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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2024
Wing Aviation Llc, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Kevin Jenkins, Dallas, TX (US);
Ali Shoeb, San Rafael, CA (US);
Wing Aviation LLC, Palo Alto, CA (US);
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.