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Patent No.:

US 12387491 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025

Filed:

Sep. 16, 2022

Systems and methods for adjusting flight control of an unmanned aerial vehicle

Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Pablo Lema, Burlingame, CA (US);

Shu Ching Ip, Cupertino, CA (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorney:

Young Basile Hanlon & MacFarlane, P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Ramya P Burgess

Assistant Examiner:

Sara J Lewandroski

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 39/02 (2023.01); G05D 1/00 (2024.01); G05D 1/10 (2006.01); G06V 20/13 (2022.01); G06V 20/40 (2022.01); G06V 40/20 (2022.01); B64U 10/14 (2023.01); B64U 101/30 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 20/41 (2022.01); G05D 1/0016 (2013.01); G05D 1/0033 (2013.01); G05D 1/0094 (2013.01); G05D 1/101 (2013.01); G06V 20/13 (2022.01); G06V 40/20 (2022.01); B64U 10/14 (2023.01); B64U 2101/30 (2023.01); B64U 2201/10 (2023.01); B64U 2201/20 (2023.01); G06V 20/44 (2022.01);
Abstract

An unmanned aerial vehicle including an image sensor and one or more processors. The image sensor is carried by the unmanned aerial vehicle and is configured to generate output signals conveying visual information. The one or more processors include a distance component and a flight control component. The distance component configured to determine a distance between an object of interest and the unmanned aerial vehicle. The flight control component is configured to adjust a flight path of the unmanned aerial vehicle based on the distance between the object of interest and the unmanned aerial vehicle. The one or more processors are configured to: receive the visual information including the object of interest; and control the image sensor with a sensor control subsystem to adjust one or more parameters of the image sensor and to detect the object of interest.

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