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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2022
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Chong Huang, Goleta, CA (US);
Yibo Cao, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Cheng Chen, San Jose, CA (US);
Yang Liu, Saratoga, CA (US);
Kah Kuen Fu, Cupertino, CA (US);
Tianyang Ma, Cupertino, CA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
An aerial vehicle is configured to operate within indoor spaces. The aerial vehicle is programmed with positions of waypoints within three-dimensional space, and to calculate a trajectory for traveling through such waypoints in a manner that minimizes snap of the aerial vehicle. Where a distance between a pair of the waypoints is sufficiently long, the aerial vehicle inserts intervening waypoints for planning purposes, and programs the aerial vehicle to travel at a maximum speed between the intervening waypoints. Upon detecting an obstacle with a first range using one or more sensors, the aerial vehicle reduces its speed and monitors a second, shorter range using the sensors, and compensates for motion between such readings.