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公开(公告)号：US20200086984A1
公开(公告)日：2020-03-19
申请号：US16133546
申请日：2018-09-17
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Louis LeGrand , Omri Rand , Gur Kimchi , Sebastian Fischer , Ricky Welsh
Abstract: Various reconfigurations of propulsion mechanisms of an aerial vehicle are described. For example, responsive to a fault or failure of a propulsion mechanism, the remaining propulsion mechanisms may be modified to maintain control and safety of the aerial vehicle. In example embodiments, cant angles, toe angles, positions, and/or orientations of one or more propulsion mechanisms may be modified to maintain control and safety in either a horizontal, wingborn flight orientation, or a vertical, VTOL flight orientation.
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公开(公告)号：US10526070B2
公开(公告)日：2020-01-07
申请号：US15194473
申请日：2016-06-27
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Brian C. Beckman , John Raymond Brodie , Vedran Coralic , Taylor David Grenier , Gur Kimchi , Dominic Timothy Shiosaki , Ricky Dean Welsh , Richard Philip Whitlock
IPC: B64C11/48 , B64C11/00 , B64C39/02 , B64C11/28 , B64C11/30 , B64C27/80 , B64C3/14 , B64C3/46 , B64C3/54
Abstract: Sounds are generated by an aerial vehicle during operation. For example, the motors and propellers of an aerial vehicle generate sounds during operation. Systems, methods, and apparatus may actively adjust the position and/or configuration of one or more propeller blades of a propulsion mechanism to generate different sounds and/or lifting forces from the propulsion mechanism.
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公开(公告)号：US10518880B2
公开(公告)日：2019-12-31
申请号：US15435121
申请日：2017-02-16
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Gur Kimchi , Louis LeRoi LeGrand, III , Dominic Timothy Shiosaki , Ricky Dean Welsh
Abstract: Described is an apparatus and method of an aerial vehicle, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”) that can operate in either a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) orientation or a horizontal flight orientation. The aerial vehicle includes a plurality of propulsion mechanisms that enable the aerial vehicle to move in any of the six degrees of freedom (surge, sway, heave, pitch, yaw, and roll) when in the VTOL orientation. The aerial vehicle also includes a ring wing that surrounds the propulsion mechanisms and provides lift to the aerial vehicle when the aerial vehicle is operating in the horizontal flight orientation.
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公开(公告)号：US10447995B1
公开(公告)日：2019-10-15
申请号：US15461287
申请日：2017-03-16
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
IPC: H04N17/02 , H04N13/246 , G06T19/00 , B64C39/02 , B64D47/08 , H04N13/332
Abstract: Methods and systems for collecting camera calibration data using wearable devices are described. An augmented reality interface may be provided at a wearable device. Directions for a user to present a calibration target to a camera may be presented at the augmented reality interface. Calibration data collected by the camera viewing the calibration target may be received. Existing calibration data for the camera may be validated based at least in part on the collected calibration data.
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公开(公告)号：US10377483B2
公开(公告)日：2019-08-13
申请号：US15384899
申请日：2016-12-20
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Robert Roy Champagne, Jr. , Gur Kimchi , Louis LeRoi LeGrand, III , Nicholas Hampel Roberts , Ricky Dean Welsh
Abstract: This disclosure describes an aerial vehicle, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”), which includes a plurality of maneuverability propulsion mechanisms that enable the aerial vehicle to move in any of the six degrees of freedom (surge, sway, heave, pitch, yaw, and roll). The aerial vehicle may also include a lifting propulsion mechanism that operates to generate a force sufficient to maintain the aerial vehicle at an altitude.
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公开(公告)号：US10373104B2
公开(公告)日：2019-08-06
申请号：US15134821
申请日：2016-04-21
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Daniel Buchmueller , Jack Erdozain , Gur Kimchi , Brandon William Porter , Ricky Dean Welsh
Abstract: Aspects of modular airborne delivery are described. When a shipping container is provided to an airborne carrier for delivery, the airborne carrier may assess weather across a route for airborne delivery of the shipping container, evaluate an approach to drop the shipping container at a delivery zone, and calculate a remaining amount of time until a target delivery time, for example. The airborne carrier may then select components to assemble a modular unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) based on those or other factors, and assemble the UAV using the selected components. The modular UAV may then be directed to deliver the shipping container according to instructions from the airborne carrier. According to the concepts described herein, flexibility and other advantages may be achieved using modular UAVs for airborne delivery.
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公开(公告)号：US10370098B1
公开(公告)日：2019-08-06
申请号：US14975308
申请日：2015-12-18
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Brian C. Beckman , Gur Kimchi
Abstract: Sounds are generated by an aerial vehicle during operation. For example, the motors and propellers of an aerial vehicle generate sounds during operation. Disclosed is an adjustable propeller that may alter shapes during operation or rotation of the propeller such that the sound generated by the rotation of the propeller changes. The propeller may include multiple sections and joints that allow movement of the sections in any direction. Likewise, the propeller may include one or more sound flaps that may be opened or closed to further alter the sound generated as the propeller rotates.
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公开(公告)号：US20190118944A1
公开(公告)日：2019-04-25
申请号：US15789192
申请日：2017-10-20
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Gur Kimchi , Louis LeRoi LeGrand, III , Ricky Dean Welsh
Abstract: Systems and methods to form distributed and reconfigurable aerial vehicle configurations are described. An aerial vehicle configuration may include a plurality of aerial vehicles that are connected to a payload via respective tethers in order to complete a task, e.g., delivery of the payload to a location. The plurality of aerial vehicles selected as part of the aerial vehicle configuration may be of various types and may form a particular initial configuration. During operation, the aerial vehicle configuration may be modified based on changes to various operating parameters associated with aerial vehicles, the aerial vehicle configuration, the task, and/or the environment. The modifications may include changing positions, altitudes, and/or orientations of aerial vehicles with respect to each other and/or the payload, releasing aerial vehicles from the configuration, or adding new aerial vehicles to the configuration.
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公开(公告)号：US20190049961A1
公开(公告)日：2019-02-14
申请号：US15673945
申请日：2017-08-10
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Jon Stuart Battles , James Christopher Curlander , Larry Felser , Gur Kimchi , Pragyana K. Mishra
Abstract: Systems and methods for determining strategy modes for autonomous vehicles are described. An autonomous vehicle may detect aspects of other vehicles and aspects of the environment using one or more sensors. The autonomous vehicle may then determine strategy modes of the other vehicles, and select a strategy mode for its own operation based on the determined strategy modes and an operational goal for the autonomous vehicle. The strategy modes may include an uncoupled strategy mode, a permissive strategy mode, an assistive strategy mode, and a preventative strategy mode. The autonomous vehicle may further determine elements in the environment and topological constraints associated with the environment, and select the strategy mode for its own operation based thereon.
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公开(公告)号：US20190049960A1
公开(公告)日：2019-02-14
申请号：US15673936
申请日：2017-08-10
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Jon Stuart Battles , James Christopher Curlander , Larry Felser , Gur Kimchi , Pragyana K. Mishra
Abstract: Systems and methods for operating autonomous vehicles are described. An autonomous vehicle may detect strategy modes and/or actions of other vehicles in a local environment. The autonomous vehicle may then select a strategy mode for its operations based on the detected strategy modes and/or actions of other vehicles, and based on an operational goal for the autonomous vehicle. The strategy modes may include an uncoupled strategy mode, a permissive strategy mode, an assistive strategy mode, and a preventative strategy mode. The autonomous vehicle may further select an action for its operations based on the selected strategy mode.
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