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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:
Oct. 19, 2021

Filed:

Mar. 06, 2020
Applicant:

Florida Atlantic University Board of Trustees, Boca Raton, FL (US);

Inventors:

Bing Ouyang, Vero Beach, FL (US);

Paul Wills, Vero Beach, FL (US);

Jason Hallstrom, Boca Raton, FL (US);

Tsung-Chow Su, Boca Raton, FL (US);

Martin Riche, Fort Pierce, FL (US);

Peter Reiff, Murphysboro, IL (US);

Yufei Tang, Boca Raton, FL (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05B 19/4155 (2006.01); B25J 19/02 (2006.01); G05D 1/10 (2006.01); G05D 1/06 (2006.01); B63B 79/40 (2020.01); B63B 79/15 (2020.01); B63G 8/14 (2006.01); B63G 8/00 (2006.01); B60L 53/30 (2019.01); B64C 37/00 (2006.01); B60F 5/00 (2006.01); A01K 61/13 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); A01K 61/13 (2017.01); B25J 19/02 (2013.01); B60F 5/003 (2013.01); B60L 53/30 (2019.02); B63B 79/15 (2020.01); B63B 79/40 (2020.01); B63G 8/001 (2013.01); B63G 8/14 (2013.01); B64C 37/00 (2013.01); G05B 19/4155 (2013.01); G05D 1/0692 (2013.01); G05D 1/1062 (2019.05); B63G 2008/004 (2013.01); G05B 2219/40276 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods for operating a HAUCS sensing platform. The methods comprise: autonomous travel by a UAAV to a first location in proximity to a body of water ('BoW') in accordance with a mission plan; actuating a mechanical device to transition a sensor from a retracted position in which the sensor is adjacent to a UAAV to an extended position in which the sensor resides a given distance from a UAAV; collect, by HAUCS sensing platform and sensor, sensor data concerning a water condition of BoW at different depths; actuating the mechanical device to transition the sensor from the extended position to the retracted position after the sensor data has been collected; causing the sensor data to be processed using a machine learning-based analytical engine to determine whether a water distress condition exists/is predicted to occur; and modifying the mission plan when the water distress condition exists/is predicted to occur.


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