Unmanned aerial vehicle charging station management

US9857791B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• QUALCOMM Incorporated · US

Inventors

• Parthasarathy Krishnamoorthy · San Diego, US
• Prashanth Mohan
• KrishnaKumar Vasanthasenan · Hyderabad, IN
• Suman Kumar Sinha · Hyderabad, IN
• Prasad Gadde · Hyderabad, IN
• Ramu Thondapu · Hyderabad, IN
• Sri Sai Kandakatla · San Diego, US
• Prachi Agrawal · Hyderabad, IN

Key dates

• Filing date: May 27, 2016
• Grant date: Jan 2, 2018
• Expiry date: Jun 3, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B64U2201/20
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Methods, devices, and systems of various embodiments are disclosed for managing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) charging station having a docking terminal. In various embodiments, a priority of a first UAV and a second UAV may be determined for using the docking terminal when a docking request is received from the second UAV while the first UAV occupies the docking terminal. In some embodiments, the priorities of the first and second UAVs may be based on an available power level of each of the first and second UAVs. The first UAV may be instructed to undock from the docking terminal in response to determining that the second UAV has a higher priority.