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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2022
Wing Aviation Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Matthew Nubbe, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Wing Aviation LLC, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A method includes determining a threshold capacity associated with at least a first unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and a second UAV. The method includes initially setting a target charge voltage of a first battery of the first UAV to less than a full charge voltage to limit a state of charge of the first battery based on the threshold capacity. The method includes, over a lifetime of the first battery of the first UAV, periodically comparing a full charge capacity of the first battery to the threshold capacity. The method includes, based on the comparing, periodically adjusting the target charge voltage of the first battery, such that, as the full charge capacity of the first battery decreases with age, the target charge voltage increases towards the full charge voltage of the first battery.