公开(公告)号：US12129030B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-29

申请号：US16771473

申请日：2018-12-14

申请人： Incaendium Initiative Corporation

发明人： Michael S. Thomas

IPC分类号： B64D1/16 ,  A62C3/02 ,  A62C37/00 ,  B64C1/00 ,  B64C1/38 ,  B64C1/40 ,  B64C9/00 ,  B64C15/14 ,  B64C19/02 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64U20/60 ,  B64U50/18 ,  B64U50/34 ,  G01S19/42 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/10 ,  B64U101/47

CPC分类号： B64D1/16 ,  A62C3/0228 ,  A62C37/00 ,  B64C1/38 ,  B64C1/40 ,  B64C9/00 ,  B64C15/14 ,  B64C19/02 ,  B64U20/60 ,  B64U50/18 ,  B64U50/34 ,  G05D1/101 ,  B64C2001/0072 ,  B64C2009/005 ,  B64C2201/145 ,  B64U2101/47 ,  G01S19/42

摘要： A concentric, double hull, damage tolerant airframe vehicle double clad with a lightweight, impact resistant ceramic matrix composite for heat shielding and flame resistance, and fitted with insulation, to provide thermal protection from 35° C. to 1,650° C. of the internal fuselage areas for an extended period of time within an extreme heat environment, that will serve as a semi or fully autonomous vehicle, manned or unmanned, preferably an unmanned aerial vehicle designed as the delivery means to suppress or extinguish flames by repeatedly discharging pressure waves against flames without having to exit the fire environment.

公开(公告)号：US12117297B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-15

申请号：US17236005

申请日：2021-04-21

申请人： NILEWORKS INC.

发明人： Chihiro Wake ,  Hiroshi Yanagishita ,  Yutaka Murakumo

IPC分类号： G01C21/20 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G08G5/00

CPC分类号： G01C21/20 ,  G05D1/101 ,  G08G5/0047

摘要： There is provided a traveling route generating system for generating a traveling route for a movable device in a target area, the traveling route generating system includes: a target area information acquiring section that acquires sets of measurement-point coordinates on edges of the target area; and a movable area generating section that determines appropriateness of the sets of measurement-point coordinates, in a case where any of the plurality of sets of measurement-point coordinates is determined to be inappropriate by the determination, does not generate a movable area where the movable device can move or does not use a set of measurement-point coordinates determined to be inappropriate for generating the movable area, and in a case where the plurality of sets of measurement-point coordinates are determined to be appropriate by the determination, generates the movable area based on the plurality of sets of measurement-point coordinates.

公开(公告)号：US12105529B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-01

申请号：US17530926

申请日：2021-11-19

申请人： HOWARD UNIVERSITY

发明人： Imani R. Oakley

IPC分类号： G05D1/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64U30/10 ,  B64U30/20 ,  B64U50/19

CPC分类号： G05D1/101 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64U30/10 ,  B64U30/20 ,  B64U50/19 ,  B64U2201/104

摘要： An aerial device is provided. The aerial device includes a processor and a memory that includes instructions configured to cause the processor to perform certain operations when the processor executes the instructions. The operations may include receiving a first signal indicative of a first position of the aerial device. The operations may also include generating, based on the first signal and based on a randomly or pseudo-randomly generated sequence, a second signal configured to actuate flight hardware of the aerial device to a second position.

公开(公告)号：US12103681B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-01

申请号：US17294994

申请日：2019-07-17

申请人： CNH Industrial America LLC

发明人： Robert A. Zemenchik

IPC分类号： B64C39/02 ,  A01B69/04 ,  B64D47/00 ,  B64U101/30 ,  G05D1/00

CPC分类号： B64C39/024 ,  B64D47/00 ,  G05D1/101 ,  A01B69/008 ,  B64U2101/30 ,  B64U2201/20

摘要： An aerial monitoring system includes a base station having a controller and a user interface. The controller is configured to receive a first signal from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) indicative of a point cloud corresponding to a target object on a target agricultural tool. The controller is also configured to compare the point cloud to a model of the target object in a reference unworn state and to determine a state of wear of the target object based on the comparison. In addition, the controller is configured to determine an estimated cost to repair or replace the target object and/or a value of the target agricultural tool based on the state of wear of the target object. The controller is also configured to instruct the user interface to present the estimated cost to repair or replace the target object and/or the value of the target agricultural tool.

公开(公告)号：US12099369B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-24

申请号：US17310143

申请日：2020-01-15

申请人： Bayer Aktiengesellschaft

发明人： Andrew Charles Chapple

IPC分类号： G05D1/00 ,  A01M7/00 ,  B05B12/08 ,  B05B12/12 ,  B05B13/00 ,  B64D1/18

CPC分类号： G05D1/042 ,  A01M7/0085 ,  A01M7/0089 ,  B05B12/08 ,  B05B12/124 ,  B05B12/126 ,  B05B13/005 ,  B64D1/18 ,  G05D1/0808 ,  G05D1/101 ,  G05D1/106

摘要： An aerial vehicle includes a liquid chemical tank, at least one spray unit, a plurality of sensors, a processing unit, and an output unit. The processing unit is configured to generate a spray record for an environment within which the aerial vehicle is operating, the spray record comprising: information over a time period of at least one spray condition relating to one or more of the at least one spray unit for the aerial vehicle operating within the environment over the time period, the determined air movement direction relative to the projection of the fore-aft axis onto the ground over the time period, and the determined air movement speed relative to the ground over the time period. The output unit is configured to output the spray record.

公开(公告)号：US12097960B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-24

申请号：US17593125

申请日：2020-03-09

申请人： Bayer Aktiengesellschaft

发明人： Malcolm Faers ,  Andrew Charles Chapple

IPC分类号： B64D1/18 ,  A01M7/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G05D1/00 ,  B64U101/00

CPC分类号： B64D1/18 ,  A01M7/0042 ,  A01M7/0089 ,  B64C39/024 ,  G05D1/101 ,  G05D1/12 ,  B64U2101/00

摘要： An unmanned aerial vehicle for application of an active ingredient to agricultural crops is configured to hold: a liquid comprising the active ingredient in at least one liquid reservoir housed within or attached to the unmanned aerial vehicle. At least one liquid application unit is housed within or attached to the unmanned aerial vehicle and in fluid communication with the at least one liquid reservoir. The housing of at least one sensor unit which is configured to determine sense information comprising sensing a functioning of one or more of: the at least one liquid reservoir, the at least one liquid application unit, the at least one operating unit. A processing unit determines an instruction to the unmanned aerial vehicle to dock with a base station and get a service from the base station. This determination step comprises utilization of sense information.

公开(公告)号：US12091193B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-17

申请号：US17763553

申请日：2021-06-09

申请人： Korea Airports Corporation ,  Youyang Airport Lighting Equipment Inc.

发明人： Jin Seob Jung ,  Chae Taek Lim ,  Byung Joo Park ,  Dae Sin Yu ,  Dae Young Lim ,  Kwang Ock Ryu ,  Young Il Go

IPC分类号： B64F1/20 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/04 ,  G05D1/10 ,  G06T7/00 ,  G06V20/10 ,  G06V20/17 ,  B64U101/30

CPC分类号： B64F1/20 ,  B64C39/024 ,  G05D1/042 ,  G05D1/101 ,  G06T7/0004 ,  G06V20/17 ,  G06V20/176 ,  B64U2101/30 ,  B64U2201/10 ,  G06T2207/10032

摘要： A method and apparatus for inspecting an aeronautical light using an aerial vehicle are disclosed. The method includes defining a first reference point based on a plurality of aeronautical lights installed on a runway surface, and defining a second reference point based on the first reference point, defining a flight path of the aerial vehicle taking off from the second reference point and heading to the first reference point, transmitting, to the ground, an image of the aeronautical lights photographed by the aerial vehicle, and inspecting and adjusting elevation angles of the aeronautical lights by analyzing the image of the aeronautical lights in real time.

公开(公告)号：US12078992B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-03

申请号：US17913402

申请日：2021-04-16

申请人： Pyka Inc.

发明人： Michael Norcia ,  Nathan White ,  Tobias Wurft ,  Kyle Moore ,  Garrett Rini ,  Jason Petersen ,  Chukwuma Ogunwole

IPC分类号： G05D1/00 ,  A01M7/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D1/18 ,  B64U10/25 ,  B64U101/45

CPC分类号： G05D1/0094 ,  A01M7/0032 ,  A01M7/0089 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64D1/18 ,  G05D1/101 ,  B64U10/25 ,  B64U2101/45 ,  B64U2201/10 ,  B64U2201/104

摘要： Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for controlling spraying of chemicals by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). An unmanned aerial vehicle system includes one or more processors configured to perform operations of autonomously performing a flight path by the UAV and dispersing a chemical by the UAV along portions of the flight path. The UAV may include a chemical spray system having one or more spray booms with multiple nozzles for dispersing a chemical. The chemical spray system may include one or more tanks attached to the body of the UAV and a pump fluidly connected to the tanks to disperse chemical via the spray booms.

公开(公告)号：US12077293B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-03

申请号：US17477251

申请日：2021-09-16

申请人： Insitu, Inc.

发明人： Rolf Rysdyk ,  Mohammad Ehsan Nasroullahi

IPC分类号： B64C39/02 ,  B64F1/02 ,  B64U70/30 ,  G05D1/00

CPC分类号： B64C39/022 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64F1/029 ,  B64U70/30 ,  G05D1/101

摘要： Methods and apparatus to guide an unmanned aerial vehicle for recovery thereof are disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus includes a sensor at or proximate a tether line, the sensor to measure at least one parameter of an aircraft while the aircraft is in flight and provide sensor output corresponding to a position of the aircraft, and a transceiver to transmit data corresponding to the position to the aircraft for guiding the aircraft to engage the tether line for recovery of the aircraft or a payload carried by the aircraft.

公开(公告)号：US12045066B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-23

申请号：US17897781

申请日：2022-08-29

申请人： Altaeros Energies, Inc.

发明人： Benjamin William Glass ,  Benjamin Ryan Bollinger ,  Igor Braverman ,  Peter Carleton Mitton, Jr. ,  Ephraim R. Lanford

IPC分类号： G05D1/00 ,  B64B1/50 ,  B64F5/60

CPC分类号： G05D1/101 ,  B64B1/50 ,  B64F5/60

摘要： Embodiments disclosed herein enable routine autonomous execution of at least some major phases of aerostat operation in response to commands from human or automated external operators, a built-in decision-making capacity, or both. Various embodiments combine one or more actively controlled tethers, aerodynamic aerostat control surfaces, mechanical assistive devices (e.g., jointed arms attached to a ground station), and/or active propulsors attached to the aerostat to govern aerostat behavior during launch, flight, and landing phases of operation. Some embodiments enable automatic autonomous performance of all phases of routine post-commissioning aerostat operation, including launch, flight, and landing, without any routine need for availability of a human crew.