Controlling a vehicle using a remotely located laser and an on-board camera
US11036217B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 8, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jun 15, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64U2201/00
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle is guided from an initial position to a target position using a projection of a laser beam on a target. A set of waypoints from the initial position of the vehicle to a position proximate to the target position is determined using an orientation of a laser pointer that projects the laser beam and based on projection of the UAV initial position onto the laser beam pointing at the target. The vehicle is guided along the set of determined waypoints to the position proximate to the target position. The vehicle is guided from the position proximate to the target position using the optical system of the vehicle responsive to detection of a dot of the laser beam on the target by an optical system of the vehicle.
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