Патент США № | 10056001 |
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Автор(ы) | Harris и др. |
Дата выдачи | 21 августа 2018 г. |
Described are systems, methods, and apparatus for detecting objects within a distance of an aerial vehicle, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle ("UAV"), and developing a three-dimensional model or representation of those objects. Rather than attempting to use stereo imagery to determine distances and/or depth of objects, the described implementations utilize range-gating, also known as time-gating, and the known position of the aerial vehicle to develop a three-dimensional representation of objects. For example, when the aerial vehicle is at a first position it may use range-gating to detect an object at a defined distance from the vehicle. The aerial vehicle may then alter its position again and use range-gating to detect an object that is the defined distance from the vehicle at the new position. This may be done at several different positions and the resulting information and aerial vehicle position information combined to form a three-dimensional representation of those objects.
Авторы: | Scott Raymond Harris (Bainbridge Island, WA), Benjamin Griffin Novak (Seattle, WA), Joshua John Watson (Seattle, WA) | ||||||||||
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Заявитель: | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) |
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ID семейства патентов | 63144045 | ||||||||||
Номер заявки: | 15/160,443 | ||||||||||
Дата регистрации: | 20 мая 2016 г. |
Класс патентной классификации США: | 1/1 |
Класс совместной патентной классификации: | B64C 39/024 (20130101); G06T 17/00 (20130101); G08G 5/065 (20130101); G06K 9/00637 (20130101); G06K 9/2027 (20130101); G06K 9/4652 (20130101); G08G 5/0069 (20130101); G06K 9/00201 (20130101); B64C 2201/123 (20130101); B64C 2201/128 (20130101); B64C 2201/108 (20130101) |
Класс международной патентной классификации (МПК): | G08G 5/04 (20060101); B64C 39/02 (20060101); G06T 17/00 (20060101) |
9453914 | September 2016 | Stettner |
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