公开(公告)号：US20240123843A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-18

申请号：US18047303

申请日：2022-10-18

申请人： International Business Machines Corporation

发明人： Sarbajit K. Rakshit ,  Satyam Jakkula ,  Sudheesh S. Kairali ,  Sudhanshu Sekher Sar

IPC分类号： B60L53/126 ,  B60L53/36 ,  B60L53/66 ,  B64C39/02

CPC分类号： B60L53/126 ,  B60L53/36 ,  B60L53/66 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B60L2200/10 ,  B64C2201/066 ,  B64C2201/128

摘要： Computer-implemented methods for wireless power transfer among multiple vehicles are provided. Aspects include identifying a group of vehicles, from a plurality of vehicles, that require charging and identifying a wireless charging capability of each vehicle of the group of vehicles. Aspects also include deploying wireless power chargers to the vehicles of the group of vehicles that do not have wireless charging capability and charging each vehicle of the group of vehicles using a wireless power transfer module. The charging of the group of vehicles is performed while the vehicles are in motion.

公开(公告)号：US20240118695A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-11

申请号：US17961562

申请日：2022-10-07

申请人： Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

发明人： Ryuta SUZUKI ,  Takashi HASHIZUME

IPC分类号： G05D1/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G05D1/10

CPC分类号： G05D1/0094 ,  B64C39/024 ,  G05D1/0038 ,  G05D1/106 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/066 ,  B64C2201/127 ,  B64C2201/146

摘要： A terminal device, adapted to control a drone to support navigation of a boat, the terminal device including a control unit and a display unit. The control unit including a processor, configured to obtain a speed of the boat, and receive an image that is imaged by the drone. The display unit including a display for displaying the image that is imaged by the drone, wherein the terminal device is configured to control an altitude of the drone based on the speed of the boat.

公开(公告)号：US20230302933A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-28

申请号：US17700538

申请日：2022-03-22

申请人： STRIX DRONES LTD

发明人： Niv Aharoni ,  Maoz Klein

IPC分类号： B60L53/35 ,  B60L53/10 ,  B64C39/02

CPC分类号： B60L53/35 ,  B60L53/10 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/12 ,  B64C2201/066

摘要： An electrical communication system for unmanned aerial vehicle that includes conductive contact surfaces with magnets that are attached to a landing platform, and conductive pin systems that are attached to the vehicle. Each conductive pin system includes a conductive pin that its lower end is made of a magnetizing material, and its upper end is connected to the controller and the battery of the vehicle. The conductive pin systems includes a main body, that is attached to the vehicle, with a hole inside which the conductive pin is penetrated, a nut assembled on the upper end of the pin, a spring that is wounded on the pin between the nut and the main body so that the spring pushes upwards the pin, and a cable connector that is connected to the upper end of the pin to enable electrical connection with the controller and the battery.

公开(公告)号：US11691761B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-04

申请号：US16876203

申请日：2020-05-18

申请人： FlyFocus Sp. z.o.o.

发明人： Kacper Antoni Dolata ,  Igor Jan Skawinski ,  Bartlomiej Mateusz Zawada ,  Julian Daniel Zyromski

IPC分类号： B64F3/02 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D47/08 ,  B60L53/16 ,  B60L53/20 ,  B60L53/66

CPC分类号： B64F3/02 ,  B60L53/16 ,  B60L53/20 ,  B60L53/66 ,  B64C39/022 ,  B64D47/08 ,  B60L2200/10 ,  B60L2210/10 ,  B60L2210/30 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/066 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/127

摘要： A surveillance drone system is provided herein generally including an UAV, a base power station, and, a tether for connecting the UAV to the base power station to provide electrical power to the UAV when airborne. The base power station may include a cable take-up assembly for releasing and taking up the tether. A plug or power module is provided at the free end of the tether configured to be detachably coupled with the UAV, to transmit electrical power to, and, possibly, data to and from, the UAV. With the plug or power module being detached, the UAV is free to fly unrestricted. This arrangement allows for the UAV to be airborne for prolonged periods to allow for monitoring a region and for release to allow the UAV to investigate anomalies in the monitored region.

公开(公告)号：US20190237999A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-01

申请号：US15886362

申请日：2018-02-01

申请人： The Boeing Company

发明人： Brian J. Tillotson ,  Teiyuri Aoshima

IPC分类号： H02J50/12 ,  H02J50/90 ,  B64C3/32 ,  H02J7/02 ,  H01F38/14

CPC分类号： H02J50/12 ,  B64C3/32 ,  B64C2201/066 ,  H01F38/14 ,  H02J7/025 ,  H02J50/90

摘要： Systems and methods for recharging the battery onboard an aircraft (hereinafter “receiving aircraft”) via resonant inductive coupling. In accordance with some embodiments, wireless power transfer to the receiving aircraft is effected by means of a second aircraft (hereinafter “transmitting aircraft”). The receiving and transmitting aircraft are both equipped with respective LC circuits. The aircraft fly in a formation such that transmit coils onboard the transmitting aircraft and receive coils onboard the receiving aircraft are separated by a distance within a resonant inductive coupling range. During the recharge procedure, each transmit coil is driven by an alternating current source having a frequency equal to the resonant frequency of the LC circuit onboard the receiving aircraft. The receive coils then feed the induced alternating current to a rectifier for supplying direct current to the onboard battery charger.

公开(公告)号：US20180354633A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-13

申请号：US16055770

申请日：2018-08-06

申请人： SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

发明人： Wentao WANG ,  Lei ZHANG ,  Lei WANG ,  Bogao XU

IPC分类号： B64D27/24 ,  H02J7/32 ,  H02J7/34

CPC分类号： B64D27/24 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/066 ,  B64D31/06 ,  H02J7/0029 ,  H02J7/32 ,  H02J7/345 ,  Y02T10/90

摘要： A method for supplying power to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes converting heat generated by at least one energy component of the UAV into electrical power and supplying the electrical power to the UAV based on a flying status of the UAV and/or a discharge status of a power battery of the UAV. The power battery is a main power source of the UAV.

公开(公告)号：US20180323712A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-08

申请号：US15717087

申请日：2017-09-27

申请人： Amazon Technologies, Inc.

发明人： Joshua White Traube

IPC分类号： H02M3/158 ,  B64C39/02 ,  H02M1/088 ,  B64C27/14 ,  B64D31/00

CPC分类号： H02M3/158 ,  B64C27/08 ,  B64C27/14 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/024 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/066 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64D31/00 ,  H02M1/088 ,  H02M3/1563 ,  H02M3/1588 ,  H02P7/29 ,  H02P7/291 ,  H02P7/2913 ,  H02P31/00

摘要： A power conversion unit may include two or more power modules for providing high-voltage direct current power to electrical loads, such as one or more propulsion motors aboard an aerial vehicle. Each of the power modules may be controlled by hysteresis, and may include one or more pairs of transistors that are switched by a gate driver with respect to differences between a reference current and a sensed current passing through a boost inductor. The number, size and shape of the power modules may be selected to accommodate the electrical loads, and may be switched on or off, as necessary. The power conversion unit may feature at least one more power module than is required to meet all anticipated electrical loads, thereby ensuring that the power conversion unit may continue to provide power even in the event that one of the power modules experiences a fault of any kind.

公开(公告)号：US20180319477A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-08

申请号：US15972087

申请日：2018-05-04

申请人： Andrew X. Yakub

发明人： Andrew X. Yakub

IPC分类号： B64B1/58 ,  B64B1/70 ,  H01M8/18 ,  B64C39/00 ,  B64D27/24

CPC分类号： B64B1/58 ,  B64B1/70 ,  B64C39/001 ,  B64C2201/022 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/066 ,  B64D27/24 ,  B64D2027/026 ,  B64D2041/005 ,  B64D2211/00 ,  H01M8/186 ,  H01M2250/20

摘要： The zero carbon emission vehicle as disclosed herein may include a condenser for extracting fluid water from the atmosphere, an electrolyzer for generating hydrogen from the fluid water, and one or more deformable fluid-retaining chambers that couple thereto for selectively adjusting the buoyancy and altitude of the zero carbon emission vehicle in real-time, to maintain the air vehicle in flight substantially without needing to land and refuel the air vehicle. Solar panels provide the energy for the described systems, and the energy from the solar panels can be stored in the form of hydrogen gas which gives buoyancy to the air vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20180283292A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-04

申请号：US15953209

申请日：2018-04-13

申请人： Airbus Defence and Space GmbH

发明人： Juergen STEINWANDEL ,  Florian STAGLIANO ,  Jan VAN TOOR

IPC分类号： F02D29/02 ,  B64D31/00

CPC分类号： F02D29/02 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/024 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/044 ,  B64C2201/066 ,  B64C2201/086 ,  B64C2201/088 ,  B64C2201/104 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/16 ,  B64D27/02 ,  B64D27/24 ,  B64D31/00 ,  B64D41/00 ,  B64D2027/026 ,  Y02T50/44 ,  Y02T50/64

摘要： An unmanned aircraft includes a propulsion system having a diesel or kerosene internal combustion engine and a charger device for engine charging. The propulsion system can be a hybrid propulsion system or a parallel hybrid propulsion system.

公开(公告)号：US20180265222A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-20

申请号：US15781498

申请日：2016-12-06

申请人： Kunio TAKAGI

发明人： Noriko TAKAGI

IPC分类号： B64F1/32 ,  B64C13/18 ,  B64C13/20 ,  B64C27/08 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D47/08 ,  B65D25/02 ,  B65G61/00 ,  G05D1/10

CPC分类号： B64F1/32 ,  B64C13/18 ,  B64C13/20 ,  B64C27/08 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C2201/024 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/066 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64C2201/182 ,  B64C2201/208 ,  B64D47/08 ,  B65D25/02 ,  B65D88/14 ,  B65G61/00 ,  G05D1/0676 ,  G05D1/102

摘要： A transport system using an unmanned aerial vehicle that overcomes restrictions on distance, time, and the like, thereby expanding a deliverable range for improved convenience. A transport system using an unmanned aerial vehicle that is capable of performing three-dimensional movement using electric power supplied thereto. The unmanned aerial vehicle is mounted with a container for storing a cargo to be transported and is flown by means of relay stations that cover the shipment source with the shipment destination of the cargo. The container is provided with a power storage unit for storing electric power to be supplied to the unmanned aerial vehicle, and the power storage unit of the container is charged at the relay station when the container is not being moved.