US 12,256,172 B2
Advanced manufacturing technologies and machine learning in unmanned aviation systems
Jason Sebastian, Madison, AL (US); Robyn Kincade, Athens, AL (US); Catherine Henderson, Madison, AL (US); Bradley Evans, Huntsville, AL (US); Jacques Davignon, Atlanta, GA (US); Ryan Fernandez, Huntsville, AL (US); and Jeff Dowell, Huntsville, AL (US)
Assigned to BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC., McLean, VA (US)
Filed by Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., McLean, VA (US)
Filed on Nov. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/058,492.
Application 18/058,492 is a division of application No. 16/271,987, filed on Feb. 11, 2019, abandoned.
Prior Publication US 2023/0154180 A1, May 18, 2023
Int. Cl. B64U 20/40 (2023.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); B64C 1/16 (2006.01); B64D 27/24 (2006.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01); B64U 10/14 (2023.01); B64U 10/70 (2023.01); B64U 20/73 (2023.01); B64U 20/80 (2023.01); B64U 30/291 (2023.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); G01C 21/20 (2006.01); G01S 19/24 (2010.01); G06F 18/24 (2023.01); G06N 7/01 (2023.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06V 20/13 (2022.01); G06V 20/17 (2022.01); G06V 20/52 (2022.01); H04N 7/12 (2006.01); H04Q 9/00 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B64U 101/31 (2023.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01)
CPC H04N 7/12 (2013.01) [B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); B64C 1/16 (2013.01); B64D 27/24 (2013.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01); B64U 10/14 (2023.01); B64U 10/70 (2023.01); B64U 20/40 (2023.01); B64U 20/73 (2023.01); B64U 20/80 (2023.01); B64U 30/291 (2023.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); G01C 21/20 (2013.01); G01S 19/24 (2013.01); G06F 18/24 (2023.01); G06N 7/01 (2023.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06V 20/13 (2022.01); G06V 20/17 (2022.01); G06V 20/52 (2022.01); H04Q 9/00 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B64U 2101/31 (2023.01); B64U 2201/10 (2023.01); G06T 2207/20076 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20081 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30232 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30252 (2013.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01); H04Q 2209/40 (2013.01)] 35 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle, comprising:
a body having a body bottom conjoined with a body sidewall and a body top forming a body cavity, wherein the body top includes a body top opening and the body sidewall includes a body sidewall opening;
a payload housing having a payload bottom conjoined with a payload housing sidewall and a payload housing top forming a payload housing cavity, wherein the payload housing cavity is configured to hold at least one operating module for the vehicle;
at least one arm; and
a first interlocking arrangement of the body top opening and payload housing sidewall configured to removably secure the payload housing to the body, wherein the payload housing is configured to be seated within the body through the body top opening;
a second interlocking arrangement of the at least one arm and the body sidewall, the second interlocking arrangement configured to removably attach the at least one arm to the body,
wherein a portion of the payload housing covers the second interlocking arrangement when the payload is seated within the body,
wherein each of the body, the payload housing, and the at least one arm are structured with additive manufactured material.