： Andrew Royds Hayes ,  Darcy Lynn Davidson, JR. ,  Rolf Theodoor Rysdyk

IPC: B64D5/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B63B21/50 ,  B64C27/08 ,  B64C29/00

Abstract: Aerial launch and/or recovery for unmanned aircraft, and associated systems and methods. A representative unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) comprises an airframe, a plurality of rotors, and an optical sensor. The rotors are coupled to the airframe and configured to support the UAV in hover. The optical sensor is coupled to the airframe and configured to monitor a position of the UAV within a surrounding environment.