Visual and tactile confirmation of package presence for UAV aerial deliveries
US12404023B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 26, 2022 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 5, 2044 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/20021
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A technique for validating a presence of a package carried by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes: capturing an image of a scene below the UAV with a camera mounted to the UAV and oriented to face down from the UAV; analyzing the image to identify whether the package is present in the image; and determining whether the package is attached to the UAV, via a tether extending from an underside of the UAV, based at least on the analyzing of the image.
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