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Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2022

Filed:

Mar. 08, 2020
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Michael S. Gordon, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);

James R. Kozloski, New Fairfield, CT (US);

Ashish Kundu, Elmsford, NY (US);

Peter K. Malkin, Ardsley, NY (US);

Clifford A. Pickover, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 5/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/10 (2006.01); G06F 21/00 (2013.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 5/006 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); G05D 1/101 (2013.01); G05D 1/106 (2019.05); G06F 21/00 (2013.01); G08G 5/0013 (2013.01); G08G 5/0069 (2013.01); B64C 2201/14 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method, system, and/or computer program product controls operations of an aerial drone within a predetermined airspace. One or more processors detects that the aerial drone has entered a predetermined airspace, and also determines a physical size of the aerial drone. In response to detecting that the aerial drone has entered the predetermined airspace, one or more processors directs the aerial drone to alter a velocity of the aerial drone based on its physical size.


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