Patents by Inventor Ken ARGO

Ken ARGO has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10866593
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose an aerial vehicle landing method, a ground control system, and a flight control system. The aerial vehicle landing method includes: selecting, when an aerial vehicle needs to make a diversion, an available alternative landing area according to at least a flight parameter of the aerial vehicle; determining the available alternative landing area as a target waypoint, and planning a new airway according to the target waypoint; and controlling, according to the new airway, the aerial vehicle to fly to the target waypoint. According to the foregoing manners, the embodiments of the present disclosure can resolve problems of unpredictable casualties and property losses that may be caused because the aerial vehicle has an emergency and is landed in a non-predetermined area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: AUTEL ROBOTICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ken Argo
  • Patent number: 10373505
    Abstract: A system and method for rapidly modifying flight mission plans for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is described. This includes a programming controller that requests the name of the existing flight mission in the UAV. When the requested name of the existing flight mission in the UAV is found to be the same name as that of the desired flight mission in the programming controller then the UAV is simply enabled by the programming controller to carry out the desired flight mission. When the requested name of the existing flight mission in the UAV is found not to be the same name as the modified flight mission in the programming controller then the programming controller creates and provides instructions to the UAV for rapidly updating the existing flight mission into the desired flight mission. These rapid updating instructions are similar to currently used ways of synchronizing personal computers in point-in-time procedures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: AUTEL ROBOTICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ken Argo
  • Publication number: 20190172359
    Abstract: A system and method for rapidly modifying flight mission plans for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is described. This includes a programming controller that requests the name of the existing flight mission in the UAV. When the requested name of the existing flight mission in the UAV is found to be the same name as that of the desired flight mission in the programming controller then the UAV is simply enabled by the programming controller to carry out the desired flight mission. When the requested name of the existing flight mission in the UAV is found not to be the same name as the modified flight mission in the programming controller then the programming controller creates and provides instructions to the UAV for rapidly updating the existing flight mission into the desired flight mission. These rapid updating instructions are similar to currently used ways of synchronizing personal computers in point-in-time procedures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventor: Ken ARGO
  • Publication number: 20190129937
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle, an unmanned aerial vehicle and a controlling device, where the method includes: obtaining, by the UAV, a controlling command based on a preconfigured file, wherein the preconfigured file is generated based on a natural language indicating an operation of the UAV; performing, by the UAV, the operation according to the controlling command. By implementing the method of the present disclosure, the user may save many months or longer in skills learning, thereby the control of the UAV is facilitated and the user experience is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventor: Ken ARGO
  • Publication number: 20190088144
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose an aerial vehicle landing method, a ground control system, and a flight control system. The aerial vehicle landing method includes: selecting, when an aerial vehicle needs to make a diversion, an available alternative landing area according to at least a flight parameter of the aerial vehicle; determining the available alternative landing area as a target waypoint, and planning a new airway according to the target waypoint; and controlling, according to the new airway, the aerial vehicle to fly to the target waypoint. According to the foregoing manners, the embodiments of the present disclosure can resolve problems of unpredictable casualties and property losses that may be caused because the aerial vehicle has an emergency and is landed in a non-predetermined area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventor: Ken ARGO