Method for Controlling Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

    公开(公告)号:US20190205644A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-04

    申请号:US16330309

    申请日:2017-09-05

    摘要: A method for controlling an unmanned flying object (UAV) that is used to detect and measure objects in a specified region, where a largely obstacle-free flyover zone is determined for the region to be detected and measured, where the unmanned flying object takes overview measurements of the region utilizing suitable sensors and recording technology in the flyover zone, wherein a three-dimensional digital surface model of the region is ascertained together with the objects located therein based on the overview measurements, and based on the three-dimensional digital surface model, a sequence of positions for detailed measurements and an obstacle-free flight path are ascertained for an unmanned model aircraft for assuming the sequence of positions and are used as the basis for control of the unmanned model aircraft.

    Multi-Architecture Modular Unmanned Aerial System

    公开(公告)号:US20180273158A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-09-27

    申请号:US15928355

    申请日:2018-03-22

    IPC分类号: B64C1/26 B64C39/02

    摘要: Disclosed herein is a modular aerial vehicle system having a fuselage module configured to couple with a plurality of lift generation modules. The modular aerial vehicle system may comprise a fuselage module and a lift generation module. The fuselage module can include a first attachment interface, an avionics system operatively coupled with a power unit (e.g., via an ESC), and a communications system operatively coupled with the flight controller. The lift generation module can include a second attachment interface and a plurality of propulsors. The fuselage module may be configured to removably couple with the lift generation module via the first and second attachment interfaces. The first and second attachment interfaces may comprise (1) a plurality of electrical contacts to facilitate electrical communication between the fuselage module and the lift generation module and/or (2) one or more retention devices to couple structurally the lift generation module with said fuselage module.

    MARKETPLACE FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES DATA COLLECTION REQUESTS

    公开(公告)号:US20180114174A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-04-26

    申请号:US15332462

    申请日:2016-10-24

    IPC分类号: G06Q10/06 B64C39/02

    摘要: Aspects of the invention relate to a UAV (drone) data marketplace where requests for UAV services are matched with registered UAVs. Drone operators register in the marketplace drones in their fleet with their capabilities and requesters of drone services make their request in the marketplace. The requests can be a set of data to be collected (e.g., optical images, NIR data, temperatures, etc.) and/or actions to be performed (e.g., deploying spare machinery parts to a tractor in the field), a location from which that data is collected and/or location to which a delivery is to be made, a pipeline of analytics to be performed on the data (e.g., optical recognition, NDVI computation, fertilizer application recommendation), a timeframe in which to collect the data (e.g., “by next week”, “by the end of today”), and a market value for how much the Requester is willing to pay for that data or operation. The marketplace matches the drone service requests with drones registered in the marketplace capable of performing the requested service. The drone operator and the drone service requester form an agreement for a job to be performed.