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Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2021

Filed:

Dec. 19, 2018
Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventor:

Sandeep Raj Gandiga, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 5/02 (2006.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01); B64D 45/08 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); G05D 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 5/025 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 45/08 (2013.01); G05D 1/101 (2013.01); G08G 5/0069 (2013.01); B64C 2201/127 (2013.01); B64C 2201/208 (2013.01);
Abstract

Thermal image based precision drone landing systems and methods are disclosed herein. An example system can include a landing surface for receiving an unmanned aerial vehicle, a heat-based guidance assembly comprising a plurality of heat emitting units, and a controller that controls operation of the plurality of heat emitting units to create a pattern that is recognized by the unmanned aerial vehicle and guides the unmanned aerial vehicle in landing on the landing surface.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Gandiga, Sandeep. (2021). Thermal image based precision drone landing systems and methods (U.S. Patent No. 11049406). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11049406

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