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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025

Filed:

Aug. 19, 2022
Applicant:

Skydio, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);

Inventors:

Patrick Michael Bouffard, Albany, CA (US);

Bernard J. Michini, San Francisco, CA (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 5/55 (2025.01); B64U 20/87 (2023.01); G05D 1/00 (2024.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); G08G 5/22 (2025.01); G08G 5/26 (2025.01); G08G 5/32 (2025.01); G08G 5/34 (2025.01); G08G 5/57 (2025.01); G08G 5/59 (2025.01); G08G 5/72 (2025.01); G08G 5/76 (2025.01); B64U 10/25 (2023.01); B64U 101/31 (2023.01); B64U 101/40 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 5/55 (2025.01); B64U 20/87 (2023.01); G05D 1/0094 (2013.01); G05D 1/0202 (2013.01); G08G 5/22 (2025.01); G08G 5/26 (2025.01); G08G 5/32 (2025.01); G08G 5/34 (2025.01); G08G 5/57 (2025.01); G08G 5/59 (2025.01); G08G 5/727 (2025.01); G08G 5/76 (2025.01); B64U 10/25 (2023.01); B64U 2101/31 (2023.01); B64U 2101/40 (2023.01); B64U 2201/10 (2023.01);
Abstract

Methods, systems and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media for an unmanned aerial vehicle aerial survey. One of the methods includes receiving information specifying a location to be inspected by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the inspection including the UAV capturing images of the location. Information describing a boundary of the location to be inspected is obtained. Inspections to be assigned to the location are determined, with the inspection legs being parallel and separated by a particular width. A flight pattern is determined based on a minimum turning radius of the UAV, with the flight pattern specifying an order each inspection leg is to be navigated along, and a direction of the navigation.


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