Unmanned aerial vehicle alignment system

US11086340B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Intel Corporation · US

Inventors

• Daniel Pohl · Aken, DE
• Daniel Gurdan · Deutsch, DE
• Roman Schick · Fürstenfeldbruck, DE
• Tim Ranft · Fürstenfeldbruck, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 28, 2019
• Grant date: Aug 10, 2021
• Expiry date: Oct 28, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B64U2201/20
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A system for unmanned aerial vehicle alignment including: an image sensor, configured to obtain an image of unmanned aerial vehicles and provide to a processor image data corresponding to the obtained image, the processor, configured to determine from the image data image positions of the unmanned aerial vehicles, determine an average position of the unmanned aerial vehicles relative to a first axis based on the image positions, determine an average line that extends along a second axis through the average position, wherein the first and second axes are perpendicular to each other, determine a target position of one of the unmanned aerial vehicles based on a relationship between its respective image position and a target alignment, and determine an adjustment instruction to direct said one of the unmanned aerial vehicles toward the target position, and provide the adjustment instruction to said one of the unmanned aerial vehicles.