公开(公告)号：US20240343419A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-17

申请号：US18505652

申请日：2023-11-09

申请人： KYTE DYNAMICS, INC.

发明人： Irfan-ur-rab Usman

IPC分类号： B64U10/10 ,  B64U10/60 ,  B64U30/26 ,  B64C27/02 ,  B64U101/00

CPC分类号： B64U10/10 ,  B64U10/60 ,  B64U30/26 ,  B64C27/027 ,  B64U2101/00 ,  B64U2201/20

摘要： A suspended aerial vehicle system includes an aerial vehicle with a thruster assembly and a supporting line attached to the aerial vehicle that is capable of supporting at least some of the weight of the aerial vehicle. The supporting line may have an adjustable length which when varied, and in coordination with variations in a thrust characteristic of the aerial vehicle, may change the position of the aerial vehicle. Other aspects are also described and claimed.

公开(公告)号：US20240332925A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-03

申请号：US18293188

申请日：2022-07-29

申请人： INFRAVISION HOLDINGS PTY LTD

发明人： Cameron Van Der Berg ,  Daniel Van Der Berg

IPC分类号： H02G1/04 ,  B64U10/60 ,  B64U101/00

CPC分类号： H02G1/04 ,  B64U10/60 ,  B64U2101/00

摘要： In order to address the difficulty of quickly and safely installing power lines on transmission towers, a transmission tower line attachment device (150) is provided for facilitating installation of a line (180) on a hanging sheave (100). The line attachment device (150) comprises a first guide arm (152) and an upper frame (154) spaced from the first guide arm (152). The upper frame (154) defines a throat (156) between the first guide arm (152) and the upper frame (154). A resilient first gate (158) is arranged at an outer end of the upper frame (154) between the upper frame (154) and the first guide arm (152) and is adapted to open inwardly into the throat (156) in response to an external force and to close when the external force is removed. The line attachment device (150) is adapted to be mounted on the hanging sheave (100) at an inner end of the upper frame (154) and first guide arm (20).

公开(公告)号：US20240266810A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-08

申请号：US18383381

申请日：2023-10-24

申请人： FT Holdings Inc.

发明人： Jason Peter Clarke ,  Daniel John Clarke

IPC分类号： H02G1/04 ,  B64D1/22 ,  B64U10/60 ,  B64U101/00

CPC分类号： H02G1/04 ,  B64D1/22 ,  B64U10/60 ,  B64U2101/00

摘要： Systems and methods are described for stringing spans of cable, in particular, electric power transmission lines between utility poles using a robotic device suspended from an unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”). In some aspects, a thrust assembly suspended by a UAV pulls the cable from pole to pole whereas in other aspects, an aerial robot integrating the functions of the thrust assembly and the UAV pulls the cable from pole to pole.

公开(公告)号：US20240076070A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-07

申请号：US18105982

申请日：2023-02-06

申请人： HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY ,  KIA CORPORATION

发明人： Dong Hyun Ha ,  Jung Hun Choi ,  Jae Wung Jung

IPC分类号： B64U50/34 ,  B64U10/60 ,  B64U50/37 ,  B64U70/20 ,  B64U70/97 ,  B64U70/99

CPC分类号： B64U50/34 ,  B64U10/60 ,  B64U50/37 ,  B64U70/20 ,  B64U70/97 ,  B64U70/99 ,  B64U2101/25

摘要： A method, apparatus, and system for supplying power during the takeoff and landing of an Urban Air Mobility (UAM) aircraft is disclosed herein. A power supplying method is performed by a power supply system comprising a drone and a hub. The power supplying method includes: determining whether power is required for an Urban Air Mobility (UAM) aircraft to land on the hub using battery information of the UAM aircraft when the UAM aircraft is determined to be in a landing mode; moving the drone from the hub to the UAM aircraft using location information of the UAM aircraft when it is determined that power is additionally required for the UAM aircraft to land on the hub; docking the drone to the UAM aircraft to couple with; and supplying power required for the UAM aircraft to land on the hub to the UAM aircraft by the drone

公开(公告)号：US20240043138A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-08

申请号：US18548178

申请日：2022-09-13

申请人： Blue Vigil LLC

发明人： Robert Schumann ,  Gerard Eldering ,  Charles A. Eldering ,  Brandon Wernick ,  Ted Markson

IPC分类号： B64D47/04 ,  F21V14/00 ,  B64U10/60 ,  F21V23/02 ,  B64U101/00 ,  F21Y115/10

CPC分类号： B64D47/04 ,  F21V14/003 ,  B64U10/60 ,  F21V23/02 ,  B64D2203/00 ,  B64U2101/00 ,  B64U2201/202 ,  F21Y2115/10

摘要： In an example embodiment, a drone-based system comprises: a base station, wherein the base station is configured to provide drone control and power, a drone; a tether connecting the base station to the drone and configured to provide the drone with the power from the base station; and a lighting system, operably attached to the drone via the tether, configured to generate illumination of a ground area, wherein the illumination of the ground area is controllable by modifying least one of an intensity of the illumination and a height of the drone above the ground area.

公开(公告)号：US20240005543A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-04

申请号：US18038085

申请日：2021-11-23

申请人： DEXORY LIMITED

发明人： Andrei DANESCU ,  Adrian NEGOITA NEGOITA ,  Matthew MACLEOD

IPC分类号： G06T7/62 ,  B25J9/16 ,  G01B11/04 ,  B64U10/60

CPC分类号： G06T7/62 ,  B25J9/1697 ,  G01B11/04 ,  B64U10/60 ,  B64U2101/30

摘要： A method for measuring and analysing packages particularly for optimising storage in a warehouse or for packing for transporting. The method follows the steps of placing packages on a floor surface moving a robot to adjacent one of the packages. Lidar or similar is used to measuring distance data from the robot to the package at a multiple heights from at least 0.5 m above the floor surface. The robot then follows a path around all or part of the packages gathering further distance data as it travels. The distance data is then used to determine or infer the shape of the sides of the package and from their estimate volumetric dimensions of the package. The volumetric dimensions are then used to optimise storage of the package with other packages.

公开(公告)号：US20230348119A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-02

申请号：US18140131

申请日：2023-04-27

申请人： EQUINOX INNOVATIVE SYSTEMS

发明人： RANDAL MORSER ,  CORDELL REID ,  ALEXANDER MAZZOTTA

IPC分类号： B64U10/60 ,  B64U20/87

CPC分类号： B64U10/60 ,  B64U20/87

摘要： The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) tethered with an optical fiber is an unmanned aerial vehicle, drone or the like carrying an optical device which is tethered to an external light source. The light source may be a ground-based laser. The optical device is connected to, and optically coupled with, the light source by a tether including at least one optical fiber. A stabilizer may be mounted on the optical device for stabilizing orientation and direction thereof. The optical device may include at least one collimator and at least one focusing lens for shaping and focusing the received light for output to a selected target.

公开(公告)号：US20240363991A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-31

申请号：US18650023

申请日：2024-04-29

申请人： Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona

发明人： Christopher K. Walker

IPC分类号： H01Q1/08 ,  B64U10/60 ,  B64U101/00 ,  G01C21/16 ,  H01Q15/16

CPC分类号： H01Q1/082 ,  B64U10/60 ,  G01C21/16 ,  H01Q15/163 ,  B64U2101/00

摘要： A large balloon reflector, capable of launching and support itself at high altitudes, with a feed system capable of steering the beam quickly enough to perform target tracking of fast-moving terrestrial, stratospheric, or orbiting objects. The large balloon reflector antenna forms a suborbital antenna system that is suitable for operation from radio to infrared wavelengths and can be used, for example, for remote sensing of objects on the ground, in the atmosphere, or in space.

公开(公告)号：US20240327042A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-03

申请号：US18577511

申请日：2022-07-07

申请人： Singapore University of Technology & Design

发明人： Shaohui FOONG ,  Jer Luen CHIEN ,  Clarissa Tze Lyn LEONG ,  Jingmin LIU ,  Jia Hwee LOW

IPC分类号： B64U10/60 ,  B25J18/06 ,  B25J19/00 ,  B64U10/13 ,  B64U50/34 ,  B64U101/29

CPC分类号： B64U10/60 ,  B25J18/06 ,  B25J19/0025 ,  B64U10/13 ,  B64U50/34 ,  B64U2101/29 ,  B64U2201/202

摘要： Aspects concerning a robot system is provided comprising a ground vehicle, an aerial vehicle capable of flight, and a tether connecting the aerial vehicle to the ground vehicle, wherein the tether comprises on or more Bowden cables, each having an inner cable connected at one end to a respective motor of one or more motors of the ground vehicle and at another end to a component of the aerial vehicle, wherein the ground vehicle comprises a motor controller configured to control movement of the component of the aerial vehicle by controlling the one or more motors.

公开(公告)号：US12043411B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-23

申请号：US18548178

申请日：2022-09-13

申请人： Blue Vigil LLC

发明人： Robert Schumann ,  Gerard Eldering ,  Charles A. Eldering ,  Brandon Wernick ,  Ted Markson

IPC分类号： B64D47/04 ,  B64U10/60 ,  B64U101/00 ,  F21V14/00 ,  F21V23/02 ,  F21Y115/10

CPC分类号： B64D47/04 ,  B64U10/60 ,  F21V14/003 ,  F21V23/02 ,  B64D2203/00 ,  B64U2101/00 ,  B64U2201/202 ,  F21Y2115/10

摘要： In an example embodiment, a drone-based system comprises: a base station, wherein the base station is configured to provide drone control and power, a drone; a tether connecting the base station to the drone and configured to provide the drone with the power from the base station; and a lighting system, operably attached to the drone via the tether, configured to generate illumination of a ground area, wherein the illumination of the ground area is controllable by modifying least one of an intensity of the illumination and a height of the drone above the ground area.