Zipline International Inc.

Johns Hopkins University

Scientific Applications & Research Associates, Inc.

Acoustic Medsystems, Inc.

Keenan A Wyrobek

Ryan Oksenhorn

Andrew Chambers

Keller Rinaudo

William Hetzler

Bryan Wade

Zoltan Laszlo

David G Halley

Catalin Drula

Ryan Patterson

Nicholas Brake

Gregoire Vandenbussche

Igor Napolskikh

Brendan Doyle Wade

Gavin K Ananda Krishnan

Brian Boomgaard

Philip M Green

Sven Blaser

Brendan J D Wade

Peter Abeles

Tristan Semmelhack

Thomas O Teisberg

Rohit H Sant

Jeremy Schwartz

Zhefei Li

Paul Perry

Daniel Ingriselli

Scott Johnston

Scott Parker

Nathan Goldsberry

Everette C Burdette

Dan Stoianovici

Gabor Fichtinger

Louis Litchfield Whitcomb

Dumitru Mazilu

Kevin Nalecz

Gage Coffin

Radhika Gurumurthy

Tyler P McNish

Randall R Patterson

Stefan C Aprodu

Bijal Mehta

Ryan Alam

James Laird Martz, Iii

Matthew O Derry

Michael J Demertzi

Noah Allen

Ameet Jain

Frederik Neilsen

Tabish Mustufa

Eric Chrisman

Rajan Gill

Greg Chirikjian

Elizabeth Trimble

Devin Williams

Yu Zhou

Joshua Liu

Maria Patni

Karl Skeel

Mathias Schmidt

Danielle Fallon

Dock for aerial vehicles

Described herein is an aircraft. The aircraft includes a peripheral assembly, such as a sensor probe. The aircraft further includes a release assembly connecting the peripheral assembly to a portion of the aircraft. The release assembly is configured to separate the peripheral assembly and the portion upon receipt of a threshold force. The release assembly may be configured to allow for the quick release, such as via a snap-fit connection, between the peripheral assembly and the portion of the aircraft.

Structures to limit collision damage for aircraft

An audio signal received at audio sensors of an aircraft is analyzed to determine directional information for a source of the audio signal. A location of the source of the audio signal is determined based on the directional information for the source of the audio signal.

Acoustic based detection and avoidance for aircraft

A docking system for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) includes a docking housing that defines a docking compartment, and a docking assembly coupled to the docking housing and configured to suspend the UAV within the docking compartment. The docking assembly may include a guiding feature configured to receive a docking feature of the UAV and direct the UAV toward a first captured position. The docking assembly may further include an advancement assembly operatively coupled with the guiding feature and configured to move the UAV from the first captured position to a second docked position.

Systems for unmanned aerial vehicle docking, storage, and loading

Delivery vehicle or replica thereof

Described herein is a sensor probe for association with a portion of an aircraft. The sensor probe includes a microphone assembly having a portion configured to receive audio signals. The sensor probe further includes a nosecone associated with the microphone assembly. The nosecone assembly is configured to shield the portion of the microphone assembly from noise generated by direct impact of an airflow for a plurality of local flow angles. In some examples, the nosecone includes a tip and a body portion, wherein a diameter of the body portion of the nosecone is smaller than a length of the nosecone and the nosecone is configured to mitigate drag of the sensor probe in an airflow. In some examples, the nosecone further includes a mount assembly downstream of the nosecone and positioned rearward of the tip and including a mount aperture in fluid communication within an external environment of the sensor probe and configured to direct airflow from the external environment rearward, the microphone positioned downstream of the mount assembly and secured in a perpendicular orientation relative to a direction of airflow exiting the mount aperture, and an acoustic corridor to transmit the audio signal extending from an opening at an external environment of the sensor probe to the microphone via the mount aperture, wherein the opening is defined by a side of the nosecone.

Acoustic probe array for aircraft

An Unmanned Aerial System configured to receive a request from a user and fulfill that request using an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. The Unmanned Aerial System selects a distribution center that is within range of the user, and deploys a suitable Unmanned Aerial Vehicle to fulfill the request from that distribution center. The Unmanned Aerial System is configured to provide real-time information about the flight route to the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle during its flight, and the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle is configured to dynamically update its mission based on information received from the Unmanned Aerial System.

Unmanned aerial vehicle management system

Aerial vehicle

Described herein is an elevated unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) station. The elevated UAV station includes an elevated platform and a conveyance device configured to raise a payload to the elevated platform. The elevated unmanned UAV station may further include a launch device configured to cause a takeoff of a UAV from the elevated platform. The elevated UAV station may further include a recovery device configured to cause a controlled landing of the UAV at the elevated platform. The elevated UAV station may be associated with a payload housing structure to establish a system for payload storage and launch.

Elevated station for unmanned aerial vehicles

An unmanned aerial vehicle may include a fuselage and an anchor structure coupled to the fuselage and including a wing retention structure and a power module retention structure. The unmanned aerial vehicle may also include a wing releasably coupled to the wing retention structure, thereby coupling the wing to the fuselage, and a power module releasably coupled to the power module retention structure, thereby coupling the power module to the fuselage.

Unmanned aircraft system with swappable components

A system includes a camera configured such that a field of view of the camera is positioned to capture a base portion and a movable portion of an aircraft. A computer communicatively connected to the camera is configured to determine a relative orientation between a base identification feature of the base portion and a movable identification feature of the movable portion of the aircraft based on image data received from the camera. The computer is also configured to determine a position of the movable portion of the aircraft based on the relative orientation between the base identification feature and the movable identification feature and a position of the base portion and to compare the position of the movable portion to a reported position for the movable portion to determine a variance. An aircraft control system is configured to monitor a state of the aircraft based on the variance.

Vision based calibration system for unmanned aerial vehicles

Described herein is a sensor probe for association with a portion of an aircraft. The sensor probe includes a microphone assembly having a portion configured to receive audio signals. The sensor probe further includes a nosecone associated with the microphone assembly. The nosecone assembly is configured to shield the portion of the microphone assembly from noise generated by direct impact of an airflow for a plurality of local flow angles.

An unmanned aircraft system includes an aircraft control system that enables the safe operation of multiple unmanned aerial vehicles in the same airspace, through the use of a decentralized air traffic management system. The decentralized air traffic management system is robust against loss of communication between the unmanned aerial vehicle and does not require a centralized ground control system to coordinate the vehicles.

Decentralized air traffic management system for unmanned aerial vehicles

An unmanned aircraft system includes an automated recovery system that can recover aircraft in a reliable, economical manner, using a dual-pole and line mechanism.

Automated recovery system for unmanned aircraft

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Keenan A Wyrobek