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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2023
Teledyne Flir Defense, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Helen Greiner, Wayland, MA (US);
Felipe Bohorquez, Cambridge, MA (US);
Alexey Zaparovanny, Westford, MA (US);
Kenneth D. Sebesta, Winchester, KY (US);
Teledyne FLIR Defense, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for unmanned delivery of an item to a desired delivery location includes receiving, at an unmanned vehicle, first data representative of an approximate geographic location of the desired delivery location, receiving, at the unmanned vehicle, second data representative of a fiducial expected to be detectable at the desired delivery location, using the first data to operate the unmanned vehicle to travel to the approximate geographic location of the desired delivery location, upon arriving at the approximate geographic location of the desired delivery location, using the second data to operate the unmanned vehicle to detect the fiducial; and upon detecting the fiducial, using the fiducial to operate the unmanned vehicle to deliver the item.