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Unmanned aerial vehicle avoiding obstacles

US11017681B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Intel IP Corporation · US

Inventors

Markus Achtelik · Herrsching am Ammersee, DE
Jan Stumpf · Planegg, DE
Daniel Gurdan · Deutsch, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 24, 2016
Grant date	May 25, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 8, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB64U2201/104
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An unmanned aerial vehicle may include a flight control circuit configured to control flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle and to provide a flight path based at least on an actual position of the unmanned aerial vehicle and a desired target position for the unmanned aerial vehicle; and at least one sensor configured to monitor an environment of the unmanned aerial vehicle and to detect one or more obstacles in the environment; wherein the flight control circuit is further configured to determine a local flight path to avoid a collision with one or more detected obstacles, and to superimpose the flight path with the local flight path, thereby generating a flight path to the desired target position avoiding a collision with the one or more detected obstacles.

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