According to some examples of the presently disclosed subject matter there is provided a system and method for deploying a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) by an airborne carrier aircraft for dispersing payload material, each UAV comprising at least one container containing payload material and being configured to disperse the payload material at a designated dispersion area in an event site.

A system for adjusting a load on a tethered aircraft is disclosed. The aircraft is tethered to a payload. The system determines a new position for the tethered aircraft in the event that due to environmental effects, e.g., the aircraft is flying upwind or downwind, the load experienced by the tethered aircraft is not optimal.

A firefighting aerial vessel that can coordinate with other firefighting aerial vessels to extinguish fires. The vessel has a body with a bottom container providing a volume for extinguishing substances that are fluidly coupled to spray units supported by the exterior of the body. The plurality of propulsion units of each vessel may be rotatably to the body of the vessel so that the vessel can move and rotate about the x, y, and/or z-axis. The vessel can form specific formation with other vessels in a coordinated manner by way of communication and positioning systems, so that the formation can surround and thwart fires.

A system (1) for displaying an optical image (2) by means of unmanned autonomous vehicles. Each vehicle has a display for displaying at least a part of the image (2) by way of stored or transmitted image information as well as a control unit (9). The control unit (9) is configured to control the image information and to move the vehicle using a drive unit (11) by means of stored or transmitted positon information. At least two vehicles are configured as land crafts (5), wherein the displays (3) of the land crafts (5) are oriented in parallel to a substantially horizontal image plane (6) and configured as displays (3) accessible by a human person.

Systems and methods related to operating modes and video processing for mobile platforms are disclosed. In one example, a logic device of a mobile platform may receive, from a base station, a command comprising a selection of one of a plurality of operating modes for the mobile platform, where each operating mode is associated with a plurality of corresponding control operations. The logic device may execute the control operations associated with the selected operating mode in response to the command. A video processing device having a low latency pipeline may be implemented in the mobile platform to assist the mobile platform in conducting the operating modes such as by outputting real time video streaming and telemetry information for the mobile platform. Related devices and systems are also provided.

A system for wireless power transmission is disclosed, and includes a plurality of UAVs, each having a transfer medium reservoir, an onboard power conversion unit, a communication module, a navigation module, a power delivery interface, and at least one sensor. Each UAV is configured to interface with a transfer medium source, receive a chemical power transfer medium into the transfer medium reservoir, fly to a target area containing a power recipient having a power demand, identify and land within a landing zone, provide chemical power transfer medium to an endpoint power conversion, and evaluate at least one directive to decide what action to take based on feedback. The system also includes a fleet control system communicatively coupled to the plurality of UAVs and configured to operate the plurality of UAVs as a swarm, generate at least one directive, and distribute the directive to the communication module of each UAV.

There is provided a process for a blockchain, BC, consensus verification, comprising steps of receiving a transaction comprising sensor data on an event and a position data of a sender node of a blockchain network, selecting a number of nodes of the blockchain network as validating nodes based on their position data and the position data of the sender node, sending a new block to the blockchain network, wherein the new block is based on the received transaction, receiving labels assigned to the new block from the validating nodes, and verifying the received labels with a consensus protocol.

A system and method for grouping assets is disclosed. The system includes one or more processors configured to: receive, via the communication interface, data associated with one or more tasks to be performed by a set of assets, determine, from among a plurality of assets, the set of assets to perform the one or more tasks, including determining one or more capabilities associated with one or more characteristics of the one or more tasks, and determining the plurality of drones based at least in part on the one or more capabilities associated with one or more characteristics of the one or more tasks, and one or more drone capabilities respectively associated with the drones, and communicate an instruction to at least one drone in the set of assets, the instruction indicating that the one or more tasks are to be completed by the at least one drone.

A system for asset failure and replacement management is disclosed. The system includes a communication interface and processor(s) configured to: receive an indication that the drone is part of a set of assets, wherein the set of assets are tasked with performing element(s) of task(s), and the set of assets comprises a plurality of drones; determine that at least one drone has experienced a failure; in response to a determination that the at least one drone has experienced the failure, update a plan to an updated plan to perform the task(s); and communicate, via the communication interface, information pertaining to the updated plan, wherein the information pertaining to the updated plan is communicated with at least one remaining drone of the set of assets.

A system generating an environment for an operation using a set of assets includes processor(s) configured to: obtain data associated with task(s) to be performed by a set of assets, wherein: 1) the set of assets comprises semi-autonomous drones and 2) the data associated with the task(s) comprises parameter(s) pertaining to a geographic location in which at least one asset is to perform the task(s); determine a discretized representation of the geographic location, wherein the discretized representation comprises discrete elements each corresponding to a volume associated with the geographic location; annotate the discretized representation to create an annotated representation with the parameter(s) pertaining to the geographic location with a subset of the discrete elements based on a determination that the parameter(s) pertain to the geographic location; determine a plan to perform the task(s), wherein the plan is based on the annotated representation; and cause the task(s) to be performed.