Apparatus, system, and method to control torque or lateral thrust applied to a load suspended on a suspension cable
AssigneeVita Inclinata IP Holdings LLC
InventorsDerek Sikora, Logan Goodrich, Preston Fitzrandolph
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Abstract
Disclosed are systems, apparatuses, and methods for and related to dynamic control of torque and or lateral thrust applied to a load suspended load on a suspension cable to thereby achieve a target orientation or position or to otherwise move through use of a hyperparameter, wherein the hyperparameter comprises a normalized moment of inertia, wherein the hyperparameter comprises a ratio of a force command to a thruster and an angular acceleration.
Claims20
An apparatus to rotate or laterally move a load, comprising:
- a thruster, a thrust controller, and a sensor suite, wherein the sensor suite is to obtain a sensor data;
- a computer processor and a memory, wherein the memory comprises an autonomous state response module and a decision and control module;
- wherein the computer processor is to execute the autonomous state response module and the decision and control module;
- wherein the thrust controller comprises the autonomous state response module and the decision and control module;
- wherein the autonomous state response module is to receive and process the sensor data and continuously determine a hyperparameter with respect to the apparatus and any load secured thereto;
- and
- wherein the decision and control module is to determine a thrust control signal to output to the thruster based at least in part on the hyperparameter;
- wherein at least the apparatus, the thruster, and any load secured thereto are suspended on a suspension cable beneath a carrier.
A method to rotate or laterally move a suspended load with a suspended load control system, comprising:
- receiving a sensor data;
- continuously determining, based on the sensor data, a hyperparameter with respect to the suspended load control system and any load secured thereto;
- and
- determining a thrust control signal to output to a thruster of the suspended load control system based at least in part on the hyperparameter;
- wherein at least the suspended load control system, the thruster, and any load secured thereto are suspended on a suspension cable beneath a carrier.
A computer apparatus to control a load suspended from a carrier, comprising:
- means to receive a sensor data;
- means to continuously determine, based on the sensor data, a hyperparameter with respect to the apparatus and any load secured thereto;
- and
- means to determine a thrust control signal to output to a thruster of the apparatus based at least in part on the hyperparameter;
- wherein at least the apparatus, the thruster, and any load secured thereto are suspended on a suspension cable beneath a carrier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.