Adaptive thrust vector unmanned aerial vehicle
US10723442B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 12, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jul 28, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D2109/23
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for unmanned delivery of an item to a desired delivery location includes receiving, at an unmanned vehicle, first data representative of an approximate geographic location of the desired delivery location, receiving, at the unmanned vehicle, second data representative of a fiducial expected to be detectable at the desired delivery location, using the first data to operate the unmanned vehicle to travel to the approximate geographic location of the desired delivery location, upon arriving at the approximate geographic location of the desired delivery location, using the second data to operate the unmanned vehicle to detect the fiducial; and upon detecting the fiducial, using the fiducial to operate the unmanned vehicle to deliver the item.
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