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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2023
Applicant:
Skydio, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US);
Inventors:
Bernard J. Michini, Plymouth Meeting, PA (US);
Fabien Blanc-Paques, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Skydio, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/00 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64U 10/50 (2023.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); B64U 60/50 (2023.01); B64U 101/26 (2023.01); B64U 101/30 (2023.01); B64U 101/31 (2023.01); G01C 21/20 (2006.01); G06T 17/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/20 (2013.01); B64U 10/50 (2023.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); B64U 60/50 (2023.01); B64U 2101/26 (2023.01); B64U 2101/31 (2023.01); B64U 2201/10 (2023.01); B64U 2201/20 (2023.01);
Abstract
In some implementations, a UAV flight system can dynamically adjust UAV flight operations based on thermal sensor data. For example, the flight system can determine an initial flight plan for inspecting a flare stack and configure a UAV to perform an aerial inspection of the flare stack. Once airborne, the UAV can collect thermal sensor data and the flight system can automatically adjust the flight plan to avoid thermal damage to the UAV based on the thermal sensor data.