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    Counter-rotating propellers for aerial vehicle
    1.
    发明授权
    Counter-rotating propellers for aerial vehicle 有权

    公开(公告)号：US11091260B2

    公开(公告)日：2021-08-17

    申请号：US16008464

    申请日：2018-06-14

    申请人： Wing Aviation LLC

    发明人： Kevin Jenkins ,  Jacob Huffman ,  Nicolas Renold ,  Cameron Fitchener

    IPC分类号： B64C29/00 ,  B64C39/04 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D31/06 ,  G05D1/04 ,  G05D1/08

    摘要： An aerial vehicle includes an airframe; vertical propulsion units, and a controller. The vertical propulsion units are mounted to the airframe and include propellers oriented to provide vertical propulsion to the aerial vehicle. The vertical propulsion units are physically organized in quadrants on the airframe with each of the quadrants including two or more of the vertical propulsion units. The controller is coupled to the vertical propulsion units to control operation of the vertical propulsion units. At least two of the vertical propulsion units in each of the quadrants are adapted to counter-rotate from each other during flight of the aerial vehicle.

    Systems and Methods for Stopping Movement of Operational Members
    2.
    发明申请
    Systems and Methods for Stopping Movement of Operational Members 有权

    公开(公告)号：US20210197977A1

    公开(公告)日：2021-07-01

    申请号：US16729167

    申请日：2019-12-27

    申请人： Wing Aviation LLC

    发明人： Kevin Jenkins ,  André Prager ,  Brandon Jones ,  John FitzSimons

    IPC分类号： B64D27/24 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C27/68

    摘要： A method is provided that includes causing an operational member of a system to move. The method includes driving a power or control signal through a conductive coupling member. The conductive coupling member is connected between a first terminal and a second terminal in a power circuit, and the coupling member secures the operational member to a structural member of the system. The method includes detecting an electrical disconnect between the first terminal and a second terminal. The method includes determining a mechanical break associated with the coupling member based on the electrical disconnect between the first terminal and the second terminal. The method includes causing the operational member of the system to stop moving based on determining the mechanical break associated with the coupling member.

    Systems and methods for autonomous airworthiness pre-flight checks for UAVs
    3.
    发明授权
    Systems and methods for autonomous airworthiness pre-flight checks for UAVs 有权

    公开(公告)号：US11912432B2

    公开(公告)日：2024-02-27

    申请号：US17118530

    申请日：2020-12-10

    申请人： Wing Aviation LLC

    发明人： Brandon Jones ,  Kevin Jenkins ,  Damien Jourdan ,  André Prager

    IPC分类号： B64C39/02 ,  B64D45/00 ,  G08G5/00

    CPC分类号： B64D45/00 ,  B64C39/024 ,  G08G5/0013 ,  B64D2045/0085 ,  B64U2201/10 ,  B64U2201/20

    摘要： A method includes determining an operational condition associated with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The method includes, responsive to determining the operational condition, causing the UAV to perform a pre-flight check. The pre-flight check includes hovering the UAV above a takeoff location. The pre-flight check includes, while hovering the UAV, moving one or more controllable components of the UAV in accordance with a predetermined sequence of movements. The pre-flight check includes obtaining, by one or more sensors of the UAV, sensor data indicative of a flight response of the UAV to moving the one or more controllable components while hovering the UAV. The pre-flight check includes comparing the sensor data to expected sensor data associated with an expected flight response to the predetermined sequence of movements while hovering the UAV. The pre-flight check includes, based on comparing the sensor data to the expected sensor data, evaluating performance of the UAV.

    Systems and Methods for Autonomous Airworthiness Pre-Flight Checks for UAVs
    5.
    发明申请
    Systems and Methods for Autonomous Airworthiness Pre-Flight Checks for UAVs 有权

    公开(公告)号：US20220185499A1

    公开(公告)日：2022-06-16

    申请号：US17118530

    申请日：2020-12-10

    申请人： Wing Aviation LLC

    发明人： Brandon Jones ,  Kevin Jenkins ,  Damien Jourdan ,  André Prager

    IPC分类号： B64D45/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G08G5/00

    摘要： A method includes determining an operational condition associated with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The method includes, responsive to determining the operational condition, causing the UAV to perform a pre-flight check. The pre-flight check includes hovering the UAV above a takeoff location. The pre-flight check includes, while hovering the UAV, moving one or more controllable components of the UAV in accordance with a predetermined sequence of movements. The pre-flight check includes obtaining, by one or more sensors of the UAV, sensor data indicative of a flight response of the UAV to moving the one or more controllable components while hovering the UAV. The pre-flight check includes comparing the sensor data to expected sensor data associated with an expected flight response to the predetermined sequence of movements while hovering the UAV. The pre-flight check includes, based on comparing the sensor data to the expected sensor data, evaluating performance of the UAV.

    TECHNIQUES FOR VALIDATING UAV POSITION USING VISUAL LOCALIZATION
    6.
    发明公开
    TECHNIQUES FOR VALIDATING UAV POSITION USING VISUAL LOCALIZATION 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号：US20240019589A1

    公开(公告)日：2024-01-18

    申请号：US17864031

    申请日：2022-07-13

    申请人： WING Aviation LLC

    发明人： Kevin Jenkins ,  Damien Jourdan ,  Jeremie Gabor

    IPC分类号： G01S19/48 ,  G01S19/40 ,  G01S19/26

    CPC分类号： G01S19/485 ,  G01S19/40 ,  G01S19/26

    摘要： Systems and methods for validating a position of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) are provided. A method can include receiving map data for a location, the map data including labeled data for a plurality of landmarks in a vicinity of the location. The method can include generating image data for the location, the image data being derived from images of the vicinity generated by the UAV including at least a subset of the plurality of landmarks. The method can include determining a visual position of the UAV using the image data and the map data. The method can include determining a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) position of the UAV. The method can include generating an error signal using the visual position and the GNSS position. The method can also include validating the GNSS position in accordance with the error signal satisfying a transition condition.

    UAV Autoloader Systems and Methods
    7.
    发明公开
    UAV Autoloader Systems and Methods 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号：US20230399101A1

    公开(公告)日：2023-12-14

    申请号：US18208168

    申请日：2023-06-09

    申请人： Wing Aviation LLC

    发明人： André Prager ,  Marcus Hammond ,  Kevin Jenkins ,  Ivan Qiu ,  Jasper Lewin

    IPC分类号： B64D1/22 ,  B64U10/60

    CPC分类号： B64D1/22 ,  B64U10/60 ,  B64U2101/66

    摘要： A method includes determining, by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a position of an autoloader device for the UAV; based on the determined position of the autoloader device, causing the UAV to follow a descent trajectory in which the UAV moves from a starting position to a first nudged position in order to deploy a tethered pickup component of the UAV to a payout position on an approach side of the autoloader device; deploying the tethered pickup component of the UAV to the payout position; causing the UAV to follow a side-step trajectory in which the UAV moves laterally to a second nudged position in order to cause the tethered pickup component of the UAV to engage the autoloader device; and retracting the tethered pickup component of the UAV to pick up a payload from the autoloader device.

    Distribution of aerial vehicle transport capacity based on item-provider performance metrics
    9.
    发明授权
    Distribution of aerial vehicle transport capacity based on item-provider performance metrics 有权

    公开(公告)号：US11010851B2

    公开(公告)日：2021-05-18

    申请号：US15852872

    申请日：2017-12-22

    申请人： Wing Aviation LLC

    发明人： Theran Cochran ,  Matthew Nubbe ,  Kevin Jenkins

    IPC分类号： G06Q50/28 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G06Q10/06

    摘要： Disclosed herein are methods and systems that can help an aerial transport service provider (ATSP) determine how to distribute and redistribute unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) amongst a plurality of UAV deployment stations located throughout a geographic area. In accordance with example embodiments, the ATSP system can take one or more performance metrics for item providers into account when determining how much UAV transport capacity to allocate to different item providers for a given time period. The ATSP can then determine how to distribute UAVs amongst different UAV nests in advance of and/or during the given time period, such that each item provider's allocated UAV transport capacity is available from the UAV nest or nest(s) that serve each item provider during the given time period.