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Distributed unmanned aerial vehicle architecture

US11799787B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Skydio, Inc. · US

Inventors

Jonathan Downey · San Francisco, US
Bernard J. Michini · San Francisco, US
Brian Richman · San Francisco, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 31, 2020
Grant date	Oct 24, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 21, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB64U2201/20
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for a distributed system architecture for unmanned air vehicles. One of the methods includes obtaining information identifying flight information of a UAV, with the flight information including flight phase information or a contingency condition associated with a flight critical module included in the UAV. The obtained information is analyzed, and one or more first payload modules are determined to enter a modified power state. Requests to enter the modified power state are caused to be transmitted to each determined payload module in the one or more first payload modules.

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