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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2020
Applicant:
Metal Raptor, Llc, Raleigh, NC (US);
Inventor:
Lee Priest, Charlotte, NC (US);
Assignee:
Metal Raptor Inc., Huntersville, NC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/32 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); G06Q 10/0832 (2023.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 101/60 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/32 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0832 (2013.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 2101/60 (2023.01);
Abstract
A method for loading an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle with one or more items is disclosed. The method includes determining a weight and a Center of Gravity of each of a plurality of objects. The plurality of objects includes one or more of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, a container, one or more items to be delivered, and packaging for securing the one or more items to be delivered within one of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle and the container. The method also includes optimizing a combined Center of Gravity of the plurality of objects for performing delivery by the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle.