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Patent No.:

US 12169404 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2024

Filed:

Mar. 08, 2022

Enhanced unmanned aerial vehicle flight along computed splines

Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Saumya Pravinbhai Shah, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Matthew Thomas Beaudouin-Lafon, La Jolla, CA (US);

Kristen Marie Holtz, Menlo Park, CA (US);

James Anthony Ferrandini, San Rafael, CA (US);

Hayk Martirosyan, San Francisco, CA (US);

Matthew Joseph Donahoe, Redwood City, CA (US);

Charles Vanschoonhoven Wood, Cazenovia, NY (US);

Clara Kelley, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);

Adam Parker Bry, Redwood City, CA (US);

Jack Louis Zhu, San Mateo, CA (US);

Assignee:

Skydio, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:

Anne Marie Antonucci

Assistant Examiner:

Wesam Almadhrhi

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2024.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64D 43/02 (2006.01); B64D 47/08 (2006.01); G05D 1/10 (2006.01); G05D 1/223 (2024.01); G05D 1/654 (2024.01); G05D 1/689 (2024.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01); H04N 23/60 (2023.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 101/00 (2023.01); B64U 101/30 (2023.01); H04N 23/67 (2023.01); H04N 23/695 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0016 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 43/02 (2013.01); B64D 47/08 (2013.01); G05D 1/0094 (2013.01); G05D 1/101 (2013.01); G05D 1/223 (2024.01); G05D 1/654 (2024.01); G05D 1/689 (2024.01); G08G 5/003 (2013.01); H04N 23/64 (2023.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 2101/00 (2023.01); B64U 2101/30 (2023.01); B64U 2201/20 (2023.01); H04N 23/67 (2023.01); H04N 23/695 (2023.01);
Abstract

Technology for operating an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is disclosed herein that allows a drone to be flown along a computed spline, while also accommodating in-flight modifications. In various implementations, a UAV includes a flight control subsystem and an electromechanical subsystem. The flight control subsystem records keyframes during flight and computes a spline based on the keyframes. The flight control subsystem then saves the computed spline for playback, at which time the UAV automatically flies in accordance with the computed spline.

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