序号 | 专利名 | 申请号 | 申请日 | 公开(公告)号 | 公开(公告)日 | 发明人 |
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81 | AUTOMOTIVE DRONE DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM | US15231579 | 2016-08-08 | US20160347452A1 | 2016-12-01 | Joe F. Stanek; John A. Lockwood |
This disclosure generally relates to an automotive drone deployment system that includes at least a vehicle and a deployable drone that is configured to attach and detach from the vehicle. More specifically, the disclosure describes the vehicle and drone remaining in communication with each other to exchange information while the vehicle is being operated in an autonomous driving mode so that the vehicle's performance under the autonomous driving mode is enhanced. | ||||||
82 | METHODS FOR LAUNCHING AND LANDING AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE | US14236305 | 2013-12-13 | US20160313742A1 | 2016-10-27 | Ming-yu WANG |
Methods and apparatus are provided for launching and landing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) including multi-rotor aircrafts. The methods and apparatus disclosed herein utilize positional change of the UAV, visual signal, or other means to effect the launch or landing. The methods and apparatus disclosed herein are user friendly, particularly to amateur UAV users lacking practice of operating a UAV. | ||||||
83 | Launch tube restraint system for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) | US14281680 | 2014-05-19 | US09470477B2 | 2016-10-18 | Guan H Su; Marcos Henry Rodriguez |
An unmanned aerial launch vehicle (UAV) launch apparatus is disclosed that includes a UAV (400) having an exterior surface, an aerial vehicle (AV) tab (510) extending from the exterior surface, a tube (440) containing the UAV (400), the tube (440) including a tab stop (515) configured to controllably hinder travel of the AV tab (510) past the tab stop (515), and a pair of opposing tab guides (700, 705) configured to position the AV tab (510) for travel over the tab stop (515). | ||||||
84 | Payload launcher and autonomous underwater vehicle | US14627244 | 2015-02-20 | US09453705B2 | 2016-09-27 | Russell M. Sylvia; Martin C. Lewis; Mark E. Whalen; Robert P. Gordon, Jr. |
A payload launch system is described that provides one launch solution suitable for multiple applications. A payload, such as a UAV, is launched from a sealed launch tube using compressed gas or other energy source. The launch tube can be used to transport and protect the payload from harsh environments for extended periods prior to launch. | ||||||
85 | ELEVON CONTROL SYSTEM | US14796906 | 2015-07-10 | US20160185445A1 | 2016-06-30 | CARLOS THOMAS MIRALLES; ROBERT NICKERSON PLUMB; TONY SHUO TAO; NATHAN OLSON |
A system comprising an aerial vehicle or an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) configured to control pitch, roll, and/or yaw via airfoils having resiliently mounted trailing edges opposed by fuselage-house deflecting actuator horns. Embodiments include one or more rudder elements which may be rotatably attached and actuated by an effector member disposed within the fuselage housing and extendible in part to engage the one or more rudder elements. | ||||||
86 | COMBINED SUBMERSIBLE VESSEL AND UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE | US14944482 | 2015-11-18 | US20160167781A1 | 2016-06-16 | ROBERT PARKS; ADAM WOODWORTH; TOM VANECK; JUSTIN MCCLELLAN |
A combined submersible vessel and unmanned aerial vehicle preferably includes a body structure, at least one wing structure, at least one vertical stabilizer structure, and at least one horizontal stabilizer structure. A propulsion system is coupled to the body structure and is configured to propel the flying submarine in both airborne flight and underwater operation. Preferably, the propulsion system includes a motor, a gearbox coupled to the motor and configured to receive power generated by the motor and provide variable output power, a drive shaft coupled to the gearbox and configured to transfer the variable output power provided by the gearbox, and a propeller coupled to the drive shaft and configured to accept power transferred to it from the drive shaft. The propeller is further configured to rotate and propel the flying submarine in both an airborne environment and in an underwater environment. | ||||||
87 | WEARABLE UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | US14746351 | 2015-06-22 | US20160101856A1 | 2016-04-14 | Christoph Kohstall |
Wearable unmanned aerial vehicles and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A representative unmanned aerial vehicle includes a wearable, flyable support structure, and a propulsion system carried by the support structure. The propulsion system can include a power source and a plurality of propellers. In particular embodiments, the support structure can include a wrist band. | ||||||
88 | PAYLOAD LAUNCHER AND AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE | US14627244 | 2015-02-20 | US20160054097A1 | 2016-02-25 | Russell M. SYLVIA; Martin C. LEWIS; Mark E. WHALEN; Robert P. GORDON, JR. |
A payload launch system is described that provides one launch solution suitable for multiple applications. A payload, such as a UAV, is launched from a sealed launch tube using compressed gas or other energy source. The launch tube can be used to transport and protect the payload from harsh environments for extended periods prior to launch. | ||||||
89 | UAV launching from moving platform | US14197389 | 2014-03-05 | US09211959B2 | 2015-12-15 | Igor Teller; Pavel Soifer |
A system for launching an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from a moving platform, the system including: a platform configured to carry the UAV; one or more sensors configured to measure forces acting between the platform and the UAV in one or more directions; a mooring mechanism configured to moor the UAV to the platform; and a controller configured to: transmit at least one trimming command to the UAV based on measurements of the one or more sensors, and cause the mooring mechanism to release the UAV from the platform following the transmitting of the at least one trimming command, when the measurements of the one or more sensors indicate that a lift force is sufficiently close to a weight of the UAV. | ||||||
90 | MODULARIZED ARMOR STRUCTURE WITH UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE LOADED AND ARMORED VEHICLE USING THE SAME | US14668020 | 2015-03-25 | US20150276353A1 | 2015-10-01 | Yoshihiko UENO; Shojiro FURUYA |
An armored vehicle includes: a basic armored vehicle having a predetermined basic external armor; a modularized armor structure exchangeably attached to the basic external armor; and an unmanned aerial vehicle loaded on the modularized armor structure. The modularized armor structure includes: an unmanned aerial vehicle loading section configured to load the unmanned aerial vehicle; an armoring material structure formed of armoring material; and an attaching section used to exchangeably attach the modularized armor structure to the basic armored vehicle. | ||||||
91 | LAUNCHED AIR VEHICLE SYSTEM | US14294073 | 2014-06-02 | US20150008280A1 | 2015-01-08 | Thomas William Smoker |
A launch canister for ejection from a submerged launch platform, the launch canister being adapted for ejection in a direction substantially along a first axis of the launch canister and comprising: an enclosure for carrying a UAV; a nose cap releasably located in a launch opening at a forward end of the launch canister; a launch mechanism for driving a UAV carried in the enclosure out of the launch canister through the launch opening in a direction substantially along said first axis; and a water surface sensor for detecting when the nose cap of the canister broaches the surface of the water; wherein the launch canister is configured to, on the water surface sensor detecting that the nose cap of the canister has broached the surface of the water, immediately release the nose cap and initiate the launch mechanism to drive a UAV carried in the enclosure out of the launch canister through the launch opening. | ||||||
92 | COMBINED SUBMERSIBLE VESSEL AND UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE | US13765144 | 2013-02-12 | US20140026802A1 | 2014-01-30 | ROBERT PARKS; ADAM WOODWORTH; TOM VANECK; JUSTIN MCCLELLAN |
A combined submersible vessel and unmanned aerial vehicle preferably includes a body structure, at least one wing structure, at least one vertical stabilizer structure, and at least one horizontal stabilizer structure. A propulsion system is coupled to the body structure and is configured to propel the flying submarine in both airborne flight and underwater operation. Preferably, the propulsion system includes a motor, a gearbox coupled to the motor and configured to receive power generated by the motor and provide variable output power, a drive shaft coupled to the gearbox and configured to transfer the variable output power provided by the gearbox, and a propeller coupled to the drive shaft and configured to accept power transferred to it from the drive shaft. The propeller is further configured to rotate and propel the flying submarine in both an airborne environment and in an underwater environment. | ||||||
93 | SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR REMOTELY OPERATED UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE REPORT-SUPPRESSING LAUNCHER WITH PORTABLE RF TRANSPARENT LAUNCH TUBE | EP18201352.4 | 2010-09-09 | EP3483071A2 | 2019-05-15 | MIRALLES, Carlos Thomas; SU, Guan H.; ANDRYUKOV, Alexander; MCNEIL, John |
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) launch tube (100) that comprises at least one inner layer of prepreg substrate (370) disposed about a right parallelepiped aperture (305), at least one outer layer of prepreg substrate (380) disposed about the right parallelepiped aperture (305), and one or more structural panels (341-344) disposed between the at least one inner layer of prepreg substrate (340) and the at least one outer layer of prepreg substrate (380). An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) launch tube (100) that comprises a tethered sabot (700,740) configured to engage a UAV within a launcher volume defined by an inner wall, the tethered sabot (700,740) dimensioned to provide a pressure seal at the inner wall and tethered to the inner wall, and wherein the tethered sabot (700,740) is hollow having an open end oriented toward a high pressure volume and a tether (740) attached within a hollow (910) of the sabot (700) and attached to the inner wall retaining the high pressure volume or attach to the inner base wall (1013). A system comprising a communication node (1500-1505) and a launcher (1520) comprising an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in a pre-launch state configured to receive and respond to command inputs from the communication node (1500-1505). |
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94 | UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR PHOTOGRAPHING OPERATOR USING SAME | EP17200930.0 | 2017-11-09 | EP3336644A1 | 2018-06-20 | LEE, Wuseong; KIM, Taekyun; LEE, Youngbae; LEE, Jungjae; KIM, Seungnyun; HEO, Changryong |
An unmanned aerial vehicle is provided, which includes an aerial vehicle body; a camera mounted on the body; a sensor module installed in the body to sense surrounding environment information; a radio communication module installed in the body to perform radio communication with another communication device; at least one processor installed in the body and electrically connected to the camera, the sensor module, and the radio communication module; and a memory electrically connected to the processor, wherein the memory, during flying of the unmanned aerial vehicle, stores instructions to cause the processor : |
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95 | METHOD FOR LANDING AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE | EP17204685.6 | 2013-12-13 | EP3323715A1 | 2018-05-23 | WANG, Ming-yu |
Methods and apparatus are provided for launching and landing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) including multi-rotor aircrafts. The methods and apparatus disclosed herein utilize positional change of the UAV, visual signal, or other means to effect the launch or landing. The methods and apparatus disclosed herein are user friendly, particularly to amateur UAV users lacking practice of operating a UAV. |
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96 | METHODS FOR LAUNCHING AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE | EP13828971.5 | 2013-12-13 | EP2906468B1 | 2017-12-20 | WANG, Ming-yu |
Methods and apparatus are provided for launching and landing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) including multi-rotor aircrafts. The methods and apparatus disclosed herein utilize positional change of the UAV, visual signal, or other means to effect the launch or landing. The methods and apparatus disclosed herein are user friendly, particularly to amateur UAV users lacking practice of operating a UAV. | ||||||
97 | UAV LAUNCH AND RECOVERY | EP15816344.4 | 2015-12-09 | EP3230164A2 | 2017-10-18 | MCKEE, Thomas, Sandlin; RODEN, Steve, Conrad |
A UAV support vehicle carries a UAV support apparatus for launching and/or recovering a UAV while the UAV support vehicle is moving. The UAV support apparatus releases the UAV during launch and receives the UAV during recovery. An active suspension may be connected between the UAV support vehicle and at least a portion of the UAV support apparatus and reduce motion imparted to that portion of the UAV support apparatus. During UAV recovery, data from a synchronization link between the UAV and the UAV support vehicle may be used to maneuver the UAV and/or the UAV support vehicle. | ||||||
98 | UNMANNED AERIAL COPTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY AND/OR VIDEOGRAPHY | EP15795669.9 | 2015-05-22 | EP3145811A1 | 2017-03-29 | BRADLOW, Henry W.; BALARESQUE, Antoine; ENGLIN, Robert N. |
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) copter for consumer photography or videography can be launched by a user throwing the UAV copter into mid-air. The UAV copter can detect that the UAV copter has been thrown upward while propeller drivers of the UAV copter are inert. In response to detecting that the UAV copter has been thrown upward, the UAV copter can compute power adjustments for propeller drivers of the UAV copter to have the UAV copter reach a predetermined elevation above an operator device. The UAV copter can then supply power to the propeller drivers in accordance with the computed power adjustments. | ||||||
99 | PAYLOAD LAUNCHER AND AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE | EP15751720.2 | 2015-02-20 | EP3107805A1 | 2016-12-28 | SYLVIA, Russell, M.; LEWIS, Martin, C.; WHALEN, Mark, E.; GORDON, Robert, P. |
A payload launch system is described that provides one launch solution suitable for multiple applications. A payload, such as a UAV, is launched from a sealed launch tube using compressed gas or other energy source. The launch tube can be used to transport and protect the payload from harsh environments for extended periods prior to launch. | ||||||
100 | UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS | EP13845941 | 2013-07-25 | EP2879954A4 | 2016-07-27 | BYE GEORGE; BICKEL MATT |