Methods and systems for cooperative operation and configuration of aerially-mobile devices
US10351240B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 29, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 22, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/104
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Methods and systems for autonomous device reconfiguration are described herein. A system may include aerially-mobile devices each configured to perform a respective end-use function and carry out a portion of a reconfiguration operation, which involves arranging the one or more aerially-mobile devices according to a device configuration. A given device configuration may specify spatial locations within an environment corresponding to the aerially-mobile devices. The system may also include a control system configured to facilitate a reconfiguration operation by executing instructions including: (i) determining, for each aerially-mobile device, a respective spatial location associated with a particular device configuration; (ii) detecting a triggering event indicative of an instruction to arrange aerially-mobile devices according to the particular device configuration; and (iii) responsive to the detection of the triggering event, causing each aerially-mobile device to begin flying to its respective spatial location associated with the particular configuration.
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