Method and apparatus for representing an aerial delivery path
US9818304B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 28, 2015 |
| Grant date | Nov 14, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 23, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G5/57
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An approach is provided for constructing a delivery path that enables a UAV to safely access a delivery surface and avoids restricted access surfaces from the open sky. The approach involves determining at least one delivery path to at least one delivery surface, wherein the delivery path represents at least one three-dimensional variable width path along which an aerial delivery vehicle can access the at least one delivery surface. The approach also involves transecting the delivery path with one or more planar surfaces. The approach further involves determining one or more shapes on the one or more planar surfaces, wherein the one or more shapes represent one or more intersections of the delivery path and the one or more planar surfaces. The approach also involves constructing at least one delivery path data object comprising at least one ordered list of the one or more shapes to represent the delivery path.
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