Controlling a group of drones for image capture
US11434004B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 29, 2020 |
| Grant date | Sep 6, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G5/59
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Drones are controlled by one or more control devices and comprise a respective camera for image capture. The one or more control devices perform a method including obtaining projected flight paths of the drones, obtaining a projected camera setting of the respective camera, computing, as a function of the projected camera setting, a projected viewing frustum of the respective camera, defining, for the drones, projected time-space trajectories of no-fly zones based on the projected viewing frustum of the respective camera, analyzing the projected flight paths of the drones in relation to the projected time-space trajectories for detection of a violation of one or more of the no-fly zones, and setting an operative flight path and/or an operative camera setting for at least one selected drone to prevent the violation.
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