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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:
Sep. 15, 2020

Filed:

Jun. 08, 2018
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Ahamed Jalaldeen, Bangalore, IN;

Chivukula V. L. Narayana, Bentonville, AR (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 31/06 (2006.01); B64D 27/02 (2006.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01); B64D 1/02 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); G08G 5/04 (2006.01); G06Q 50/28 (2012.01); G06Q 10/08 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 31/06 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 1/02 (2013.01); G01C 21/3423 (2013.01); G01C 21/3469 (2013.01); G06K 9/0063 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0832 (2013.01); G06Q 50/28 (2013.01); G08G 5/006 (2013.01); G08G 5/0013 (2013.01); G08G 5/0039 (2013.01); G08G 5/0069 (2013.01); G08G 5/045 (2013.01); B64C 2201/128 (2013.01); B64C 2201/141 (2013.01); B64D 2027/026 (2013.01);
Abstract

A computer-implemented method, system, and/or computer program product optimizes an operation of an aerial drone. A drone on-board computer on an aerial drone receives sensor readings from sensors on the aerial drone, where the sensor readings detect a change in flight conditions while the aerial drone is flying between a first location and a second location. In response to the sensors on the aerial drone detecting a change in the flight conditions while the aerial drone is flying between the first location and the second location, the drone on-board computer disengages an electric motor from propellers on the aerial drone and engages an internal combustion engine to the propellers.


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