公开(公告)号：US11878797B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-23

申请号：US17456162

申请日：2021-11-22

申请人： Loveland Innovations, Inc.

发明人： Jim Loveland ,  Leif Larson ,  Dan Christiansen ,  Tad Christiansen

IPC分类号： G01C11/02 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G01J1/44 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G06K9/20 ,  G01J1/42 ,  G06V20/10 ,  G06V10/143 ,  G06V20/58 ,  G06V20/17 ,  B64U101/30

CPC分类号： B64C39/024 ,  G01J1/44 ,  G06V10/143 ,  G06V20/17 ,  G06V20/176 ,  G06V20/188 ,  G06V20/58 ,  B64U2101/30 ,  G01J2001/4276

摘要： An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) solar irradiation assessment system may automate several design parameters of solar panel design, cost and payoff estimations, and installation. The system determines the irradiance at various locations on a roof during various time periods. The system accounts for the effects of various existing, potential, or future obstacles proximate the structure. In some embodiments, a visual model of the roof may be shown with a heatmap of irradiance values and/or graphical placement of solar panels. In other embodiments, the data may be analyzed and reported without visual presentation.

公开(公告)号：US11699261B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-11

申请号：US18067854

申请日：2022-12-19

申请人： Loveland Innovations, Inc.

发明人： Jim Loveland ,  Leif Larson ,  Dan Christiansen ,  Tad Christiansen ,  Daniel Gerszewski

IPC分类号： G06T15/06 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/04815 ,  G06T15/50 ,  G06T15/20 ,  G06T19/00 ,  G06F30/13 ,  G06T17/05

CPC分类号： G06T15/06 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/04815 ,  G06F30/13 ,  G06T15/20 ,  G06T15/506 ,  G06T17/05 ,  G06T19/003 ,  G06T2200/24

摘要： Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are described herein to model divergent beam ray paths between locations on a roof (e.g., of a structure) and modeled locations of the sun at different times of the day and different days during a week, month, year, or another time period. A graphical user interface allows for visualization of the modeled ray paths and graphical manipulation of the resolution and parameters of the modeling process.

公开(公告)号：US20230117643A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-20

申请号：US18067854

申请日：2022-12-19

申请人： Loveland Innovations, Inc.

发明人： Jim Loveland ,  Leif Larson ,  Dan Christiansen ,  Tad Christiansen ,  Daniel Gerszewski

IPC分类号： G06T15/06 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/04815 ,  G06T15/50 ,  G06T15/20 ,  G06T19/00 ,  G06F30/13 ,  G06T17/05

摘要： Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are described herein to model divergent beam ray paths between locations on a roof (e.g., of a structure) and modeled locations of the sun at different times of the day and different days during a week, month, year, or another time period. A graphical user interface allows for visualization of the modeled ray paths and graphical manipulation of the resolution and parameters of the modeling process.

公开(公告)号：US11783544B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-10

申请号：US17457435

申请日：2021-12-03

申请人： Loveland Innovations, Inc.

发明人： Jim Loveland ,  Leif Larson ,  Dan Christiansen ,  Tad Christiansen ,  Daniel Gerszewski

IPC分类号： G06T19/00 ,  G01J1/44 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G06V20/10 ,  G06V20/58 ,  G06V20/17 ,  G01J1/42 ,  B64U101/30

CPC分类号： G06T19/00 ,  B64C39/024 ,  G01J1/44 ,  G06V20/17 ,  G06V20/176 ,  G06V20/188 ,  G06V20/58 ,  B64U2101/30 ,  G01J2001/4276

摘要： Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are described herein to model divergent beam ray paths between locations on a roof (e.g., of a structure) and modeled locations of the sun at different times of the day and different days during a week, month, year, or another time period. Obstructed and unobstructed divergent beam ray paths are identified. Unobstructed divergent beam ray paths contribute to the calculation of a solar irradiance value for each location on the roof. Divergent beam ray paths, such as cones or pyramid ray paths, allow for sparse or lower-resolution spatial and/or temporal sampling without sacrificing obstacle detection.

公开(公告)号：US11532116B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-20

申请号：US17453152

申请日：2021-11-01

申请人： Loveland Innovations, Inc.

发明人： Jim Loveland ,  Leif Larson ,  Dan Christiansen ,  Tad Christiansen ,  Daniel Gerszewski

IPC分类号： G06T15/06 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/04815 ,  G06T15/50 ,  G06T15/20 ,  G06T19/00 ,  G06F30/13 ,  G06T17/05

摘要： Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are described herein to model divergent beam ray paths between locations on a roof (e.g., of a structure) and modeled locations of the sun at different times of the day and different days during a week, month, year, or another time period. A graphical user interface allows for visualization of the modeled ray paths and graphical manipulation of the resolution and parameters of the modeling process.

公开(公告)号：US11720104B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-08

申请号：US17087204

申请日：2020-11-02

申请人： Loveland Innovations, Inc.

发明人： Jim Loveland ,  Leif Larson ,  Dan Christiansen ,  Tad Christiansen ,  Cam Christiansen

IPC分类号： H04N5/232 ,  G01C11/02 ,  G08G5/04 ,  G05D1/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D47/08 ,  H04N7/18 ,  G06V10/22 ,  G06V20/58 ,  G06V20/64 ,  G06V20/10 ,  H04N23/66 ,  G06Q40/08 ,  G08G5/00 ,  B64U101/30

CPC分类号： G05D1/0094 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64D47/08 ,  G01C11/02 ,  G06Q40/08 ,  G06V10/225 ,  G06V10/235 ,  G06V20/176 ,  G06V20/58 ,  G06V20/64 ,  G08G5/0069 ,  G08G5/045 ,  H04N7/183 ,  H04N7/185 ,  H04N23/66 ,  B64U2101/30 ,  B64U2201/10

摘要： An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) assessment and reporting system may conduct micro scans of a wide variety of property types. Scan data from any of a wide variety of sensor types may be compared with profile data using computer vision techniques to identify characteristics, defects, damage, construction materials, and the like. A hierarchal structure of the scan data may reduce the size of data sets used for property identification. For example, identifying a material type of a property may reduce or eliminate the need to compare scan data with specific data profiles for defects not related to the identified material type. Similarly, identifying a particular characteristic of a property may narrow down the data sets of possible material types. A rule set evaluator may evaluate matched profile data to determine adaptive actions to modify the navigation or scanning process of the UAV.

公开(公告)号：US20220139024A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-05

申请号：US17453152

申请日：2021-11-01

申请人： Loveland Innovations, Inc.

发明人： Jim Loveland ,  Leif Larson ,  Dan Christiansen ,  Tad Christiansen ,  Daniel Gerszewski

IPC分类号： G06T15/06 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06T15/50 ,  G06T17/05 ,  G06T15/20 ,  G06T19/00 ,  G06F30/13

摘要： Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are described herein to model divergent beam ray paths between locations on a roof (e.g., of a structure) and modeled locations of the sun at different times of the day and different days during a week, month, year, or another time period. A graphical user interface allows for visualization of the modeled ray paths and graphical manipulation of the resolution and parameters of the modeling process.

公开(公告)号：US20220198084A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-23

申请号：US17557809

申请日：2021-12-21

申请人： Loveland Innovations, Inc.

发明人： Jim Loveland ,  Leif Larson ,  Dan Christiansen ,  Tad Christiansen ,  Daniel Gerszewski

IPC分类号： G06F30/13 ,  G06F3/04815 ,  G06F3/04847

摘要： A solar panel placement system models the location of one or more solar panels in one or more groupings, rows, or columns on a roof of a structure. The solar panel placement system may generate a graphical user interface to present one or more possible solar panel arrangements on the roof of the structure that attain a target parameter and conform to one or more user-provided or system-default solar panel parameters, solar array parameters, and/or aesthetic parameters.

公开(公告)号：US20220092305A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-24

申请号：US17457435

申请日：2021-12-03

申请人： Loveland Innovations, Inc.

发明人： Jim Loveland ,  Leif Larson ,  Dan Christiansen ,  Tad Christiansen ,  Daniel Gerszewski

IPC分类号： G06K9/00 ,  G01J1/44 ,  G06K9/20 ,  B64C39/02

摘要： Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are described herein to model divergent beam ray paths between locations on a roof (e.g., of a structure) and modeled locations of the sun at different times of the day and different days during a week, month, year, or another time period. Obstructed and unobstructed divergent beam ray paths are identified. Unobstructed divergent beam ray paths contribute to the calculation of a solar irradiance value for each location on the roof. Divergent beam ray paths, such as cones or pyramid ray paths, allow for sparse or lower-resolution spatial and/or temporal sampling without sacrificing obstacle detection.

公开(公告)号：US11731762B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-22

申请号：US17409781

申请日：2021-08-23

申请人： Loveland Innovations, Inc.

发明人： Jim Loveland ,  Leif Larson ,  Dan Christiansen ,  Tad Christiansen

IPC分类号： B64C39/02 ,  G08G5/00 ,  G06T17/05 ,  G01C11/34 ,  G06T7/00 ,  G06T17/00 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G05D1/00 ,  H04N23/60 ,  H04N23/695 ,  B64U10/10 ,  B64U101/30

CPC分类号： B64C39/024 ,  G05D1/0094 ,  G05D1/0202 ,  G06T17/00 ,  H04N23/60 ,  H04N23/695 ,  B64U10/10 ,  B64U2101/30 ,  B64U2201/10 ,  G06T7/0002 ,  G06T2207/10048 ,  G06T2207/30184

摘要： An unmanned autonomous vehicle assessment and reporting system may implement a boustrophedonic flight pattern for capturing images of a structure to develop a three-dimensional model of the same. A crisscross boustrophedonic flight pattern may include two or more boustrophedonic flight patterns that are at angles relative to one another.