Patents Assigned to FLIR Unmanned Aerial Systems AS
  • Patent number: 12269592
    Abstract: In various embodiments, specialized vehicle launch systems and methods are provided to enable personnel to launch and operate one or more UAVs from the safety of a vehicle or other mobile location. In various embodiments, a launch system comprises a launch device and an operator terminal. The launch device is adapted to be mounted on an exterior surface of a vehicle and is communicably coupled to the operator terminal, which is operable from the interior of the vehicle. The vehicle launch system allows an operator to control one or more UAVs from inside the vehicle, without requiring the operator to step outside of the vehicle to interact with the UAV or launch device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: FLIR Unmanned Aerial Systems AS
    Inventors: Erik Falk-Petersen, Martin Krafft, Jan Tronsdal
  • Patent number: 12253361
    Abstract: Systems and methods include tracking a current location of an unmanned device on a local map, receiving image data from an imaging sensor associated with the unmanned device, detecting a first remote device and outputting associated first detected object information, determining a first location of the detected first remote device on the local map, receiving first location information associated with a first remote coordinate system of the first remote device, the first location information corresponding to a location of the first remote device when the image data was captured, and determining a transformation between the local map and the first remote coordinate system. The local map may be aligned to a plurality of remote coordinate systems through triangulation based at least in part on location detections of a plurality of corresponding remote devices. The remote devices may generate a beacon or light that is detected by the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: FLIR Unmanned Aerial Systems AS
    Inventor: Jon Elvira Andres Lund
  • Patent number: 11912408
    Abstract: In various embodiments, specialized vehicle launch systems and methods are provided to enable personnel to launch and operate one or more UAVs from the safety of a vehicle or other mobile location. In various embodiments, a launch system comprises a launch device and an operator terminal. The launch device is adapted to be mounted on an exterior surface of a vehicle and is communicably coupled to the operator terminal, which is operable from the interior of the vehicle. The vehicle launch system allows an operator to control one or more UAVs from inside the vehicle, without requiring the operator to step outside of the vehicle to interact with the UAV or launch device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: FLIR Unmanned Aerial Systems AS
    Inventors: Erik Falk-Petersen, Martin Krafft, Jan Tronsdal
  • Patent number: 11767110
    Abstract: In various embodiments, specialized vehicle launch systems and methods are provided to enable personnel to launch and operate one or more UAVs from the safety of a vehicle or other mobile location. In various embodiments, a launch system comprises a launch device and an operator terminal. The launch device is adapted to be mounted on an exterior surface of a vehicle and is communicably coupled to the operator terminal, which is operable from the interior of the vehicle. The vehicle launch system allows an operator to control one or more UAVs from inside the vehicle, without requiring the operator to step outside of the vehicle to interact with the UAV or launch device. The UAVs include foldable articulating arms facilitating storage in cylindrical launch/land unit housings. Each UAV is stored on a landing platform comprising an extended landing platform that include articulating arms and foldable surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: FLIR Unmanned Aerial Systems AS
    Inventor: Erik Falk-Petersen
  • Patent number: 11683450
    Abstract: Techniques for facilitating shutter and light signal synchronization systems and methods are provided. In one example, a system includes a vehicle. The vehicle includes a light emitting device configured to emit a light signal. The vehicle further includes a logic device configured to transmit data associated with the light signal. The system further includes a wearable apparatus. The wearable apparatus includes a shutter device configured to synchronize with the light signal based on the data and process the light signal according to the synchronization. Related methods and devices are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: FLIR Unmanned Aerial Systems AS
    Inventor: Jon Elvira Andres Lund
  • Patent number: 11677544
    Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to encryption and decryption of media data transmitted between an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and a ground controlling base, when recording and playing back the media data by combining symmetric and asymmetric cryptography.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: FLIR Unmanned Aerial Systems AS
    Inventors: Gjert Binz Vallevik, Martin Korsgaard, Torgeir Grothe Lien
  • Patent number: 11267569
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein present a spring system for use in a torque dependent rotor assembly designed to operate in resonance, where changes in applied torque controls the blade pitch angle and ultimately the movements of a rotary wing aircraft. More specifically, the present invention relates to a spring system used in such a rotor assembly where the stiffness of an associated spring member is allowed to vary in response to the torque applied from a motor to the assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: FLIR Unmanned Aerial Systems AS
    Inventors: Petter Muren, Trygve Frederik Marton, Ivar Johnsrud, Pal Hagh Sandberg, Christian Moengen, Jo Eyvin Bjaarstad
  • Patent number: 11161596
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a rotor assembly where associated electric motors are configured to rotate the rotor, control the collective pitch of the rotor/assembly, and/or control the cyclic pitch of the rotor/assembly, by varying the relative rotational angle between two or more of the associated electric motors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: FLIR Unmanned Aerial Systems AS
    Inventors: Pal H. Sandberg, Petter Muren, Trygve F. Marton, Ivar Johnsrud
  • Patent number: 10960974
    Abstract: The present embodiments disclose a torque dependent and resonant operating thrust-generating rotor assembly including a cyclic pitch control system for controlling tilting moments about a longitudinal rotor blade axis of one or more rotor blades, in order to control the pitch angle of the rotor blades and thereby also the horizontal movements of a helicopter vehicle or a rotary wing aircraft. A rotor torque assembly of the rotor assembly is further configured to operate in resonance, thereby providing a resonant gain effecting a rotational offset in relation to changes in torque generated by the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: FLIR Unmanned Aerial Systems AS
    Inventors: Petter Muren, Trygve Frederik Marton, Ivar Johnsrud, Pal Hagh Sandberg, Christian Moengen, Jo Eyvin Bjaarstad
  • Patent number: 10519773
    Abstract: Provided herein is a rotor attachment assembly for an aircraft. A rotor attachment assembly includes a connecting assembly associated with the aircraft and a rotor assembly configured to be connected to the connecting assembly. The rotor assembly includes a plurality of fins configured to fit a respective plurality of cut-outs of the connecting assembly, a hollow section configured to accommodate at least a part of a pin of the connecting assembly so as to center the rotor assembly relative to the connecting assembly, and a spring configured to expand to allow the fins to pass and to close to retain the fins when the rotor assembly is connected to the connecting assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: FLIR Unmanned Aerial Systems AS
    Inventors: Petter Muren, Pal Hagh Sandberg, Christian Moengen, Jo Eyvin Bjaarstad
  • Patent number: 10337864
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and a method for measuring and determining the depth, offset and translation in relation to one or several features in the field of view of an image sensor equipped UAV. The UAV comprises at least an autopilot system capable of estimating rotation and translation, processing means, height measuring means and one or more imaging sensor means. Given the estimated translation provided by the autopilot system, the objective of the present invention is achieved by the following method; capturing an image, initiating a change in altitude, capturing a second image, comparing the images and the change in height provided by the sensor to produce a scale factor or depth. If depth is estimated, then calculating the scale factor from the depth, and calculating the actual translation with the resulting scale factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: FLIR Unmanned Aerial Systems AS
    Inventors: Jorunn Helene Melby, Jorgen Syvertsen, Petter Muren, Tom-Ivar Johansen