Delivery landing pads for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
US10960988B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 16, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 30, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 22, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E70/30
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Delivery landing pads for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are disclosed. A disclosed landing pad to support a UAV includes a landing surface, and a pressure sensor operatively coupled to the landing surface. The landing pad also includes a processor to determine a presence of the UAV on the landing pad and calculate a weight of a payload transported by the UAV based on a measurement of the pressure sensor to determine whether the payload has been delivered to the landing pad.
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