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Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2020

Filed:

Mar. 14, 2018
Applicant:

Teal Drones, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);

Inventors:

William Kent McGuire, Jr., Kaysville, UT (US);

Seth Bradley Porter, Saratoga Springs, UT (US);

George Michael Matus, Salt Lake City, UT (US);

Assignee:

Teal Drones, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/02 (2020.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0202 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); G05D 1/0033 (2013.01); G05D 1/0044 (2013.01); G08G 5/006 (2013.01); G08G 5/0021 (2013.01); G08G 5/0069 (2013.01); B64C 2201/027 (2013.01); B64C 2201/108 (2013.01); B64C 2201/141 (2013.01); B64C 2201/146 (2013.01); H04N 7/185 (2013.01);
Abstract

A drone receives an initiation signal which indicates that flight and/or navigation components of the drone are to be activated. Once activated, the drone then determines its initial position using a position-identifying radio signal. The drone then retrieves, from storage, dimensions of a drone-relative geofence. The drone can then calculate, using a processor, the drone-relative geofence having the dimensions with at least a specified floor and a specified radius. The drone adjusts the motor controller inputs to prevent the drone from exiting the calculated drone-relative geofence.


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