PATENTS: HUMAN NECESSITIES
aerial vehicle (UAV) carrying a physical
object in a storage unit autonomously
aerially navigates towards a speci ed
location. The UAV includes an inertial
navigation system and a sensor, and
can detect, via the sensor, a laser
transmission emitted on the surface of a
speci ed location.
The UAV can detect the frequency and
pulse of the laser transmission to identify
that it is the intended recipient of the
laser transmission. The UAV can deliver
the physical object from the storage unit
on to the surface of the speci ed location
on which the laser transmission is being
emitted.
Drive shaft and sprockets for
chain conveyor
GB 2574550A
Aaron Philip Walker, Christopher George
Stewart
Joy Global Underground Mining
A drive mechanism for a chain conveyor
includes an elongated shaft that extends
along an axis and is con gured to be
driven to rotate by a motor. A sprocket is
integrally formed with the shaft.
The sprocket includes a plurality of
lobes that extend around a perimeter
of the shaft. Each lobe is spaced apart
from an adjacent lobe by a recessed
portion. Each of the recessed portions
is con gured to receive a drive pin of the
chain conveyor.
support the weight of the contents of the
liner underneath when being removed,
reducing the risk of the thinning the plastic
and pulling or tearing apart.
Automated hand-off between
UAV and AGV
GB 2574528A
John Jeremiah O’Brien
Walmart Apollo
This is a system and method, pictured
above, for facilitating a package exchange
between an AGV (autonomous ground
vehicle) and an UAV (unmanned aerial
vehicle). It includes authenticating the
package exchange between the AGV and
the UAV, wherein the AGV and the UAV
each transmit authentication information to
each other. Both AGV and UAV utilise
mission information and information
obtained from one or more sensors
to determine a rst set of positioning
information. The patent also covers
transmitting a second set of positioning
information from the UAV to the AGV;
exchanging the package between the
AGV and the UAV in response to the
transmitted rst and second sets of
positioning information; and transmitting a
con rmation signal to a central server.
Laser-guided UAV delivery
system
GB2574133A
Robert Cantrell
Walmart Apollo
An automated laser guided UAV delivery
system is discussed. An unmanned
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