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公开(公告)号：US10065745B1
公开(公告)日：2018-09-04
申请号：US15369527
申请日：2016-12-05
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Brian C. Beckman , Amir Navot , Daniel Buchmueller , Gur Kimchi , Fabian Hensel , Scott A. Green , Brandon William Porter , Severan Sylvain Jean-Michel Rault
Abstract: This disclosure describes a system and method for operating an automated aerial vehicle wherein the battery life may be extended by performing one or more electricity generation procedures on the way to a destination (e.g., a delivery location for an item). In various implementations, the electricity generation procedure may include utilizing an airflow to rotate one or more of the propellers of the automated aerial vehicle so that the associated propeller motors will generate electricity (e.g., which can be utilized to recharge the battery, power one or more sensors of the automated aerial vehicle, etc.). In various implementations, the airflow may consist of a wind, or may be created by the kinetic energy of the automated aerial vehicle as it moves through the air (e.g., as part of a normal flight path and/or as part of an aerial maneuver).
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公开(公告)号：US20180190133A1
公开(公告)日：2018-07-05
申请号：US15905713
申请日：2018-02-26
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Amir Navot , Brian C. Beckman , Daniel Buchmueller , Gur Kimchi , Fabian Hensel , Scott A. Green , Brandon William Porter , Severan Sylvain Jean-Michel Rault
CPC classification number: G08G5/0086 , B64C39/024 , B64C2201/108 , B64C2201/141 , B64D45/04 , G01S2007/4975 , G05D1/0088 , G05D1/0676 , G05D1/0858 , G07C5/0808
Abstract: A system and method for operating an automated aerial vehicle are provided wherein influences of ground effects (e.g., which may increase the effective thrusts of propellers by interfering with the respective airflows) are utilized for sensing the ground or other surfaces. In various implementations, operating parameters of the automated aerial vehicle are monitored to determine when ground effects are influencing the parameters associated with each of the propellers, which correspondingly indicate proximities to a surface (e.g., the ground). Utilizing such techniques, proximities of different portions of an automated aerial vehicle to the ground or other surfaces may be determined (e.g., for detecting issues with an uneven landing area, a sloped ground, etc.).
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公开(公告)号：US09997079B2
公开(公告)日：2018-06-12
申请号：US14569233
申请日：2014-12-12
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Nathan Michael Paczan , Daniel Buchmueller
CPC classification number: G08G5/045 , B64C39/024 , B64C2201/127 , B64C2201/128 , B64C2201/141 , G08G5/0008 , G08G5/0013 , G08G5/0039 , G08G5/0069 , G08G5/0078
Abstract: This disclosure is directed to a detection and avoidance apparatus for an unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”) and systems, devices, and techniques pertaining to automated object detection and avoidance during UAV flight. The system may detect objects within the UAV's airspace through acoustic, visual, infrared, multispectral, hyperspectral, or object detectable signal emitted or reflected from an object. The system may identify the source of the object detectable signal by comparing features of the received signal with known sources signals in a database. The features may include, for example, a multispectral signature emitted or reflected by the object. Furthermore, a trajectory envelope for the object may be determined based on characteristic performance parameters for the object such as cursing speed, maneuverability, etc. The UAV may determine an optimized flight plan based on the trajectory envelopes of detected objects within the UAV's airspace.
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公开(公告)号：US09959334B1
公开(公告)日：2018-05-01
申请号：US14741314
申请日：2015-06-16
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Avi Bar-Zeev , Elad Ben-Israel , Daniel Buchmueller , Brandon William Porter
CPC classification number: G06F17/30516 , G06F17/30551 , H04L65/60 , H04L67/1095
Abstract: Techniques described herein include a system and method for aggregating multiple data streams related to a drone mission event into a single data stream. In this disclosure, a service provider may receive multiple data streams from various data sources in either real time, post facto, or a combination of the two. The data streams may be synchronized and combined using multiplexing techniques. Additionally, one or more observers are provided with the capability to append log entries to the data streams at particular time markers. In some embodiments, the time markers associated with a log entry may be updated at a later time to more accurately reflect events.
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公开(公告)号：US20180093770A1
公开(公告)日：2018-04-05
申请号：US15831003
申请日：2017-12-04
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Ricky Dean Welsh , Daniel Buchmueller , Fabian Thomas Hensel , Gur Kimchi , Louis LeRoi LeGrand, III , Brandon William Porter , Walker Chamberlain Robb , Joshua White Traube
CPC classification number: B64C39/024 , B64C27/22 , B64C27/24 , B64C29/0025 , B64C2201/027 , B64C2201/108 , B64C2201/128 , B64C2201/165
Abstract: This disclosure describes a configuration of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that will facilitate extended flight duration. The UAV may have any number of lifting motors. For example, the UAV may include four lifting motors (also known as a quad-copter), eight lifting motors (octo-copter), etc. Likewise, to improve the efficiency of horizontal flight, the UAV also includes a pushing motor and propeller assembly that is oriented at approximately ninety degrees to one or more of the lifting motors. When the UAV is moving horizontally, the pushing motor may be engaged and the pushing propeller will aid in the horizontal propulsion of the UAV.
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公开(公告)号：US09812021B2
公开(公告)日：2017-11-07
申请号：US14315213
申请日：2014-06-25
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Amir Navot , Gur Kimchi , Brian C. Beckman , Frederik Schaffalitzky , Daniel Buchmueller , Robert John Anderson
CPC classification number: G08G5/045 , B64C39/024 , B64C2201/027 , B64C2201/042 , B64C2201/108 , B64C2201/128 , B64C2201/145 , B64D45/00 , G05D1/101 , G05D1/102 , G08G5/0021 , G08G5/0069 , G08G5/0078
Abstract: This disclosure describes an automated aerial vehicle that includes one or more object detection elements configured to detect the presence of objects and an avoidance determining element configured to cause the automated aerial vehicle to automatically determine and execute an avoidance maneuver to avoid the objects. For example, an object may be detected and an avoidance maneuver determined based on a position of the object and an object vector representative of a direction and a magnitude of velocity of the object.
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公开(公告)号：US09767701B2
公开(公告)日：2017-09-19
申请号：US14315952
申请日：2014-06-26
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Amir Navot , Brian C. Beckman , Daniel Buchmueller , Gur Kimchi , Fabian Hensel , Scott A. Green , Brandon William Porter , Severan Sylvain Jean-Michel Rault
CPC classification number: G08G5/0086 , B64C39/024 , B64C2201/108 , B64C2201/141 , B64D45/04 , G01S2007/4975 , G05D1/0088 , G05D1/0676 , G05D1/0858 , G07C5/0808
Abstract: This disclosure describes a system and method for operating an automated aerial vehicle wherein influences of a ground effect may be utilized for sensing the ground or other surfaces. In various implementations, an operating parameter of the automated aerial vehicle may be monitored to determine when a ground effect is influencing the parameter, which correspondingly indicates a proximity to a surface (e.g., the ground). In various implementations, the ground effect based sensing techniques may be utilized for determining a proximity to the ground, as a backup for a primary sensor system, for determining if a landing location is uneven, etc.
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公开(公告)号：US09676477B1
公开(公告)日：2017-06-13
申请号：US14467716
申请日：2014-08-25
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Gur Kimchi , Daniel Buchmueller , Brian C. Beckman , Amir Navot
CPC classification number: B64D31/06 , B64C1/30 , B64C27/00 , B64C39/024 , B64C2201/027 , B64C2201/108 , B64C2201/128 , B64C2201/141 , B64C2201/20 , G05D1/0858
Abstract: This disclosure describes an unmanned aerial vehicle that may be configured during flight to optimize for agility or efficiency.
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公开(公告)号：US09573684B2
公开(公告)日：2017-02-21
申请号：US14502707
申请日：2014-09-30
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Gur Kimchi , Daniel Buchmueller , Scott A. Green , Brian C. Beckman , Scott Isaacs , Amir Navot , Fabian Hensel , Avi Bar-Zeev , Severan Sylvain Jean-Michel Rault
CPC classification number: G08G5/0069 , B64C39/024 , B64C2201/027 , B64C2201/042 , B64C2201/128 , B64D1/12 , G01C21/20 , G05D1/00 , G05D1/0088 , G06Q10/083 , G06Q30/0641
Abstract: This disclosure describes an unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”) configured to autonomously deliver items of inventory to various destinations. The UAV may receive inventory information and a destination location and autonomously retrieve the inventory from a location within a materials handling facility, compute a route from the materials handling facility to a destination and travel to the destination to deliver the inventory.
Abstract translation: 本公开描述了一种无人驾驶飞行器（“UAV”），被配置为自动地向多个目的地递送库存物品。 无人机可以接收库存信息和目的地位置，并自动从材料处理设施中的位置检索库存，计算从材料处理设施到目的地的路线，并前往目的地传送库存。
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公开(公告)号：US09555883B1
公开(公告)日：2017-01-31
申请号：US14751032
申请日：2015-06-25
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Amir Navot , Scott Raymond Harris , Daniel Buchmueller
CPC classification number: B64C39/024 , B64C39/02 , B64C2201/024 , B64C2201/027 , B64C2201/127 , B64C2201/141 , B64C2201/145 , B64D45/00 , B64D2045/0085 , G01C21/005 , G01C23/00 , G05D1/0088 , G05D1/0202 , G05D1/0808 , H04L67/12
Abstract: Described are methods and apparatuses for synchronizing two or more sensors of an UAV. In the implementations described, a synchronization event is performed such that identifiable signals of the synchronization event can be collected by each sensor of the UAV. The synchronization event may be generated by a synchronization event component that generates multiple output signals (e.g., audio, visual, and physical) at approximately the same time so that different sensors can each collect and store at least one of the output signals. The collected signals are then compared and the sensors are adjusted to align the signals.
Abstract translation: 描述了用于同步UAV的两个或更多个传感器的方法和装置。 在所描述的实现中，执行同步事件，使得可以由UAV的每个传感器收集同步事件的可识别信号。 同步事件可以由在大约相同的时间产生多个输出信号（例如，音频，视觉和物理）的同步事件分量来产生，使得不同的传感器可以各自收集并存储至少一个输出信号。 然后将收集的信号进行比较，并调整传感器以对齐信号。
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