公开(公告)号：US12038746B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-16

申请号：US16586549

申请日：2019-09-27

Applicant: California Institute of Technology

Inventor： Seyed Ali Hajimiri

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  B64C37/02 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C39/04 ,  B64U10/13 ,  B64U30/20 ,  B64U101/00 ,  B64U101/30

CPC classification number: G05D1/0027 ,  B64C37/02 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C39/04 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/104 ,  B64U10/13 ,  B64U30/20 ,  B64U2101/00 ,  B64U2101/30 ,  B64U2201/102

Abstract: A flying surface may comprise a plurality of interconnectable flying vehicles configured for mid-flight reconfiguration of the flying surface. Each flying vehicle may be entirely self-sufficient, including an onboard thrust unit, an onboard controller, an onboard power unit, and connectors configured to engage corresponding connectors of other flying vehicles to form a flying surface. The flying vehicles may additionally be configured for self-control, thereby enabling a distributed control model for a flying surface that does not require significant, centralized processing power and corresponding power storage. The flying surfaces may dynamically reconfigure mid-flight by attaching or detaching flying vehicles so as to enable a wide variety of in-flight maneuvers.

公开(公告)号：US12020338B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-25

申请号：US17366444

申请日：2021-07-02

Applicant: Alarm.com Incorporated

Inventor： John Carone

IPC: G06Q50/163 ,  B25J5/00 ,  B25J9/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64U101/30 ,  G06V20/20 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04W4/33

CPC classification number: G06Q50/163 ,  G06V20/20 ,  H04L12/2825 ,  H04W4/33 ,  B25J5/00 ,  B25J9/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64U2101/30

Abstract: Techniques are described for automating aspects of the property condition monitoring process to efficiently determine a present property condition, and perform various actions associated with the determined property condition. In some implementations, a first set of image data for a region of the property is obtained prior to a start of the rental period. A determination that the rental period has ended at the property is made. A second set of image data for the region of the property is obtained in response to the determination. A representation of a difference between the first set of image data and the second set of image data is determined. An indication of the representation of the difference between the first set of image data and the second set of image data is provided for output to a computing device of a user associated with the property.

公开(公告)号：US12012207B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-18

申请号：US17911619

申请日：2020-03-16

Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION

Inventor： Kazuaki Watanabe ,  Yujin Hamano ,  Daisuke Uchibori ,  Masafumi Nakagawa ,  Atsushi Aratake

IPC: B64C39/02 ,  B64U30/20 ,  E03F7/00 ,  B64U101/30

CPC classification number: B64C39/02 ,  B64U30/20 ,  E03F7/00 ,  B64U2101/30 ,  B64U2201/10 ,  B64U2201/20

Abstract: An inspection apparatus (100) according to an aspect of the present invention includes a first determination unit (121) that determines an operation of an unmanned aerial vehicle (1) based on a first threshold for determining whether the unmanned aerial vehicle (1) can enter the inside, a second threshold, which is greater than the first threshold, for determining whether the unmanned aerial vehicle (1) can land on a water surface of pooled water in the inside, and space information indicating a space of the inside, and a second determination unit (122) that determines a flight altitude of the unmanned aerial vehicle (1) with respect to the water surface or a floor surface of the manhole after the unmanned aerial vehicle (1) enters the inside based on the first and second thresholds, and the space information in a case where it has been determined that the unmanned aerial vehicle (1) can enter the inside and cannot land on the water surface.

公开(公告)号：US11939046B1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-26

申请号：US17513256

申请日：2021-10-28

Applicant: Kitty Hawk Corporation

Inventor： Benjamin Otto Berry ,  Graham Bowen-Davies ,  Madeline Elliott Parker ,  Cameron Robertson ,  Christopher Scott Saunders

IPC: B64C27/08 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64U10/13 ,  B64U30/20 ,  B64U80/70

CPC classification number: B64C27/08 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2211/00 ,  B64U10/13 ,  B64U30/20 ,  B64U80/70

Abstract: A plurality of propellers generate vertical thrust at least some of the time. An attachment sub-system detachably couples to a vertical connector, where a plurality of vertically-stacked multicopters are configured to detachably couple to the vertical connector in order to transport a load at a bottom end of the vertical connector. There is an opening in a vehicle frame that is configured to: (1) receive the vertical connector prior to the attachment sub-system detachably coupling to the vertical connector and (2) hold the vertical connector while the attachment sub-system is detachably coupled to the vertical connector.

公开(公告)号：US11884392B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-30

申请号：US17657651

申请日：2022-04-01

Applicant: Ahmad Fareed AlDarwish

Inventor： Ahmad Fareed AlDarwish

IPC: B64C39/02 ,  G05D1/10 ,  B64D47/08 ,  B64D45/08 ,  G01S1/08 ,  B64U101/20

CPC classification number: B64C39/024 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D45/08 ,  B64D47/08 ,  G05D1/104 ,  B64U2101/20 ,  B64U2201/102 ,  G01S1/08

Abstract: An aircraft assistance method for reducing drag on the aircraft. The method includes flying an autonomous aircraft near the aircraft. An optimal position where vortices created by the autonomous aircraft or the aircraft interact with the other aircraft and/or autonomous aircraft to reduce drag and/or increase lift on the aircraft is determined. The autonomous aircraft is positioned in the optimal position. The method may include a landing assistance system with at least one autonomous aircraft configured to provide the aircraft with information regarding a desired position relative to a runway. The at least one autonomous aircraft may be configured to communicate with the aircraft through a processor and/or a display in the aircraft. The autonomous aircraft may be subject to a drone control system for a plurality of drones configured to position the plurality of drones in a formation.

公开(公告)号：US11861669B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-02

申请号：US18152271

申请日：2023-01-10

Applicant: Walmart Apollo, LLC

Inventor： Pranay Dugar ,  Anirban Chatterjee ,  Saswata Sahoo ,  Rajesh Shreedhar Bhat

IPC: G06Q30/0601 ,  G06Q10/087 ,  G06Q10/083 ,  G06Q30/018 ,  G06N3/08 ,  G05D1/02 ,  B65G1/137 ,  B64C39/02 ,  A47F13/00 ,  G06T7/11 ,  G06V30/148 ,  G06F18/214 ,  G06V30/19 ,  G06V10/82 ,  G06V10/26 ,  B64U101/60

CPC classification number: G06Q30/0603 ,  A47F13/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B65G1/1373 ,  G05D1/0212 ,  G06F18/214 ,  G06N3/08 ,  G06Q10/083 ,  G06Q10/087 ,  G06Q30/0185 ,  G06Q30/0623 ,  G06T7/11 ,  G06V10/26 ,  G06V10/82 ,  G06V30/153 ,  G06V30/19173 ,  B64U2101/60 ,  G05D2201/0216

Abstract: Segmentation first breaks the images into segments or regions, with the segments of the region having text or symbols. The segmented image is separately applied to two different CNN-based models. Each model produces text boxes where potential text might exist. Then, a selective NMS algorithm is applied to the output of each model to produce a final group of text regions. These text regions are analyzed and actions are taken.

公开(公告)号：US11858630B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-02

申请号：US16790504

申请日：2020-02-13

Applicant: BioCarbon Engineering Ltd.

Inventor： Shuning Bian ,  Jeremie Leonard ,  Hannah Redrup

IPC: B64D1/02 ,  B64C39/02 ,  A01C7/08 ,  B64U101/00

CPC classification number: B64D1/02 ,  A01C7/085 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64U2101/00

Abstract: An agitator, a planting system including the agitator, and methods of using the agitator to agitate seeds in a hopper, are described. The agitator can be mounted within the hopper of the planting system. The hopper can be transported by an unmanned aerial vehicle to spread the seeds over a geography. The agitator can include one or more arms that oscillate through a sweep angle to move one or more paddles through the seeds. An outlet of the hopper can be within the sweep angle such that the arms and paddles sweep seeds into the outlet as the arms oscillate within the hopper. The sweep angle can vary over time by incrementally increasing the sweep angle during several stages. The varying sweep angle maintains consistent seed mixing and spreading over time. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

公开(公告)号：US11856882B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-02

申请号：US17602014

申请日：2020-04-10

Applicant: Kansas State University Research Foundation

Inventor： Sanjoy Das ,  Daniel Flippo ,  Stephen M. Welch

IPC: A01B69/04 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G01C21/34 ,  G05D1/10

CPC classification number: A01B69/008 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G01C21/3461 ,  G01C21/3469 ,  G05D1/101 ,  G05D2201/0201

Abstract: An autonomous farming system (26) comprising one or more ground-based drones (10) and one or more unmanned aerial vehicles (12), whose routes through a field are optimized by an autonomous farming control system (30) that utilizes linearly constrained integer quadratic programming. The farming system (26) is particularly suited for farming steep terrain that is not accessible to conventional farming equipment.

公开(公告)号：US20230417887A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-28

申请号：US18244386

申请日：2023-09-11

Applicant: Woolpert, Inc.

Inventor： Nathan Lee Hopper ,  Joseph R. Seppi ,  Rodney Ross Faulkner, II ,  Mark Douglas Smits, II ,  Joong Yong Park ,  Mark Stephen Millman ,  Eric Josef Cahoon ,  Christopher T. Cotton ,  Joshua Gluckman ,  Alexander Cheff Halterman ,  Grady Tuell ,  Andrew Wallace Stark ,  John Henry Gerhard ,  William Jeffrey Lillycrop

IPC: G01S7/51 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G01S7/48 ,  G01S7/481 ,  G01S7/4863 ,  G01S17/89

CPC classification number: G01S7/51 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G01S7/4808 ,  G01S7/4816 ,  G01S7/4863 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G01S2205/03 ,  B64U2101/30

Abstract: Airborne LiDAR bathymetry systems and methods of use are provided. The airborne LiDAR bathymetry system can collect topographic data and bathymetric data at high altitudes. The airborne LiDAR bathymetry system has a receiver system, a detector system, and a laser transmission system.

公开(公告)号：US11850951B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-26

申请号：US16718259

申请日：2019-12-18

Applicant: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation

Inventor： Tadashi Sawata ,  Michael C. Harke

IPC: B60L50/15 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D27/10 ,  F02B63/04 ,  H02P9/00 ,  B64U30/20 ,  B64U50/19

CPC classification number: B60L50/15 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D27/10 ,  F02B63/042 ,  H02P9/008 ,  B60L2200/10 ,  B64U30/20 ,  B64U50/19

Abstract: An electric propulsion system is provided which includes a prime mover; an electric generator which is arranged to be driven by the prime mover to generate electric power; an electric propulsion motor; and an integrated generator-motor controller arranged to control the supply of said electric power to the electric propulsion motor in response to a control signal. The integrated generator-motor controller is also arranged to feed-forward to the generator a power demand parameter associated with the control signal so as to control the power output of the generator.