SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING AN INSECT SWARM USING DRONES

    公开(公告)号:US20230404054A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-21

    申请号:US18239174

    申请日:2023-08-29

    发明人: GANDHI KARUNA K T

    摘要: This disclosure relates to system and method for managing an insect swarm using a plurality of drones. The method includes detecting an insect swarm. The method may further include tracking a movement of the insect swarm. The method further includes communicating, with remaining of the plurality of drones, to dynamically align in a position based on the tracking so as to make a drone formation. The method further includes magnetizing, by at least some of the plurality of drones, one or more drone couplers for electromagnetically coupling the at least some of the plurality of drones with each other as per the drone formation. The method further includes casting, by each of the plurality of drones, a net to trap insects in the insect swarm. The method further includes supplying, by each of the plurality of drones, a high voltage to the net to decapacitate the insects.

    SYSTEM FOR ASSISTING TRACKING OF A WAKE VORTEX FOR AIRCRAFTS

    公开(公告)号:US20230359225A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-09

    申请号:US18310014

    申请日:2023-05-01

    申请人: Airbus SAS

    IPC分类号: G05D1/10

    CPC分类号: G05D1/104

    摘要: A system for assisting formation flight, on board a follower aircraft, determines an estimated position of a wake vortex generated by a leader aircraft and inducing an upward airflow. The system determines a first trajectory, intended to be followed by the follower aircraft, as a trajectory for approaching and tracking the wake vortex, while remaining outside a potential discomfort window. The system determines a second trajectory corresponding to a phantom aircraft as if the follower aircraft is permanently in an optimal position relative to the wake vortex. The system assesses future overshoots of the phantom aircraft relative to maneuvering capabilities of the follower aircraft and to passenger comfort rules. The system possibly modifies the first trajectory as a function of the assessed overshoots.

    Formation management and guidance system and method for automated formation flight

    公开(公告)号:US11809176B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-07

    申请号:US17123395

    申请日:2020-12-16

    发明人: Bryan M. Krawiec

    摘要: A system for automated formation flight is disclosed. The system may include a formation commander sub-system including a task-based interface configured to receive a sequence of one or more task-based commands along with one or more sets of task-based options for each of the one or more task-based commands from an operator using one or more task-based selectable buttons of the task-based interface. The system may further include a formation manger sub-system communicatively coupled to the formation commander sub-system. Each vehicle of one or more vehicles within one or more teams may be configured to employ the formation manager sub-system. The formation manager sub-system may be configured to receive the one or more task-based commands along with the one or more sets of task-based options for each vehicle to perform.

    METHOD FOR MULTI-UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE FORMATION TO PASS THROUGH FRAME-SHAPED OBSTACLE

    公开(公告)号:US20230315126A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-05

    申请号:US18191893

    申请日:2023-03-29

    IPC分类号: G05D1/10 H04W64/00

    摘要: A method for a multi-UAV formation to pass through a frame-shaped obstacle, includes: obtaining in real time distance between the frame-shaped obstacle and the UAV formation and displacement of the UAV formation during a flight process; constructing a relative position model between the frame-shaped obstacle and the UAV formation; constructing a UAV velocity control model; constructing a parameter model based on the distance, the displacement, and the relative position model; constructing a position estimation model of the frame-shaped obstacle and a relative position estimation model among the UAVs based on the parameter model; and designing, based on the constructed position estimation model, the relative position estimation model, and the UAV velocity control model, a controller for the UAV formation to pass through the obstacle, and controlling a flight velocity of the UAV formation through the controller to enable the UAV formation to pass through the frame-shaped obstacle.