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公开(公告)号：US11713136B2
公开(公告)日：2023-08-01
申请号：US16817415
申请日：2020-03-12
发明人： John R Foggia , Jess Hayden , Joseph Rinaldi , Matthew Sweeny
摘要： Disclosed are unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) positioning mechanisms for moving a UAV across a surface. The positioning mechanisms comprise a first guide assembly arranged opposite to a second guide assembly. A drive system is arranged to move the first guide assembly towards the second guide assembly and guide the UAV from a first position to a second position.
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公开(公告)号：US12037117B2
公开(公告)日：2024-07-16
申请号：US16817427
申请日：2020-03-12
CPC分类号： B64D1/22 , B64C27/08 , B64C39/024 , B64D1/02 , B64U10/10 , B64U30/20 , B64U2101/60 , B64U2201/10
摘要： Embodiments described herein are methods and systems that relate to delivery of a payload to a particular delivery surface. A payload is collected at a first physical location using a retractable delivery mechanism of a UAV, and the UAV flies to a designated second physical location, whereupon sensor data is obtained using one or more sensors of the UAV. The sensor data is used to obtain characteristics of an area which may be used as a delivery surface at the second physical location. An actual delivery surface is selected based on criteria in the form of rule data specifying an appropriate delivery surface and the sensor data. Once the delivery surface has been selected the retractable delivery lowers the payload towards the selected delivery surface.
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公开(公告)号：US11840333B2
公开(公告)日：2023-12-12
申请号：US16687427
申请日：2019-11-18
发明人： Matthew Sweeny , Jess Hayden , Joseph Rinaldi
IPC分类号： B64C39/02 , B64D1/10 , B64D1/12 , B26D5/00 , B64D1/02 , B64D17/38 , B26F3/12 , F16B21/02 , B64U10/13 , B64U101/60
CPC分类号： B64C39/024 , B26D5/00 , B64D1/02 , B64D1/10 , B64D1/12 , B26F3/12 , B64D17/38 , B64U10/13 , B64U2101/60 , B64U2201/10 , F16B21/02
摘要： Disclosed is a package delivery mechanism for use by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The package delivery mechanism includes a gravity activated locking mechanism to lock and unlock a package attached to the UAV based on the weight of the package. When the package is attached to suspension means of the UAV that lowers the package to the ground from the UAV, the locking mechanism automatically engages with the package and keeps the package locked to the suspension means, due to the weight of the package. When the package is lowered and reaches on the ground, the weight of the package is offloaded from the suspension means, which enables the locking mechanism to be disengaged, thereby releasing the package. The package delivery mechanism includes a severing module to sever the suspension means from the UAV.
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公开(公告)号：US20210107646A1
公开(公告)日：2021-04-15
申请号：US17113896
申请日：2020-12-07
发明人： Matthew SWEENY , John R FOGGIA , Jeremy FRIES
摘要： In an embodiment an unmanned aerial vehicle comprises a central body and a plurality of support structures extending outwards from the central body. Each support structure supports a rotor blade assembly and is provided with one or more deformable portions. The rotor blade assembly defines a rotational axis of one or more rotor blades associated with the rotor blade assembly.
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公开(公告)号：US20220246041A1
公开(公告)日：2022-08-04
申请号：US17674249
申请日：2022-02-17
摘要： Embodiments described herein are concerned with system for identifying an aerial vehicle. The system comprises: a radar sub-system, the radar sub-system comprising at least one radar connectable to a static support member and a transceiver configured to transmit data indicative of one or more targets identified by the radar within an airspace; a receiver arranged to receive the data indicative of one or more targets identified by the radar; and a processing system configured to process said data, whereby to identify at least one aerial vehicle. In some embodiments the radar comprises a marine radar.
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公开(公告)号：US10703494B2
公开(公告)日：2020-07-07
申请号：US15294489
申请日：2016-10-14
发明人： Matthew Sweeny , Michel Fathallah , Tom Bass , Kranthi Baddam , John R. Foggia
IPC分类号： B62D25/00 , B64D17/80 , B64C25/58 , B64C39/02 , G05D1/00 , B64D17/70 , B64D45/00 , G05D1/10 , H04L29/08
摘要： Disclosed is a technique for landing a drone using a parachute. The technique includes a parachute deployment system (PDS) that can deploy a parachute installed in a drone and land the drone safely. The parachute may be deployed automatically, e.g., in response to a variety of failures such as a free fall, or manually from a base unit operated by a remote user. For example, the PDS can determine the failure of the drone based on data obtained from an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a magnetometer and a barometer of the drone and automatically deploy the parachute if any failure is determined. In another example, the remote user can “kill” the drone, that is, cut off the power supply to the drone and deploy the parachute by activating an onboard “kill” switch from the base unit.
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公开(公告)号：US10112721B2
公开(公告)日：2018-10-30
申请号：US15294479
申请日：2016-10-14
发明人： Matthew Sweeny , Michel Fathallah , Tom Bass , Kranthi Baddam , John R. Foggia
摘要： Disclosed is a technique for landing a drone using a parachute. The technique includes a parachute deployment system (PDS) that can deploy a parachute installed in a drone and land the drone safely. The parachute may be deployed automatically, e.g., in response to a variety of failures such as a free fall, or manually from a base unit operated by a remote user. For example, the PDS can determine the failure of the drone based on data obtained from an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a magnetometer and a barometer of the drone and automatically deploy the parachute if any failure is determined. In another example, the remote user can “kill” the drone, that is, cut off the power supply to the drone and deploy the parachute by activating an onboard “kill” switch from the base unit.
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公开(公告)号：US12049328B2
公开(公告)日：2024-07-30
申请号：US17199154
申请日：2021-03-11
发明人： Matthew Sweeny , John R. Foggia , Jess Hayden , Joseph Rinaldi
摘要： Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) facilities, suitable for use by both emergency and non-emergency UAVs, comprise a housing having first and second moveable platforms. The second moveable platform is arranged adjacent the first moveable platform. A cover is arranged above the second moveable platform. A drive system operates the first and second moveable platforms and the cover.
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公开(公告)号：US20220089281A9
公开(公告)日：2022-03-24
申请号：US16687427
申请日：2019-11-18
发明人： Matthew SWEENY , Jess HAYDEN , Joseph RINALDI
摘要： Disclosed is a package delivery mechanism for use by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The package delivery mechanism includes a gravity activated locking mechanism to lock and unlock a package attached to the UAV based on the weight of the package. When the package is attached to suspension means of the UAV that lowers the package to the ground from the UAV, the locking mechanism automatically engages with the package and keeps the package locked to the suspension means, due to the weight of the package. When the package is lowered and reaches on the ground, the weight of the package is offloaded from the suspension means, which enables the locking mechanism to be disengaged, thereby releasing the package. The package delivery mechanism includes a severing module to sever the suspension means from the UAV.
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公开(公告)号：US20210224739A1
公开(公告)日：2021-07-22
申请号：US17198083
申请日：2021-03-10
发明人： Matthew SWEENY , Jess HAYDEN , Joseph RINALDI , John R. FOGGIA
IPC分类号： G06Q10/08 , G06F16/903 , B64F1/00 , B64C39/02
摘要： Disclosed are transportable unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) facilities. The facilities comprise a housing having an ingress port arranged to receive a payload for delivery by a UAV. The UAV facility is arranged to determine whether the payload corresponds to a delivery consignment based upon a comparison of one or more determined physical characteristics of the payload with one or more expected characteristics of the delivery consignment.
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