AERIAL DRONES / UAV’S NEWEST PATENTS AND APPLICATIONS

[EN] The present invention relates to a system (10) for releasing and recovering an object (20) at a point (32) on an expanse of water (30), comprising a net (12) and at least one flying drone (14) configured to be autonomous or pilotable and connected to the net (12) at a minimum of one attachment point (16) positioned along the periphery of the net (12) so as to allow the net (12) to unfurl. The invention also relates to a release method and to a recovery method employing the release and recovery system (10).

[FR] La presente invention a pour objet un systeme (10) de largage et de recuperation d’un objet (20) en un point (32) d’une etendue d’eau (30), comportant un filet (12) et au moins un drone volant (14) configure pour etre autonome ou pilotable et relie au filet (12) en au moins un point d’accroche (16) dispose le long de la peripherie du filet (12) pour permettre le deploiement du filet (12). L’invention concerne egalement un procede de largage et un procede de recuperation mettant en œuvre le systeme (10) de largage et de recuperation.

[KR] 본 발명은 자율주행을 통해 드론을 이용할 수 있도록 하기 위한 드론 자율주행 서비스 방법을 제공한다. 이와 같은 본 발명의 드론 자율주행 서비스 방법은 서비스 접수단계(S10), 드론 호출단계(S30) 및 드론 주행단계(S40)를 구비하여, 자율주행 서버(30)로 드론(50)을 자율주행시켜 서비스 수요자(20)가 신청한 서비스를 수행하도록 한다. 자율주행과 관련된 전문지식을 갖지 않아도 자율주행 서버(30)를 통해 쉽고 용이하게 드론을 자율주행시킬 수 있다.

Machine translation: Through the present invention can be used for autonomous driving to drone drone autonomous service It provides a method. Such a service method of the present invention received autonomous drones drone is called step (S30) and the step (S10) service drone, an autonomous driving by having a driving step (S40) drone (50) server (30) (20) is applied to the service consumer service autonomous shall be carried out. And autonomous driving need not have relevant expertise through autonomous server 30 autonomous drones, easily and readily.

[EN] Disclosed is an elevator inspection system, having: a sensor implement; a robotic platform supporting the sensor, the robotic platform configured to inspect a hoistway; a controller operationally connected to the robotic platform and the sensor, wherein the controller is configured to define hoistway model data for the hoistway, from sensor data, corresponding to locations and shape boundaries of the hoistway and doorway openings formed in the hoistway.

[EN] Disclosed is an elevator inspection system, the system having: a robotic platform configured to inspect a hoistway; a platform propulsor operationally connected to the robotic platform; and a controller operationally connected to the platform propulsor, wherein the controller is configured to control the platform propulsor to propel the robotic platform vertically within the hoistway.

[EN] Systems and methods for monitoring plants’conditions in one or more plant growing areas are presented. The system comprises a data collection system for providing characterization data about various parameters of plants in the one or more plant growing areas, the data collection system comprising data collection modules of at least first and second different types comprising respectively one or more first type imaging devices of predetermined first field of view and first resolution and one or more second type imaging devices of predetermined second field of view narrower than the first field of view and second resolution higher than the first resolution, the characterization data provided by the first type imaging device(s) comprising first type image data indicative of one or more plants in the plant growing area and of location of at least one device of the second type imaging devices with respect to said one or more plants in the plant growing area, the characterization data provided by the second type imaging device(s) comprising second type image data indicative of one or more portions of plants in the plant growing area; and a control system for activating at least one first type imaging device and at least one second type imaging device at least partially simultaneously, and to be responsive to operational data being based on analysis of the first type image data and comprising navigation data to navigate the at least one second type imaging device or at least one device of the first type imaging devices in the plant growing area.

[FR] L’invention concerne des systemes et des procedes de surveillance d’etats de plantes dans une ou plusieurs zones de culture de plantes. Le systeme comprend un systeme de collecte de donnees destine a fournir des donnees de caracterisation concernant divers parametres de plantes situees dans la ou les zones de culture de plantes, le systeme de collecte de donnees comprenant des modules de collecte de donnees d’au moins des premier et second types differents comprenant respectivement un ou plusieurs dispositifs d’imagerie de premier type ayant un premier champ de vision predefini et une premiere resolution et un ou plusieurs dispositifs d’imagerie de second type ayant un second champ de vision predefini plus etroit que le premier champ de vision et une seconde resolution superieure a la premiere resolution, les donnees de caracterisation fournies par le ou les dispositifs d’imagerie de premier type comprenant des donnees d’image de premier type indiquant une ou plusieurs plantes dans la zone de culture de plantes et l’emplacement d’au moins un dispositif des dispositifs d’imagerie de second type par rapport a ladite ou auxdites plantes dans la zone de culture de plantes, les donnees de caracterisation fournies par le ou les dispositifs d’imagerie de second type comprenant des donnees d’image de second type indiquant une ou plusieurs parties de plantes dans la zone de culture de plantes; et un systeme de commande destine a activer au moins un dispositif d’imagerie de premier type et au moins un dispositif d’imagerie de second type au moins partiellement simultanement, et a reagir a des donnees fonctionnelles sur la base d’une analyse des donnees d’image de premier type et comprenant des donnees de navigation permettant une navigation dudit ou desdits dispositifs d’imagerie de second type ou dudit ou desdits dispositifs d’imagerie de premier type dans la zone de culture de plante.