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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:
Jan. 10, 2023

Filed:

Aug. 31, 2020
Applicant:

Skydio, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);

Inventors:

Brett Michael Bethke, Redwood City, CA (US);

Hui Li, Redwood City, CA (US);

Bernard J. Michini, San Francisco, CA (US);

Assignee:

Skydio, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 5/04 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01); B64D 47/00 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); B64D 47/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0011 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 47/00 (2013.01); B64D 47/08 (2013.01); G05D 1/0094 (2013.01); G08G 5/0013 (2013.01); G08G 5/0034 (2013.01); G08G 5/0069 (2013.01); G08G 5/0086 (2013.01); B64C 2201/027 (2013.01); B64C 2201/12 (2013.01); B64C 2201/123 (2013.01); B64C 2201/146 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for an unmanned aerial system inspection system. One of the methods is performed by a UAV and includes obtaining, from a user device, flight operation information describing an inspection of a vertical structure to be performed, the flight operation information including locations of one or more safe locations for vertical inspection. A location of the UAV is determined to correspond to a first safe location for vertical inspection. A first inspection of the structure is performed is performed at the first safe location, the first inspection including activating cameras. A second safe location is traveled to, and a second inspection of the structure is performed. Information associated with the inspection is provided to the user device.


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