Collision management for a robotic vehicle

US10783796B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• QUALCOMM Incorporated · US

Inventors

• Daniel Warren Mellinger, III · Philadelphia, US
• Michael Joshua Shomin · Philadelphia, US
• Travis Van Schoyck · Whitemarsh, US
• Ross Eric Kessler · Philadelphia, US
• John Anthony Dougherty · Philadelphia, US
• Jonathan Paul Davis · Philadelphia, US
• Michael Franco Taveira · San Diego, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 1, 2017
• Grant date: Sep 22, 2020
• Expiry date: May 22, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06V2201/07
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Embodiments include devices and methods operating a robotic vehicle. A robotic vehicle processor may detect an object posing an imminent risk of collision with the robotic vehicle. The robotic vehicle processor may determine a classification of the detected object. The robotic vehicle processor may manage a rotation of a rotor of the robotic vehicle prior to a collision based on the classification of the object.