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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2017
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Thomas D. Erickson, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Kala K. Fleming, New York, NY (US);
Clifford A. Pickover, New York, NY (US);
Komminist Weldemariam, Nairobi, KE;
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/10 (2006.01); G06N 3/00 (2006.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G05D 1/104 (2013.01); G06N 3/008 (2013.01); G08G 5/006 (2013.01); G08G 5/0008 (2013.01); G08G 5/0013 (2013.01); G08G 5/0069 (2013.01); G08G 5/0086 (2013.01);
Abstract
A drone identifies situational context (based on signals from at least one sensor) and selects an action in response to the situational context, based on a personality of the drone. The drone then communicates its personality to other drones within a swarm of drones, the drone being a member of the swarm of drones.