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.

公开(公告)号：US20190197646A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-27

申请号：US15851690

申请日：2017-12-21

申请人： Wing Aviation LLC

发明人： André Prager ,  Gaurav Garg ,  Jonathan Lesser ,  Theran Cochran

IPC分类号： G06Q50/30 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/10 ,  G06Q10/08

CPC分类号： G06Q50/30 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  G05D1/0094 ,  G05D1/101 ,  G06Q10/0833

摘要： Example implementations relate to a method of dynamically updating a transport task of a UAV. The method includes receiving, at a transport-provider computing system, an item provider request for transportation of a plurality of packages from a loading location at a given future time. The method also includes assigning, by the transport-provider computing system, a respective transport task to each of a plurality of UAVs, where the respective transport task comprises an instruction to deploy to the loading location to pick up one or more of the plurality of packages. Further, the method includes identifying, by the transport-provider system, a first package while or after a first UAV picks up the first package. Yet further, the method includes based on the identifying of the first package, providing, by the transport-provider system, a task update to the first UAV to update the respective transport task of the first UAV.

公开(公告)号：US12100061B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-24

申请号：US18206057

申请日：2023-06-05

申请人： Wing Aviation LLC

发明人： André Prager ,  Gaurav Garg ,  Theran Cochran ,  Jonathan Lesser

IPC分类号： B64C39/02 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G06Q10/0833 ,  G06Q50/40 ,  B64U101/60

CPC分类号： G06Q50/40 ,  B64C39/024 ,  G05D1/0094 ,  G05D1/101 ,  G06Q10/0833 ,  B64U2101/60 ,  B64U2201/10 ,  B64U2201/20

摘要： Example implementations relate to a method of dynamically updating a transport task of a UAV. The method includes receiving, at a transport-provider computing system, an item provider request for transportation of a plurality of packages from a loading location at a given future time. The method also includes assigning, by the transport-provider computing system, a respective transport task to each of a plurality of UAVs, where the respective transport task comprises an instruction to deploy to the loading location to pick up one or more of the plurality of packages. Further, the method includes identifying, by the transport-provider system, a first package while or after a first UAV picks up the first package. Yet further, the method includes based on the identifying of the first package, providing, by the transport-provider system, a task update to the first UAV to update the respective transport task of the first UAV.

公开(公告)号：US20220027839A1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-27

申请号：US17450648

申请日：2021-10-12

申请人： Wing Aviation LLC

发明人： André Prager ,  Gaurav Garg ,  Jonathan Lesser ,  Theran Cochran

IPC分类号： G06Q10/08 ,  G05D1/10 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D1/22

摘要： Example implementations relate to a method of dynamically updating a transport task of a UAV. The method includes receiving, at a transport-provider computing system, an item provider request for transportation of a plurality of packages from a loading location at a given future time. The method also includes assigning, by the transport-provider computing system, a respective transport task to each of a plurality of UAVs, where the respective transport task comprises an instruction to deploy to the loading location to pick up one or more of the plurality of packages. Further, the method includes identifying, by the transport-provider system, a first package while or after a first UAV picks up the first package. Yet further, the method includes based on the identifying of the first package, providing, by the transport-provider system, a task update to the first UAV to update the respective transport task of the first UAV.

公开(公告)号：US11176630B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-16

申请号：US15851690

申请日：2017-12-21

申请人： Wing Aviation LLC

发明人： André Prager ,  Gaurav Garg ,  Jonathan Lesser ,  Theran Cochran

IPC分类号： G06Q50/30 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  G05D1/10

摘要： Example implementations relate to a method of dynamically updating a transport task of a UAV. The method includes receiving, at a transport-provider computing system, an item provider request for transportation of a plurality of packages from a loading location at a given future time. The method also includes assigning, by the transport-provider computing system, a respective transport task to each of a plurality of UAVs, where the respective transport task comprises an instruction to deploy to the loading location to pick up one or more of the plurality of packages. Further, the method includes identifying, by the transport-provider system, a first package while or after a first UAV picks up the first package. Yet further, the method includes based on the identifying of the first package, providing, by the transport-provider system, a task update to the first UAV to update the respective transport task of the first UAV.

公开(公告)号：US20230316447A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-05

申请号：US18206057

申请日：2023-06-05

申请人： Wing Aviation LLC

发明人： André Prager ,  Gaurav Garg ,  Theran Cochran ,  Jonathan Lesser

IPC分类号： G06Q50/30 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G06Q10/0833 ,  G05D1/10

CPC分类号： G06Q50/30 ,  B64C39/024 ,  G05D1/0094 ,  G06Q10/0833 ,  G05D1/101 ,  B64U2101/60

摘要： Example implementations relate to a method of dynamically updating a transport task of a UAV. The method includes receiving, at a transport-provider computing system, an item provider request for transportation of a plurality of packages from a loading location at a given future time. The method also includes assigning, by the transport-provider computing system, a respective transport task to each of a plurality of UAVs, where the respective transport task comprises an instruction to deploy to the loading location to pick up one or more of the plurality of packages. Further, the method includes identifying, by the transport-provider system, a first package while or after a first UAV picks up the first package. Yet further, the method includes based on the identifying of the first package, providing, by the transport-provider system, a task update to the first UAV to update the respective transport task of the first UAV.

公开(公告)号：US11710204B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-25

申请号：US17450648

申请日：2021-10-12

申请人： Wing Aviation LLC

发明人： André Prager ,  Gaurav Garg ,  Jonathan Lesser ,  Theran Cochran

IPC分类号： G06Q50/30 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G06Q10/0833 ,  G05D1/10 ,  B64U101/60

CPC分类号： G06Q50/30 ,  B64C39/024 ,  G05D1/0094 ,  G05D1/101 ,  G06Q10/0833 ,  B64U2101/60 ,  B64U2201/10 ,  B64U2201/20

摘要： Example implementations relate to a method of dynamically updating a transport task of a UAV. The method includes receiving, at a transport-provider computing system, an item provider request for transportation of a plurality of packages from a loading location at a given future time. The method also includes assigning, by the transport-provider computing system, a respective transport task to each of a plurality of UAVs, where the respective transport task comprises an instruction to deploy to the loading location to pick up one or more of the plurality of packages. Further, the method includes identifying, by the transport-provider system, a first package while or after a first UAV picks up the first package. Yet further, the method includes based on the identifying of the first package, providing, by the transport-provider system, a task update to the first UAV to update the respective transport task of the first UAV.

公开(公告)号：US20190197643A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-27

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

CPC分类号： G06Q50/28 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/104 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  G06Q10/06315 ,  G06Q10/06393

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.