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Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026

Filed:

Apr. 19, 2024
Applicant:

Wing Aviation Llc, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Inventors:

Kevin Jenkins, Dallas, TX (US);

Ali Shoeb, San Rafael, CA (US);

Assignee:

Wing Aviation LLC, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 10/70 (2022.01); G05D 1/243 (2024.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); G06V 20/17 (2022.01); G05D 109/20 (2024.01); G05D 111/10 (2024.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 20/17 (2022.01); G05D 1/243 (2024.01); G06T 7/74 (2017.01); G06V 10/70 (2022.01); G05D 2109/20 (2024.01); G05D 2111/10 (2024.01); G06T 2207/10032 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method includes receiving an input specifying a starting location and a destination location for an aerial vehicle. The method additionally includes determining, based on the starting location and the destination location, an aerial path for the aerial vehicle to follow from the starting location to the destination location. The method also includes determining, based on the aerial path, a property of aerial image data, where the aerial image data is obtainable using the aerial vehicle while traversing the aerial path, and where the aerial image data represents an environment along the aerial path. The method further includes determining, based on the property, a path score associated with the aerial path, and outputting the aerial path based on the path score.


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