Computer implemented system and method for providing robust communication links to unmanned aerial vehicles

    公开(公告)号:US10255817B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-09

    申请号:US15022512

    申请日:2015-01-30

    IPC分类号: G08G5/00 B64C39/02 G05D1/00

    摘要: A computer implemented system for providing robust communication links to unmanned aerial vehicles is envisaged. It comprises a plurality of nodes which communicate with each other and with an unmanned aerial vehicle to allow exchange of data. A 3D signal coverage model is created which determines signal coverage provided by the plurality of nodes. A navigator present in the system navigates the unmanned aerial vehicle to follow a stored flight path based on this 3D model. Waypoints present in the path of the unmanned aerial vehicle are then identified and suitable waypoints are selected from where sensed pre-stored data is collected. A suitable node is then selected based on the stored 3D signal coverage model, location of the unmanned aerial vehicle and the nodes, and the signal strength of the nodes and the collected data is transmitted to the suitable node through the unmanned aerial vehicle to provide robust communication.

    Methods and systems for shape based image analysis for detecting linear objects

    公开(公告)号:US10095944B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-09

    申请号:US15212731

    申请日:2016-07-18

    摘要: The present disclosure provides systems and methods to enable detection of linear objects such as utility poles in complex and heterogeneous outdoor surroundings. The methods deal with shape and orientation as prominent features of a pole model. Candidate trapeziums from 2D images of the face of the poles are extracted, some of which represent parts of the pole. To overcome the missed detection of certain parts due to problems of occlusion and diffusion into background, shape based techniques, that extrapolate and capture a longer trapezium representing the pole is implemented. The region growing stage or extrapolation is driven by orientation-based clustering of trapeziums. Context information is further used to identify objects of interest, by discarding false positives. Besides detecting poles of interest, the detected poles are further analyzed to identify damages, if any.

    REAL-TIME DATA COMMUNICATION OVER INTERNET OF THINGS NETWORK
    3.
    发明申请
    REAL-TIME DATA COMMUNICATION OVER INTERNET OF THINGS NETWORK 审中-公开
    网络互联网实时数据通信

    公开(公告)号:US20150063368A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-03-05

    申请号:US14475756

    申请日:2014-09-03

    摘要: System(s) and method(s) for real-time data communication over an Internet of Things (IoT) network are described. According to the present subject matter, the system(s) implement the described method(s) for real-time data communication over the IoT network. The method includes encoding, at a source communication device, data to be exchanged between peer sub-layers of IoT entities based on a Forward Error Correction (FEC) context to generate encoded data packets, the IoT entities comprising the source communication device and a destination communication device. The method further includes identifying time delay to be maintained for transmission of the encoded data packets from the source communication device to the destination communication device to have minimal data packet drop due to queue overflow at the source communication device. The method further includes transmitting the encoded data packets over the IoT network.

    摘要翻译: 描述了通过物联网(IoT)网络进行实时数据通信的系统和方法。 根据本主题,该系统通过IoT网络实现所描述的用于实时数据通信的方法。 该方法包括在源通信设备处编码要在IoT实体的对等子层之间基于前向纠错(FEC)上下文来交换的数据以生成编码数据分组,所述IoT实体包括源通信设备和目的地 通讯装置 所述方法还包括识别要维持的编码数据分组从源通信设备到目的地通信设备的时间延迟,以使由于源通信设备处的队列溢出引起的数据分组丢失最小。 该方法还包括通过IoT网络发送编码数据分组。

    Distance and communication costs based aerial path planning

    公开(公告)号:US10692385B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-23

    申请号:US15912032

    申请日:2018-03-05

    IPC分类号: G05D1/00 G08G5/00 G05D1/10

    摘要: The systems and methods of the present disclosure provide a path panning algorithm for fixed-wing aerial vehicles that may be employed, particularly for monitoring of long linear infrastructures. The applicants' earlier patent applications address turn angle constraints for fixed wing aerial and maintaining transmission continuity in presence of coverage holes by imposing a plurality of constraints along with storage constraints. The present disclosure addresses a technical challenge of simultaneously meeting multiple objectives; particularly distance cost and communication cost while satisfying the plurality of constraints that enable pruning of feasible paths in a 3D Euclidean navigation space to obtain a set of optimal paths for surveillance of a target under consideration.

    Real-time data communication over internet of things network

    公开(公告)号:US10567310B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-18

    申请号:US14475756

    申请日:2014-09-03

    摘要: System(s) and method(s) for real-time data communication over an Internet of Things (IoT) network are described. According to the present subject matter, the system(s) implement the described method(s) for real-time data communication over the IoT network. The method includes encoding, at a source communication device, data to be exchanged between peer sub-layers of IoT entities based on a Forward Error Correction (FEC) context to generate encoded data packets, the IoT entities comprising the source communication device and a destination communication device. The method further includes identifying time delay to be maintained for transmission of the encoded data packets from the source communication device to the destination communication device to have minimal data packet drop due to queue overflow at the source communication device. The method further includes transmitting the encoded data packets over the IoT network.