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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2022
Applicant:
Wing Aviation Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Damien Jourdan, San Jose, CA (US);
Anthony Sekine, San Jose, CA (US);
Scott Velez, Redwood City, CA (US);
André Prager, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
WING Aviation LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/18 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64F 1/36 (2017.01); B64U 10/25 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/18 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64F 1/362 (2013.01); B64U 10/25 (2023.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for visual navigation of a UAV includes a geo-fiducial mat and a plurality of geo-fiducials. The geo-fiducial mat includes a landing pad region that provides a location for aligning with a landing pad of a UAV. The geo-fiducials each includes a two-dimensional (2D) pattern that visually conveys a code. The 2D pattern has a shape from which a visual navigation system of the UAV can visually triangulate a position of the UAV.