UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE AND PAYLOAD DELIVERY SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:WO2019055690A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-21

    申请号:PCT/US2018/050933

    申请日:2018-09-13

    Abstract: Embodiments described herein are methods and systems that relate to delivery of a payload to a particular delivery surface. A payload is collected at a first physical location using a retractable delivery mechanism of a UAV, and the UAV flies to a designated second physical location, whereupon sensor data is obtained using one or more sensors of the UAV. The sensor data is used to obtain characteristics of an area which may be used as a delivery surface at the second physical location. An actual delivery surface is selected based on criteria in the form of rule data specifying an appropriate delivery surface and the sensor data. Once the delivery surface has been selected the retractable delivery lowers the payload towards the selected delivery surface.

    PARACHUTE DEPLOYMENT ASSEMBLY
    2.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:WO2020247613A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-12-10

    申请号:PCT/US2020/036101

    申请日:2020-06-04

    Abstract: A UAV is provided. The UAV comprises a plurality of rotors and has a central axis about which the rotors are arranged. The UAV further comprises a parachute, and a parachute deployment assembly comprising: one or more hollow members, each having a mass-storing section having an ejection axis. One or more masses are tethered to the parachute and are disposed within a mass-storing section of a corresponding hollow member. The UAV comprises a housing connected to the hollow members to support the hollow members. The parachute deployment assembly is configured to generate forces to eject the masses from the hollow members to open the parachute and the housing is adapted to support the one or more hollow members with their respective ejection axes at a predetermined angle with respect to a plane which is perpendicular to the central axis.

    PASSIVE SAFETY SYSTEM
    3.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:WO2019236729A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-12

    申请号:PCT/US2019/035624

    申请日:2019-06-05

    Abstract: In an embodiment an unmanned aerial vehicle comprises a central body (102) and a plurality of support structures (104) extending outwards from the central body. Each support structure supports a rotor blade assembly (108) and is provided with one or more deformable portions (114). The rotor blade assembly defines a rotational axis (112) of one or more rotor blades (110) associated with the rotor blade assembly.

    UAV FACILITY
    4.
    发明申请
    UAV FACILITY 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:WO2020056311A3

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-19

    申请号:PCT/US2019/051084

    申请日:2019-09-13

    Abstract: Disclosed are unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) facilities suitable for use by both emergency and non-emergency UAVs. The facilities comprise a housing having first and second moveable platforms. A cover is arranged above the second moveable platform. A drive system operates the first and second moveable platforms and the cover.

    UAV FACILITY
    5.
    发明申请
    UAV FACILITY 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:WO2020056309A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-19

    申请号:PCT/US2019/051082

    申请日:2019-09-13

    Abstract: Disclosed are transportable unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) facilities. The facilities comprise a housing having an ingress port arranged to receive a payload for delivery by a UAV. The UAV facility is arranged to determine whether the payload corresponds to a delivery consignment based upon a comparison of one or more determined physical characteristics of the payload with one or more expected characteristics of the delivery consignment.

    PARACHUTE DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM FOR AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE
    7.
    发明申请
    PARACHUTE DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM FOR AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE 审中-公开
    无人驾驶飞机的伞状部署系统

    公开(公告)号:WO2017066649A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-04-20

    申请号:PCT/US2016/057155

    申请日:2016-10-14

    Abstract: Disclosed is a technique for landing a drone using a parachute. The technique includes a parachute deployment system (PDS) that can deploy a parachute installed in a drone and land the drone safely. The parachute may be deployed automatically, e.g., in response to a variety of failures such as a free fall, or manually from a base unit operated by a remote user. For example, the PDS can determine the failure of the drone based on data obtained from an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a magnetometer and a barometer of the drone and automatically deploy the parachute if any failure is determined. In another example, the remote user can "kill" the drone, that is, cut off the power supply to the drone and deploy the parachute by activating an onboard "kill" switch from the base unit.

    Abstract translation: 公开了一种使用降落伞着陆无人机的技术。 该技术包括一个降落伞部署系统(PDS),可以部署安装在无人机中的降落伞并安全降落该无人机。 降落伞可以自动部署,例如响应于诸如自由落体之类的各种故障,或者由远程用户操作的基座单元手动地进行。 例如,PDS可以根据从无人机的加速度计,陀螺仪,磁力计和气压计获得的数据确定无人机的故障,并在确定出现故障时自动部署降落伞。 在另一个例子中,远程用户可以“杀死” 无人机,即,切断无人机的电源并通过激活机载“杀死”来部署降落伞。 从基本单元切换。

    UAV DELIVERY NETWORK
    8.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:WO2021194852A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-30

    申请号:PCT/US2021/023010

    申请日:2021-03-18

    Abstract: The present disclosure provides am Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) delivery network comprising a plurality of UAVs, a plurality of UAV facilities and one or more fulfillment centers located at each of the UAV facilities. The UAV delivery network may be reconfigured by reassigning UAVs from a first UAV facility to a second UAV facility and/or by relocating a UAV facility within the network. Deliveries may be made to customers based on the time required to fulfill and deliver the customer order. The order fulfillment and delivery time may be displayed to the user before an order is placed. The UAV delivery network may further comprise one or more emergency UAVs, which may be assigned to UAV facilities such that part or all of the UAV delivery network can be reached by an emergency UAV.

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