公开(公告)号：US20170225782A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-10

申请号：US15268225

申请日：2016-09-16

Applicant: Nixie Labs, Inc.

Inventor： Christoph Kohstall ,  Jelena Jovanovic ,  Dylan Owens ,  Nathan Leefer ,  Ben Sampson

IPC: B64C39/02 ,  B64C1/06 ,  B64F5/10 ,  B64D47/08

CPC classification number: B64C39/024 ,  B64C1/063 ,  B64C1/30 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/127 ,  B64C2201/20 ,  B64C2201/203 ,  B64C2201/205 ,  B64C2201/206 ,  B64C2201/208 ,  B64D47/08 ,  B64F5/10

Abstract: Stowable and deployable unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A UAV in accordance with a particular embodiment includes a main body, frames carried by the main body, and motors carried by the frames. At least two frames are positioned to move relative to each other between a stowed configuration in which the frames are generally aligned proximate to each other and a deployed configuration different from the stowed configuration. The main body can include a first body portion pivotably connected to a second body portion. In a stowed configuration, the body portions can generally overlap each other. A UAV in accordance with particular embodiments includes a modular electronics unit carried by the UAV and including a camera, a battery, and a vehicle controller. Modular electronics units can be configured to be removably connected to and disconnected from the UAV and other vehicles.

公开(公告)号：US20180359411A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-13

申请号：US15399531

申请日：2017-01-05

Applicant: Nixie Labs, Inc.

Inventor： Christoph Benedikt Kohstall ,  Jelena Jovanovic

IPC: H04N5/232

CPC classification number: H04N5/23222 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06T2207/20081 ,  G06T2207/30242 ,  H04N5/23212 ,  H04N5/23296 ,  H04N5/23299

Abstract: Cameras with autonomous adjustment and learning functions and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A camera in accordance with a particular embodiment includes a system that determines a parameter of each of a plurality of existing photographs, the parameter being representative of a characteristic of each existing photograph, determines a figure of merit associated with each existing photograph, the figure of merit being representative of a price, popularity, and/or reputation of each existing photograph, and correlates the figures of merit with the parameters to determine a target parameter. A camera in accordance with another embodiment can include a system that analyzes a preview image from the camera, classifies the preview image, determines a parameter of the preview image associated with the classification, compares the parameter to the target parameter, and adjusts the camera to cause the preview image to have the target parameter.