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Patent No.:

US 10124908 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2018

Filed:

Oct. 21, 2014

Systems and methods for unmanned aerial vehicle landing

Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Benjamin Stuart Stabler, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Nathaniel Hall-Snyder, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Paul Doersch, San Francisco, CA (US);

Marcus Hammond, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorney:

Veros Legal Solutions, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Jonathan M Dager

Assistant Examiner:

Garrett F Evans

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/02 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); A63H 27/00 (2006.01); B64F 1/12 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); B64F 1/20 (2006.01); B64F 1/36 (2017.01); G05D 1/10 (2006.01); G05D 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/02 (2013.01); A63H 27/00 (2013.01); A63H 27/12 (2013.01); B60L 11/182 (2013.01); B60L 11/1816 (2013.01); B60L 11/1838 (2013.01); B64C 39/02 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64F 1/12 (2013.01); B64F 1/20 (2013.01); B64F 1/362 (2013.01); G05D 1/0676 (2013.01); G05D 1/102 (2013.01); B60L 2200/10 (2013.01); B64C 2201/027 (2013.01); B64C 2201/042 (2013.01); B64C 2201/123 (2013.01); B64C 2201/141 (2013.01); B64C 2201/18 (2013.01); B64C 2201/182 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7005 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7072 (2013.01); Y02T 90/122 (2013.01); Y02T 90/14 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided herein are systems and method for autonomously or semi-autonomously landing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on a landing pad. The landing pad can include features configured to correct misalignment of the UAV on the landing pad. The landing pad can additionally include one or more markers than can be identified by the UAV to aid the UAV in locating the landing pad and determining the location of the UAV relative to the landing pad.

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Stabler, Benjamin. (2018). Systems and methods for unmanned aerial vehicle landing (U.S. Patent No. 10124908). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10124908

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