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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2017
Walmart Apollo, Llc, Bentonville, AR (US);
Robert L. Cantrell, Herndon, VA (US);
John P. Thompson, Bentonville, AR (US);
David C. Winkle, Bella Vista, AR (US);
Michael D. Atchley, Springdale, AR (US);
Donald R. High, Noel, MO (US);
Todd D. Mattingly, Bentonville, AR (US);
Brian G. McHale, Chadderton Oldham, GB;
John J. O'Brien, Farmington, AR (US);
John F. Simon, Pembroke Pines, FL (US);
Nathan G. Jones, Bentonville, AR (US);
Robert C. Taylor, Charlotte, NC (US);
Walmart Apollo, LLC, Bentonville, AR (US);
Abstract
In some embodiments, unmanned aerial task systems are provided that comprise: multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) each comprising: a UAV control circuit; a motor; and a propulsion system; and wherein data acquired through a first set of at least one of the multiple UAVs while performing a first set of at least one task is caused to be distributed to a second set of at least two of the multiple UAVs, and cause cooperative computational processing of the data through the UAV control circuits of the second set of UAVs and cooperatively identify based on the cooperative computational processing a second set of at least one task to be performed, and identify a set of at least two tool systems to be utilized by a third set of at least two of the multiple UAVs in cooperatively performing the second set of at least one task.