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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2020
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
James C. Curlander, Bellevue, WA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Described are systems and methods that utilize nodes distributed at different geographic locations to detect and track the approximate position, trajectory, and/or predicted path of aerial vehicles operating below a defined altitude (e.g., 500 feet). As nodes detect an aerial vehicle, the node determines a bearing toward the aerial vehicle and provides the bearing to an air-traffic system. The air-traffic system processes bearings received from each node and determines one or more of an approximate position, trajectory, and/or predicted path of the detected aerial vehicle. The approximate position, trajectory, and/or predicted path may be provided to one or more subscribing clients and/or used to alter paths of one or more aerial vehicles.