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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2023
Wing Aviation Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Kyle Krafka, Los Altos, CA (US);
Dinuka Abeywardena, Mountain View, CA (US);
Wing Aviation LLC, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A technique for using an onboard camera capable of day and night operation on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes: traveling along a route of the UAV at night; and acquiring an aerial image with an onboard camera. The onboard camera includes: a sensor device for receiving photons and converting the photons into photoelectrons; a processor for processing the photoelectrons into an image file; a lens positioned adjacent to the sensor device for focusing the photons on the sensor device; and a filter positioned adjacent an outer surface of the lens. The filter can permit photons in the infrared light spectrum to pass to the lens, and attenuate at least a portion of the photons in the visible light spectrum prior to reaching the lens.