公开(公告)号：US20230373667A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-23

申请号：US18363129

申请日：2023-08-01

申请人： BEIJING SANKUAI ONLINE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD

发明人： Jiancheng CAI ,  Xinmin LIU ,  Yexun ZHANG ,  Mingyang JIANG ,  Yinian MAO

IPC分类号： B64U70/95 ,  B64U70/97

CPC分类号： B64U70/95 ,  B64U70/97

摘要： This application discloses a beacon for guiding landing of an unmanned aerial vehicle. The beacon includes at least three levels of patterns: one first-level pattern and at least one second-level pattern, where the at least one second-level pattern is superposed above the first-level pattern, and an area of the second-level pattern is less than that of the first-level pattern.

公开(公告)号：US20240158112A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-16

申请号：US18056121

申请日：2022-11-16

申请人： Olivier LE LANN

发明人： Olivier LE LANN

IPC分类号： B64U70/92 ,  B64U70/95 ,  H01M10/42 ,  H01M50/247 ,  H01M50/256 ,  H01M50/262

CPC分类号： B64U70/92 ,  B64U70/95 ,  H01M10/425 ,  H01M50/247 ,  H01M50/256 ,  H01M50/262 ,  H01M2220/30

摘要： A foldable drone landing pad includes a first landing platform, a second landing platform, at least one hinge mechanism, a chipset, a rechargeable battery, and a plurality of drone tracking features. The first landing platform and the second landing platform each includes a frame and a plurality of panels that fully enclose the frame. The first landing platform and the second landing platform are foldably mounted to each other by the hinge mechanism. The chipset and the rechargeable battery are internally mounted to the first landing platform. The plurality of drone tracking features is integrated to the first landing platform and the second landing platform and include a GPS, a lighting system, proximity sensors, an infrared beacon, and wireless communication modules. The chipset and the plurality of drone tracking features are electrically connected to the rechargeable battery. The plurality of drone tracking features is electronically connected to the chipset.

公开(公告)号：US11685558B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-27

申请号：US17212685

申请日：2021-03-25

申请人： Honeywell International Inc.

发明人： Hai Pham ,  Arjun Bindu Jyothikumar ,  Thandava Krishna Edara ,  Nikolas Pardoe ,  Samuel Elliott Fleishman ,  Moses Bangura ,  Mohan Pulikkottil Jacob ,  Manik Jahagirdar ,  Vijay Venkataraman ,  Romi Srivastava

IPC分类号： B64U70/92 ,  B64F1/00 ,  B64U70/95 ,  B64F1/20 ,  G09G5/02 ,  G09G5/37 ,  G09G3/00 ,  B64U10/13 ,  G08G5/02

CPC分类号： B64U70/92 ,  B64F1/007 ,  B64U70/95 ,  B64F1/20 ,  B64U10/13 ,  G08G5/025 ,  G09G3/035 ,  G09G5/02 ,  G09G5/37

摘要： A smart landing pad comprises a flexible display that shows images or patterns, and a protective layer over the display. The protective layer allows a UAV to land without damaging the display. Locator and range finder devices, coupled to the display, communicate with the UAV. The display is operative for wireless communications with a computer or mobile device that provides on-demand user functions, allowing for dynamically changing or customizing the images/patterns shown on the display. The images/patterns comprise a background area showing changeable images that match an environment where the landing pad is placed, and a target landing area surrounded by the background area. The target landing area includes a changeable insensitive, contrast portion, and changeable marker pattern portions having changeable colors/shapes. The images/patterns also include changeable QR codes on the target landing area. The display is IoT enabled so that data from the landing pad is remotely cloud accessible.

公开(公告)号：US20240278946A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-22

申请号：US18629063

申请日：2024-04-08

申请人： James Francis Roberts

发明人： James Francis Roberts

IPC分类号： B64U80/25 ,  B64U10/16 ,  B64U20/87 ,  B64U50/33 ,  B64U50/38 ,  B64U70/93 ,  B64U70/95 ,  B64U70/97 ,  B64U70/99 ,  B64U80/30 ,  B64U80/86

CPC分类号： B64U80/25 ,  B64U10/16 ,  B64U50/33 ,  B64U50/38 ,  B64U70/93 ,  B64U70/95 ,  B64U70/97 ,  B64U70/99 ,  B64U80/30 ,  B64U80/86 ,  B64U20/87

摘要： A drone system and method for deploying and autonomously refuelling. The drone system includes a base station and a drone. The base station and drone are configured for autonomous refuelling when the drone has landed in the base station. The base station also provides portability and security of the drone.

公开(公告)号：US20230373668A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-23

申请号：US18318434

申请日：2023-05-16

申请人： Skydio, Inc.

发明人： Yevgeniy Kozlenko ,  Benjamin Scott Thompson ,  Jack Zi Qi Ye ,  Christopher Brian Grasberger ,  Gareth Benoit Cross ,  Jack Louis Zhu ,  Abraham Galton Bachrach ,  Adam Parker Bry ,  Hayk Martirosyan

IPC分类号： B64U80/25 ,  B64U50/30 ,  B64U70/92

CPC分类号： B64U80/25 ,  B64U50/30 ,  B64U70/92 ,  B64U70/95

摘要： A battery configured to power an unmanned aerial vehicle. The battery includes an enclosure configured to house a power module of the battery. The battery also includes one or more conducting contacts located on the enclosure configured to contact one or more pogo pins of a battery charger located on a docking station of the unmanned aerial vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20230257139A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-17

申请号：US18170432

申请日：2023-02-16

申请人： Airscort, Ltd.

发明人： Itai Straus ,  Yitzhak Tal ,  Shimon Yisraelian

IPC分类号： B64U70/95 ,  B64F1/36 ,  B64U50/39 ,  B60L53/80 ,  B60L58/10 ,  B64D45/00 ,  B64F1/22 ,  B64U80/25

CPC分类号： B64U70/95 ,  B64F1/362 ,  B64U50/39 ,  B60L53/80 ,  B60L58/10 ,  B64D45/00 ,  B64F1/222 ,  B64U80/25 ,  B64D2045/0085 ,  G06F8/35

摘要： Various embodiments of a docking station configured for semi-autonomous or fully autonomous management of drones. In various embodiments, the station can identify the exact location and angle of a drone on a landing pad, and modify the location and angle in order for a robot to retrieve a used battery from the drone and also insert a fully charged replacement battery. The station may also determine the charge status of a drone's battery, the exact type of battery used by a particular drone, and select for replacement into the drone the specific battery needed. There are various embodiments of a system with such a docking station, command & control software, a database, and a network control center. Various embodiments are of methods to identify the need to replace a battery, identify the type of battery required, and effect replacement in an automated manner.

公开(公告)号：US20240262546A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-08

申请号：US18166129

申请日：2023-02-08

申请人： Ford Global Technologies, LLC

发明人： James Carthew ,  Nelson Alexander Brock ,  John Galin ,  Siddharthan Selvasekar

IPC分类号： B64U70/93 ,  B64F1/22 ,  B64U20/87 ,  G05D1/02

CPC分类号： B64U70/93 ,  B64F1/02 ,  B64U70/95 ,  G08G5/0069 ,  G08G5/025 ,  B64U2201/00

摘要： Resilient unmanned aerial vehicle landing platforms are disclosed herein. An example device includes a base plate having protuberances that are arranged into rows of concentric rings, each of the protuberances being a conical member that extends orthogonally from the base plate, wherein each of the protuberances is resilient and are adapted to arrest and protect the drone during landing.

公开(公告)号：US20240253830A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-01

申请号：US18159944

申请日：2023-01-26

申请人： SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY ,  KING FAHD UNIVERSITY O FPETROLEUM & MINERALS

发明人： Abdulmalik Abdullah Alghanmi ,  Abdulaziz S. Ai-Qasim

IPC分类号： B64U80/25 ,  B64F1/36 ,  B64U70/95 ,  B64U70/99

CPC分类号： B64U80/25 ,  B64F1/36 ,  B64U70/95 ,  B64U70/99 ,  B64U2201/10

摘要： A drone system includes a headquarter station and one or more drone port stations. Each drone port station includes a platform configured to receive a drone, a radar system configured to detect and identify the drone, and one or more locker clips disposed on the platform, wherein the one or more locker clips are configured to lock onto one or more legs extending from the drone. Each drone port station also includes an internal computer configured to control operations of the drone port station, an internal camera operatively connected to the internal computer, where the internal camera is configured to detect a charging port or a fuel tank of the drone, a glass panel placed on the platform, where the glass panel is configured to protect the internal camera, and an antenna extending from the platform and configured to provide a communications pathway from the drone port station to the headquarter station.

公开(公告)号：US20230399132A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-14

申请号：US18456520

申请日：2023-08-28

申请人： TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

发明人： Hiroaki KIYOKAMI ,  Masao TAJIMA

IPC分类号： B64U70/95 ,  B64F1/18

CPC分类号： B64U70/95 ,  B64F1/18

摘要： A stage has a takeoff and landing surface. The takeoff and landing surface has an opening through which loading and unloading to and from a flying object is carried out. The takeoff and landing surface has a plurality of markers formed thereon. Each marker is a figure or the like for identifying a relative position between the flying object and the stage. The opening is formed in the takeoff and landing surface such that an edge of the opening does not cross the markers.

公开(公告)号：US11772814B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-03

申请号：US16465910

申请日：2017-12-19

申请人： ELISTAIR

发明人： Olivier Dubois ,  Timothée Penet ,  Guilhem De Marliave

IPC分类号： B64U70/97 ,  B64D45/04 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D17/62 ,  B64U70/95 ,  B64U70/83

CPC分类号： B64D45/04 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64D17/62 ,  B64U70/95 ,  B64U70/97 ,  B64U70/83

摘要： A system including a drone, a wire and a docking station allowing the autonomous landing of the drone in degraded conditions. The docking station including a landing platform. The landing procedure includes stopping the automatic position control of the drone, producing a motor thrust higher than the weight of the drone, the automatic control of the attitude of the drone, and pulling upon the wire in order to bring the drone back to the platform. This system makes emergency landings possible, or landings under violent winds, or when the docking station is in movement on a vehicle, reducing material breakage.