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Patent No.:

US 12371204 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025

Filed:

Nov. 13, 2023

Autonomous drone diagnosis

Applicant:

United Parcel Service of America, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);

Inventor:

Julio Gil, Veldhoven, NL;

Assignee:

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC., Atlanta, GA (US);

Attorney:

SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P.

Primary Examiner:

Tyler D Paige

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 5/60 (2017.01); B60P 3/11 (2006.01); B64F 1/04 (2006.01); B64F 5/30 (2017.01); B64U 10/16 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 60/50 (2023.01); B64U 70/70 (2023.01); B64U 80/86 (2023.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01); B64U 101/30 (2023.01); B64U 101/64 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 5/60 (2017.01); B60P 3/11 (2013.01); B64F 1/04 (2013.01); B64F 5/30 (2017.01); B64U 10/16 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 60/50 (2023.01); B64U 70/70 (2023.01); B64U 80/86 (2023.01); G06T 7/001 (2013.01); G07C 5/008 (2013.01); G07C 5/0808 (2013.01); B64U 2101/30 (2023.01); B64U 2101/64 (2023.01); B64U 2201/20 (2023.01); G06T 2207/30164 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to systems and methods for autonomously performing and/or facilitating drone diagnostic functions. Prior to a mission of a UAV, an inspection station comprising at least one imaging sensor and at least one directional force sensor may be used to perform a plurality of air worthiness inspections and/or maintenance checks with little to no human intervention. Once the UAV has been determined to be air worthy, it is approved for a subsequent mission.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Gil, Julio. (2025). Autonomous drone diagnosis (U.S. Patent No. 12371204). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12371204

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