Conveyance device and control method for flight vehicle

M Miwa - US Patent App. 14/439,969, 2015 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A control method for a flight vehicle having a plurality of lift Sources, the
control method includes Switching, according to a command input force from external, a …

System and method for detecting obstacles in aerial systems

JW Choi, J Saunders, JD Paduano - US Patent 10,453,351, 2019 - Google Patents
An automated detection and avoidance system that provides a pilot with high-fidelity
knowledge of the aircraft's physical state, and notifies the pilot of any deviations in expected …

Lost person rescue drone

JR Fox, AR Jones, NTH Liu… - US Patent …, 2018 - Google Patents
A system and method for optimizing a rescue operation of an individual. The method
comprises maintaining, by an individual engaged in an activity, an unmanned aerial vehicle …

Aerial Three-Dimensional Scanner

HH Refai, B Koudsi - US Patent App. 15/445,382, 2017 - Google Patents
An aerial scanning system creates a model of a structure using an aerial platform configured
to follow a flight path of movement about the structure and an optical scanner. A control …

Apparatus and method for sending SOS in vehicle engaged with uninhabited aerial vehicle

SO Cho - US Patent 9,723,468, 2017 - Google Patents
A method of emergency handling is provided for a vehicle engaged with an uninhabited
aerial vehicle (UAV). The method can include collecting location information if emergency …

Drone authentication system

V Shaw, S Dowlatkhah, A Craine - US Patent 10,427,786, 2019 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems and methods for authenticating a user include monitoring a monitored
space for a condition to provide an interaction between a drone and an individual. In …

Autonomous tracking based on radius

B Tankersley - US Patent 10,317,915, 2019 - Google Patents
Disclosed is a configuration of an autonomous vehicle for autonomously following a moving
subject based on a radius of a virtual sphere surrounding the autonomous vehicle. The …

On-ground vehicle collision avoidance utilizing unmanned aerial vehicles

C Ceccom - US Patent App. 15/388,783, 2018 - Google Patents
On-ground vehicle collision avoidance utilizing unmanned aerial vehicles are provided. In
one embodiment, a vehicle collision avoidance method using a UAV comprises: receiving …

Method and system to dynamically identify and control a UAV with emitting instruments

S Dowlatkhah, Z Cui, V Shaw - US Patent 9,954,599, 2018 - Google Patents
A system and methodology to dynamically identify and control a UAV with a beam
instrument is provided. Specifically, each UAV is provided with a telecommunication module …

Method and system to dynamically identify and control a UAV with emitting instruments

S Dowlatkhah, Z Cui, V Shaw - US Patent 10,291,314, 2019 - Google Patents
A system and methodology to dynamically identify and control a UAV with a beam
instrument is provided. Specifically, each UAV is provided with a telecommunication module …