Abstract:
Systems, devices, and methods including one or more rib mounting flanges (200a, 200b, 200c, 200d, 200e), where each rib mounting flange comprises: a spar opening (202a) configured to receive a main spar (110) of a wing panel (100); and one or more holes (204a) for receiving cross-bracing cables (114); and one or more holes (205a) for connecting the rib mounting flange to an adjacent rib mounting flange.
Abstract:
Systems, devices, and methods for: an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); at least one sensorless motor comprising a set of windings and a rotor; at least one propeller connected to the at least one sensorless motor; a microcontroller in communication with the at least one sensorless motor, wherein the microcontroller is configured to: determine a rotation rate of the at least one propeller; determine a rotation direction of the at least one propeller; provide an output to stop the at least one propeller and provide an output to start the at least one propeller.
Abstract:
Systems, devices, and methods including: at least one unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) (101); at least one flight control computer (FCC) (110) associated with each UAV, where the FCC controls movement of each UAV; at least one computing device (108) associated with a ground control station (104); where the at least one FCC maintains a first flight pattern (103) of a respective UAV of the at least one UAV above the ground control station; where the at least one computing device is configured to transmit a transition signal (168) to the at least one FCC to transition the respective UAV of the at least one UAV from the first flight pattern to a second flight pattern (105) in response to a wind speed exceeding a set threshold relative to a flight speed of the respective UAV of the at least one UAV.
Abstract:
Systems, devices, and methods for receiving, by a processor (1424) having addressable memory (1427), data representing a geographical area for imaging by one or more sensors of an aerial vehicle (1302); determining one or more straight-line segments covering the geographical area (1304); determining one or more waypoints located at an end of each determined straight-line segment (1306), where each waypoint comprises a geographical location, an altitude, and a direction of travel; determining one or more turnarounds (1308) connecting each of the straight-line segments, where each turnaround comprises one or more connecting segments; and generating, by the processor, a flight plan for the aerial vehicle (1314) comprising: the determined one or more straight-line segments and the determined one or more turnarounds connecting each straight-line segment.
Abstract:
A method and system including: defining a geographic area (220, 502); receiving a plurality of images (202, 204, 206, 208, 210, 212, 214, 216); determining a plurality of image points (510); partitioning the geographic area into a plurality of image regions (512) based on the plurality of image points; and stitching the plurality of images into a combined image (520) based on the plurality of image regions.
Abstract:
Systems, devices, and methods for an aircraft having a fuselage (110); a wing (120) extending from both sides of the fuselage; a first pair of motors (132b, 133b) disposed at a first end of the wing; and a second pair of motors (142b, 143b) disposed at a second end of the wing; where each motor is angled (381, 382, 391, 392) to provide a component of thrust by a propeller (134, 135, 144, 145) attached thereto that for a desired aircraft movement applies a resulting torque additive to the resulting torque created by rotating the propellers.
Abstract:
A lidar system, including a base, a sensor body, and a motor having a shaft. The motor is affixed to the base, and can drive the sensor body in rotation with respect to the base. An LED device and a light sensor are each mounted upon the sensor body. A data processing device is also mounted upon the sensor body, and is programmed to produce range information based upon the sensor data. The shaft carries two slip rings. The LED, the sensor and the data processing device all receive electrical power via the two slip rings. The data processing device is configured to transmit the range information via the two slip rings using pulse width modulation.
Abstract:
In one possible embodiment, a system capable of a self-propagating data link includes an unmanned vehicle having a data link transceiver and at least one deployable data link transceiver. The unmanned vehicle having a deployment means for deploying the at least one deployable data link transceiver.
Abstract:
In one possible embodiment, a system capable of a self-propagating data link includes an unmanned vehicle having a data link transceiver and at least one deployable data link transceiver. The unmanned vehicle having a deployment means for deploying the at least one deployable data link transceiver.
Abstract:
A method of migrating unmanned aerial vehicle operations between geographic survey areas, including: uploading a first plurality of flight missions into a first UAV pod; deploying the UAV pod; autonomously launching the UAV and providing first survey data from the UAV to the UAV pod; autonomously migrating the UAV from the first UAV pod to a second UAV pod; receiving a second plurality of flight missions in a second UAV pod; providing the UAV with one of the second plurality of flight missions from the second UAV pod; autonomously launching the UAV and providing a second survey data from the UAV to the second UAV pod; where the autonomous migrating of the UAV to accomplish the first and second survey data happens autonomously and without active human intervention.