公开(公告)号：US20250066019A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-27

申请号：US18237184

申请日：2023-08-23

Applicant: John Carff ,  Matthew Johnson

Inventor： John Carff ,  Matthew Johnson

IPC: B64U10/14

Abstract: A system and method allowing spoon-based devices to be carried and dropped by a drone. The preferred embodiments are adapted for use with a drone having a retracting drop shaft release mechanism. First and second adapter portions are provided. These clamp around the body of a spoon-based device and hold the spoon-based device. The lower regions of the first and second adapter portions are joined by a pivot joint. The upper regions each include an engagement feature such as an upstanding tang portion. These first and second tang portions are engaged to the drone's release unit.

公开(公告)号：US20250044796A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-06

申请号：US18601046

申请日：2024-03-11

Applicant: Skydio, Inc.

Inventor： William Silva ,  Vikrant More ,  Ashwani Arya ,  Mehran Ferdowsi ,  Stephen Yui

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  B64U10/14 ,  B64U30/20 ,  B64U101/30 ,  G01S19/48 ,  G05D1/46 ,  G05D1/689 ,  H04N23/661 ,  H04N23/68

Abstract: This disclosure describes a method of controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The steps of controlling include acquiring images with an image capture device of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The steps include analyzing the images to determine navigation information of the UAV with a vision-based navigation system. The steps include tracking a position of the UAV with the vision-based navigation system. The steps include controlling rotors of the UAV to prevent deviations in movement from a desired flight path or position of the UAV. The steps include limiting travel or flight of the UAV to a physical region determined by the desired flight path.

公开(公告)号：US12216105B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-04

申请号：US17251089

申请日：2019-06-19

Applicant: SeekOps Inc.

Inventor： Anders Andelman Nottrott ,  Brendan James Smith ,  Andrew David Aubrey

IPC: G01N33/00 ,  B64U10/14 ,  B64U101/26 ,  B64U101/30 ,  B64U101/35

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for receiving, by a ground control station (GCS) having a processor with addressable memory, a plurality of point source gas concentration measurements; receiving, by the GCS, a meteorological data corresponding to each point source concentration gas measurement; determining, by the GCS, if each point source gas concentration measurement is an elevated ambient gas concentration; generating, by the GCS, a back trajectory for each elevated ambient gas concentration; storing, by the GCS, the position of each generated back trajectory in a grid; determining, by the GCS, a probability of a gas source location corresponding to the stored positions in the grid; and generating, by the GCS, an overlay showing the probability of the gas source location.

公开(公告)号：US20250019098A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-16

申请号：US18849330

申请日：2023-03-21

Applicant: AERIX SYSTEMS

Inventor： Hugo MAYOUNOVE ,  Clément PICAUD

IPC: B64U50/19 ,  B64U10/14 ,  B64U20/80

Abstract: The invention relates to a propelled vehicle (D1; D2) comprising: an electrical power source (SE), a chassis (C), a first shaft (A1) supporting a propulsion unit (P) and mounted such that it can rotate on the chassis about a first axis (AX1), and a first device (E1) for rotating the first shaft, characterized in that the chassis comprises a first member (OGR1) for guiding the first shaft in rotation, in that the first shaft comprises a first complementary member (OC1) mechanically cooperating with the first guide member, and in that the first guide member and the first complementary member are electrically conductive and are electrically connected to one another, the first guide member being electrically connected to the electrical power source and the first complementary member being electrically connected to the propulsion unit.

公开(公告)号：US12175878B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-24

申请号：US18351599

申请日：2023-07-13

Applicant: Skydio, Inc.

Inventor： Abraham Galton Bachrach ,  Adam Parker Bry ,  Matthew Joseph Donahoe ,  Hayk Martirosyan

IPC: G08G5/00 ,  B64U20/87 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06T19/00 ,  H04L67/00 ,  H04L67/131 ,  B64U10/14 ,  B64U10/25 ,  B64U101/30

Abstract: A technique for user interaction with an autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is described. In an example embodiment, perception inputs from one or more sensor devices are processed to build a shared virtual environment that is representative of a physical environment. The sensor devices used to generate perception inputs can include image capture devices onboard an autonomous aerial vehicle that is in flight through the physical environment. The shared virtual environment can provide a continually updated representation of the physical environment which is accessible to multiple network-connected devices, including multiple UAVs and multiple mobile computing devices. The shared virtual environment can be used, for example, to display visual augmentations at network-connected user devices and guide autonomous navigation by the UAV.

公开(公告)号：US12172767B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-24

申请号：US17474004

申请日：2021-09-13

Applicant: Parallel Flight Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Joshua Resnick ,  David Adams ,  Robert Hulter ,  Seth McGann ,  Brian Eiseman

IPC: B64D31/06 ,  B60L7/10 ,  B60L15/20 ,  B60L58/12 ,  B64C27/32 ,  B64D27/02 ,  B64D27/24 ,  B64D27/40 ,  B64D33/08 ,  B64U10/14 ,  B64U20/94 ,  B64U20/96 ,  B64U30/29 ,  B64U50/11 ,  B64U50/19 ,  B64U60/50

Abstract: One variation of a system for generating thrust at an aerial vehicle includes: a primary electric motor; a rotor coupled to the motor; an internal-combustion engine; a clutch interposed between the motor and an output shaft of the internal-combustion engine; an engine shroud defining a shroud inlet between the rotor and the internal-combustion engine, extending over the internal-combustion engine, and defining a shroud outlet opposite the rotor; a cooling fan coupled and configured to displace air through the engine shroud; and a local controller configured to receive a rotor speed command specifying a target rotor speed, adjust a throttle setpoint of the internal-combustion engine according to the target rotor speed and a state of charge of a battery in the aerial vehicle, and drive the primary electric motor to selectively output torque to the rotor and to regeneratively brake the rotor according to the target rotor speed.

公开(公告)号：US20240417114A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-19

申请号：US18691352

申请日：2022-09-13

Applicant: ORTHODRONE GMBH

Inventor： Juri Niklas KLUSAK ,  Nils LIECKFELDT ,  Mirko Jesper DENECKE ,  Max-Christoph GURGEL ,  Sebastian SCHOCK ,  Christine Elizabeth AVERY ,  Julian Ärwin TEEGE ,  Clara Andrea DRUMMER

IPC: B64U30/296 ,  B64U10/14 ,  B64U30/24

Abstract: Described is an aircraft, in particular a drone, with a supporting body (2) and at least two propulsion arrangements (4, 8) arranged at a distance from one another on the supporting body (2), which are designed to generate a propulsive thrust in a direction of propulsion (8b). According to a first aspect of the invention, the propulsion arrangements (4, 8) on the supporting body (2) are each mounted so as to be pivotable independently of one another about a first axis of pivoting (6) extending at an angle to the direction of propulsion (8b) and a first actuating drive (10) is provided and designed to pivot the propulsion arrangements (4, 8) independently of one another about the first axis of pivoting (6). According to a second aspect of the invention, in which a trunk body (20) is provided, this trunk body (20) is mounted on the supporting body (2) so as to be pivotable about a second axis of pivoting (22) and a second actuating drive (24) is provided and designed to pivot the supporting body (2) relative to the trunk body (20).

公开(公告)号：US20240409246A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-12

申请号：US18700391

申请日：2022-10-14

Applicant: Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk onderzoek TNO

Inventor： Oscar Christoph VAN DER JAGT ,  Marta Maria JEZIERSKA-SWITALA ,  Hanno HILDMANN

IPC: B64U10/14 ,  B64U101/35 ,  G01N1/22

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to remote accumulation of an analyte from a fluid medium in a fluid sampler that comprises a collection medium for accumulating the analyte. There is provided a mobile platform (20) configured to perform delivering the fluid sampler (10) to a target location for sampling the fluid medium. The high volume fluid sampler is connected to a conduit (30) that opens a position upstream or downstream of a fluid displacement means (21) for propelling the platform. Operating the displacement means generates a sampling flow F that exposes the collection medium, thereby accumulating the analyte, if present.

公开(公告)号：US20240409228A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-12

申请号：US18677644

申请日：2024-05-29

Applicant: Performance Drone Works LLC

Inventor： Philip Herlihy

IPC: B64D31/00 ,  B64D1/02 ,  B64U10/14 ,  B64U101/60 ,  G06N20/00

Abstract: Techniques for an unmanned ariel vehicle (UAV) having a closed-loop controller that is gain scheduled based on a trained machine learning model. The closed-loop controller could be a PID controller. Real-time data pertaining to the motor being controlled is input to the trained machine learning model. Examples of the real-time data includes, but is not limited to, motor current, motor voltage, and an estimate of motor thrust. The trained machine learning model may also input an error term of the closed-loop controller. Tuning constants for the closed-loop controller are derived based on the prediction from the machine learning model. Gain scheduling for the closed-loop controller may thus be performed “online” while the UAV continues on its mission. Controller gain scheduling may be performed to account for changes in a payload carried by the UAV.

公开(公告)号：US20240408983A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-12

申请号：US18674473

申请日：2024-05-24

Applicant: WiBotic Inc.

Inventor： Benjamin Waters

IPC: B60L53/12 ,  B60L53/60 ,  B64U10/14 ,  B64U50/19 ,  B64U50/38 ,  G01S19/13 ,  H02J7/00 ,  H02J50/10 ,  H02J50/80

Abstract: An authentication between a wireless charger and a device configured to receive wireless energy from the wireless charger includes establishing a wireless data channel between the wireless charger and the device. An authentication challenge signal is driven onto a transmit charging coil of the wireless charger and a receive charging coil of the device is configured to receive the authentication challenge signal. The device sends an authentication response signal to the wireless charger based at least in part on the authentication challenge signal.