Patents by Inventor Shanshan Bu

Shanshan Bu 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: 11625034
    Abstract: An unmanned aerial system includes a remote controller device and an unmanned aerial vehicle. A user input on the remote controller device indicates a flight command requested by a user. The remote controller device determines a current position and/or orientation of the remote controller device in response to the flight command from the user. The current position and/or orientation is sent to the vehicle. The vehicle responsively determines a desired orientation of the unmanned aerial vehicle as a function of the current position and/or orientation of the remote controller device and operates a lift mechanism to execute a flight operation based on the desired orientation of the unmanned aerial vehicle and the current position of the remote controller device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Inventors: Fan Yang, Shanshan Bu, Guofan Wu, Jin Li, Jiaxin Ma, Jianye Liu, Yuanfu Chen, Tong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20200272144
    Abstract: An unmanned aerial system includes a remote controller device and an unmanned aerial vehicle. A user input on the remote controller device indicates a flight command requested by a user. The remote controller device determines a current position and/or orientation of the remote controller device in response to the flight command from the user. The current position and/or orientation is sent to the vehicle. The vehicle responsively determines a desired orientation of the unmanned aerial vehicle as a function of the current position and/or orientation of the remote controller device and operates a lift mechanism to execute a flight operation based on the desired orientation of the unmanned aerial vehicle and the current position of the remote controller device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Fan Yang, Shanshan Bu, Guofan Wu, Jin Li, Jiaxin Ma, Jianye Liu, Yuanfu Chen, Tong Zhang