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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018

Filed:

Nov. 23, 2016
Applicant:

Kespry, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);

Inventor:

Robert Parker Clark, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Assignee:

Kespry Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G01C 7/04 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); B64C 3/38 (2006.01); B64D 31/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 7/04 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); G05D 1/0094 (2013.01); G06K 9/0063 (2013.01); H04N 7/183 (2013.01); B64C 2201/024 (2013.01); B64C 2201/108 (2013.01); B64C 2201/123 (2013.01); B64C 2201/141 (2013.01); B64C 2201/165 (2013.01); B64D 31/06 (2013.01);
Abstract

Topology based adaptive data gathering is disclosed herein. Payload data gathering by an unmanned aerial vehicle can be adjusted based on topological or topographical characteristics of the area of flight by the unmanned aerial vehicle. The unmanned aerial vehicle collects payload data over an area and may scale up the rate of payload data gathering or slow down the flight as the unmanned aerial vehicle flies over a high or complex structure. Conversely, the unmanned aerial vehicle may advantageously scale down the rate of payload data gathering or speed up the flight as the unmanned aerial vehicle flies over a simple structure or an empty area.


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