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公开(公告)号:US11967091B2
公开(公告)日:2024-04-23
申请号:US18098588
申请日:2023-01-18
Applicant: WING Aviation LLC
Inventor: Ali Shoeb , Dinuka Abeywardena
IPC: G06T7/246 , B64C39/02 , G06T7/174 , B64U101/30 , B64U101/60
CPC classification number: G06T7/248 , B64C39/024 , G06T7/174 , B64U2101/30 , B64U2101/60 , G06T2207/10028 , G06T2207/10032 , G06T2207/20081
Abstract: A technique for detecting an environmental change to a delivery zone via an unmanned aerial vehicle includes obtaining an anchor image and an evaluation image, each representative of the delivery zone, providing the anchor image and the evaluation image to a machine learning model to determine an embedding score associated with a distance between representations of the anchor image and the evaluation image within an embedding space, and determining an occurrence of the environmental change to the delivery zone when the embedding score is greater than a threshold value.
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公开(公告)号:US12221211B2
公开(公告)日:2025-02-11
申请号:US17657538
申请日:2022-03-31
Applicant: Wing Aviation LLC
Inventor: Ali Shoeb , Marcus Hammond , Christopher Cobar , Kyle Krafka , Kyle Julian , Kevin Jenkins
Abstract: A method includes capturing, by a sensor on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), an image of a delivery location. The method further includes determining, based on the image of the delivery location, a segmentation image. The segmentation image segments the delivery location into a plurality of pixel areas with corresponding semantic classifications. The method also includes determining, based on the segmentation image, a distance-to-obstacle image of a delivery zone at the delivery location. The distance-to-obstacle image comprises a plurality of pixels, each pixel representing a distance in the segmentation image from a nearest pixel area with a semantic classification indicative of an obstacle in the delivery location. Additionally, the method includes selecting, based on the distance-to-obstacle image, a delivery point in the delivery zone. The method also includes positioning the UAV above the delivery point in the delivery zone for delivery of a payload.
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公开(公告)号:US20250046064A1
公开(公告)日:2025-02-06
申请号:US18229512
申请日:2023-08-02
Applicant: WING Aviation LLC
Inventor: Ali Shoeb , Domitille Commun
IPC: G06V10/774 , B64U10/20 , B64U101/30 , B64U101/60 , G06T7/579 , G06T7/593 , G06T9/00 , G06T15/20 , G06V10/82 , G06V20/17
Abstract: A technique performed by UAV delivery system includes: arriving by a UAV of over a destination area; capturing a plurality of aerial images of a scene at the destination area with an onboard camera system of the UAV while flying above the destination area, wherein the aerial images capture the scene from a plurality of UAV vantage points offset from each other; optimizing weights of a generative neural network (GNN) using at least some of the aerial images as a training dataset to encode a volumetric representation of the scene into the GNN, wherein the weights are optimized by an onboard processing system of the UAV; and communicating the GNN with the weights optimized to a backend datacenter in communication with the UAV to transmit the volumetric representation of the scene over which the UAV flew without transmitting the aerial images themselves to the backend datacenter.
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公开(公告)号:US20230360234A1
公开(公告)日:2023-11-09
申请号:US18098588
申请日:2023-01-18
Applicant: WING Aviation LLC
Inventor: Ali Shoeb , Dinuka Abeywardena
CPC classification number: G06T7/248 , G06T7/174 , B64C39/024 , G06T2207/10028 , G06T2207/10032 , G06T2207/20081 , B64U2101/30
Abstract: A technique for detecting an environmental change to a delivery zone via an unmanned aerial vehicle includes obtaining an anchor image and an evaluation image, each representative of the delivery zone, providing the anchor image and the evaluation image to a machine learning model to determine an embedding score associated with a distance between representations of the anchor image and the evaluation image within an embedding space, and determining an occurrence of the environmental change to the delivery zone when the embedding score is greater than a threshold value.
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公开(公告)号:US11587241B2
公开(公告)日:2023-02-21
申请号:US16887404
申请日:2020-05-29
Applicant: WING Aviation LLC
Inventor: Ali Shoeb , Dinuka Abeywardena
Abstract: A technique for detecting an environmental change to a delivery zone via an unmanned aerial vehicle includes obtaining an anchor image and an evaluation image, each representative of the delivery zone, providing the anchor image and the evaluation image to a machine learning model to determine an embedding score associated with a distance between representations of the anchor image and the evaluation image within an embedding space, and determining an occurrence of the environmental change to the delivery zone when the embedding score is greater than a threshold value.
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公开(公告)号:US20210374975A1
公开(公告)日:2021-12-02
申请号:US16887404
申请日:2020-05-29
Applicant: WING Aviation LLC
Inventor: Ali Shoeb , Dinuka Abeywardena
Abstract: A technique for detecting an environmental change to a delivery zone via an unmanned aerial vehicle includes obtaining an anchor image and an evaluation image, each representative of the delivery zone, providing the anchor image and the evaluation image to a machine learning model to determine an embedding score associated with a distance between representations of the anchor image and the evaluation image within an embedding space, and determining an occurrence of the environmental change to the delivery zone when the embedding score is greater than a threshold value.
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公开(公告)号:US20240201696A1
公开(公告)日:2024-06-20
申请号:US18066220
申请日:2022-12-14
Applicant: WING AVIATION LLC
Inventor: John Mooney , Ali Shoeb
CPC classification number: G05D1/1064 , B64C39/024 , G05D1/104 , G10L15/26 , B64U2101/64
Abstract: A technique for detecting and avoiding obstacles by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes: querying a knowledge graph having information related to a dynamic obstacle that may be in proximity to the UAV when traveling along a planned route; comparing the location of the dynamic obstacle to the UAV to detect conflicts; and in response to detecting a conflict, performing an action to avoid conflict with the dynamic obstacle. The knowledge graph can be updated by receiving a VHF radio signal containing the information related to the dynamic obstacle in the audible speech format; translating the audible speech format to a text format using speech recognition; analyzing the text format for relevant information related to the dynamic obstacle; comparing the relevant information related to the dynamic obstacle of the text format to the knowledge graph to detect changes; and updating the knowledge graph.
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公开(公告)号:US20240168493A1
公开(公告)日:2024-05-23
申请号:US18056710
申请日:2022-11-17
Applicant: Wing Aviation LLC
Inventor: Ali Shoeb
CPC classification number: G05D1/12 , B64C39/024 , B64D47/08 , B64U10/00 , G05D1/101 , B64U2101/64
Abstract: A method includes navigating, by an uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV), to a delivery location in an environment. The method also includes capturing, by at least one sensor on the UAV, sensor data representative of the delivery location. The method further includes determining, based on the sensor data representative of the delivery location, a segmented point cloud. The segmented point cloud defines a point cloud of the delivery location segmented into a plurality of point cloud areas with corresponding semantic classifications. The method additionally includes determining, based on the segmented point cloud, at least one delivery point in the delivery location. The at least one delivery point in the delivery location satisfies at least one condition indicating that a descent path above the at least one delivery point represented in the point cloud is at least a particular lateral distance away from point cloud areas with corresponding semantic classifications indicative of an obstacle at the delivery location. The method also includes transmitting, by the UAV, the at least one delivery point to a server device.
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公开(公告)号:US20240067340A1
公开(公告)日:2024-02-29
申请号:US17896564
申请日:2022-08-26
Applicant: WING Aviation LLC
IPC: B64C39/02 , B64D1/02 , B64D47/08 , B66D3/26 , G05D1/00 , G05D1/10 , G06T7/10 , G06T7/60 , G06T7/70 , G06V20/17
CPC classification number: B64C39/024 , B64D1/02 , B64D47/08 , B66D3/26 , G05D1/0094 , G05D1/101 , G06T7/10 , G06T7/60 , G06T7/70 , G06V20/17 , B64C2201/127 , B64C2201/128 , G06T2207/10032 , G06T2207/20021
Abstract: A technique for validating a presence of a package carried by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes: capturing an image of a scene below the UAV with a camera mounted to the UAV and oriented to face down from the UAV; analyzing the image to identify whether the package is present in the image; and determining whether the package is attached to the UAV, via a tether extending from an underside of the UAV, based at least on the analyzing of the image.
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公开(公告)号:US20240020876A1
公开(公告)日:2024-01-18
申请号:US17813188
申请日:2022-07-18
Applicant: Wing Aviation LLC
Inventor: Ali Shoeb
CPC classification number: G06T7/74 , G06T7/50 , B64C39/024 , G05D1/101 , G01S19/485 , G06T2207/10032 , G06T2207/20081 , B64C2201/127 , B64C2201/128 , B64C2201/042
Abstract: A method includes receiving a two-dimensional (2D) image captured by a camera on a unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and representative of an environment of the UAV. The method further includes applying a trained machine learning model to the 2D image to produce a semantic image of the environment and a depth image of the environment, where the semantic image comprises one or more semantic labels. The method additionally includes retrieving reference depth data representative of the environment, wherein the reference depth data includes reference semantic labels. The method also includes aligning the depth image of the environment with the reference depth data representative of the environment to determine a location of the UAV in the environment, where the aligning associates the one or more semantic labels from the semantic image with the reference semantic labels from the reference depth data.
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