Patents by Inventor Thomas RAFFLER

Thomas RAFFLER 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: 10710717
    Abstract: A multirotor aircraft and a method for controlling the multirotor aircraft are disclosed. The multirotor aircraft comprises a body and a H-shaped frame, wherein, the body is mounted with a bearing, a first person view camera and a servo mechanism, the end of each arm of the H-shaped frame far away from a lateral shaft thereof is mounted with an actuator assembly, the lateral shaft of the H-shaped frame is connected with the body by the bearing, and the servo mechanism is coupled with the lateral shaft of the H-shaped frame and is configured to control the rotation of the lateral shaft of the H-shaped frame, in order to control the angle between the body and the H-shaped frame. The method comprises a first mode and a second mode, wherein in the first mode, keeping the horizon within the camera view of the aircraft; and in the second mode, generating control command on the basis of the camera aligned axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: AUTEL ROBOTICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Thomas Raffler, Jian Wang
  • Publication number: 20190092447
    Abstract: A multirotor aircraft is provided. The multirotor aircraft comprises a body comprising a main body and a camera assembly with a camera coupled to the main body; a frame connected to the body, comprising a multirotor propulsion system; and a drive system coupled with the body and the frame, for driving the body to rotate against the frame. With the multirotor aircraft, full unobstructed 360° yaw field of view of the camera in the upper or lower hemisphere can be obtained and the camera is in a safe position at takeoff and landing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Marc SCHWARZBACH, Jian WANG, Thomas RAFFLER
  • Publication number: 20180354622
    Abstract: A multirotor aircraft and a method for controlling the multirotor aircraft are disclosed. The multirotor aircraft comprises a body and a H-shaped frame, wherein, the body is mounted with a bearing, a first person view camera and a servo mechanism, the end of each arm of the H-shaped frame far away from a lateral shaft thereof is mounted with an actuator assembly, the lateral shaft of the H-shaped frame is connected with the body by the bearing, and the servo mechanism is coupled with the lateral shaft of the H-shaped frame and is configured to control the rotation of the lateral shaft of the H-shaped frame, in order to control the angle between the body and the H-shaped frame. The method comprises a first mode and a second mode, wherein in the first mode, keeping the horizon within the camera view of the aircraft; and in the second mode, generating control command on the basis of the camera aligned axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas RAFFLER, Jian WANG