Patent SG-11201806440W-A (SG)
Title: System and method for controlling an unmanned vehicle and releasing a payload from the same
Inventor: YONG CHUEN-TZE MARK
IPC: B64D1/16
Filed: 2017-01-27
Abstract: SystemOverview Fig. (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date WO 2017/131587 Al 3 August 2017 (03.08.2017) WIPO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: B64C 39/02 (2006.01) A01B 79/00 (2006.01) B64D 1/16 (2006.01) A01C 21/00 (2006.01) A01B 69/00 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/SG2017/050042 (22) International Filing Date: 27 January 2017 (27.01.2017) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 10201600742Q 29 January 2016 (29.01.2016) SG (71) Applicant: GARUDA ROBOTICS PTE. LTD. [SG/SG]; 62 Ubi Road 1, #06-02 Oxley Bizhub 2, Singapore 408734 (SG). (72) Inventors: YONG, Chuen-Tze Mark; c/o Garuda Robot- ics Pte. Ltd., 62 Ubi Road 1, #06-02 Oxley Bizhub 2, Singapore 408734 (SG). ONG, Jiin Joo; c/o Garuda Ro- botics Pte. Ltd., 62 Ubi Road 1, #06-02 Oxley Bizhub 2, Singapore 408734 (SG). HON, Jia Jun Nicholas Em- manuel; c/o Garuda Robotics Pte. Ltd., 62 Ubi Road 1, #06-02 Oxley Bizhub 2, Singapore 408734 (SG). CHEN, Jax Jiaxin; c/o Garuda Robotics Pte. Ltd., 62 Ubi Road 1, #06-02 Oxley Bizhub 2, Singapore 408374 (SG). NG, Yoon Chun Nicholas; c/o Garuda Robotics Pte. Ltd., 62 Ubi Road 1, #06-02 Oxley Bizhub 2, Singapore 408734 (SG). TAN, Jun Bei Rex; c/o Garuda Robotics Pte. Ltd., 62 Ubi Road 1, #06-02 Oxley Bizhub 2, Singapore 408734 (SG). JAYA, Iryanto; c/o Garuda Robotics Pte. Ltd., 62 Ubi Road 1, #06-02 Oxley Bizhub 2, Singapore 408734 (SG). (74) Agent: YUSARN AUDREY; 24 Raffles Place, #27-01 Clifford Centre, Singapore 048621 (SG). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, [Continued on next page] — (54) Title: SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN UNMANNED VEHICLE AND RELEASING A PAYLOAD FROM THE SAME (57) : Aspects of the invention include a system for managing an agriculture plantation comprising a plantation information management server operable to send at least one electronic request to manage the agricultural plantation, the at least one electronic request comprises at least one target within the agricultural plantation; a central processor arranged in data communication with the plantation information management server to receive the electronic request to form a first dataset; the first dataset comprises data re - lated to a size, a location and the at least one target within the agricultural plantation; an unmanned vehicle command and control server arranged in data communication with a plurality of base stations to deploy the plurality of base stations at predetermined loca - tions within the agricultural plantation; each of the plurality of base stations arranged in data communication with at least one un- manned vehicle; the unmanned vehicle command and control server further arranged in data communication with the central pro - cessor to receive a second dataset related to at least one operation of the at least one unmanned vehicle; and a block segregator ar - ranged to receive the first dataset as input to generate an output, the output comprises data related to the division of the agricultural plantation into a plurality of smaller areas. 11111111111111011101111111111101011111011111111011101111111111101111111111111110111111 W O 20 17 / 13 15 87 Al WO 2017/131587 Al MIDEDIMOMOIDEIR0101301110MOHENDERVOIMIE TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, Declarations under Rule 4.17: TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, a patent (Rule 4.17(H)) LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, of inventorship (Rule 4.17(iv)) GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))