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Autonomous mission action alteration

US10540901B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 7, 2018
Grant dateJan 21, 2020
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Expiry dateAug 7, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB64U2201/10
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An unmanned aerial vehicle includes a camera, one or more sensors, memory storing first instructions that define an overall mission, and memory storing one or more mission cues. The vehicle further includes one or more processors configured to execute a first part of the first instructions to perform a first part of the overall mission. The processors are configured to process at least one of the image data and the sensor data to detect a presence of at least one of the mission cues. The processors are configured to, in response to detecting a mission cue, interrupting execution of the first instructions and executing second instructions to control the unmanned aerial vehicle to perform a first sub-mission of the overall mission. The processors are configured to after executing the second instructions, performing a second part of the overall mission by executing a second part of the first instructions.

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