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Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026

Filed:

Aug. 02, 2024
Applicant:

Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS (US);

Inventors:

Reuben F. Burch, V, Starkville, MS (US);

David N. Saucier, Starkville, MS (US);

John Carver Middleton, Starkville, MS (US);

Harish Chander, Starkville, MS (US);

Timothy C. Teer, Starkville, MS (US);

Mohamed El Mehdi Ouhabi, Starkville, MS (US);

Christopher White, Starkville, MS (US);

Assignee:

Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 20/17 (2022.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); H04N 21/234 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 20/17 (2022.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); H04N 21/23424 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method comprises: instructing a leader drone in a drone swarm to move to a first position; instructing a first follower drone in the drone swarm to move to a second position; instructing a first camera of the leader drone to record, while the leader drone is in the first position, a first video of an object; instructing a second camera of the first follower drone to record, while the first follower drone is in the second position, a second video of the object; wirelessly receiving the first video from the leader drone; wirelessly receiving the second video from the first follower drone; stitching together the first video and the second video to obtain a master video; and performing motion capture on the master video to obtain motion data of the object.


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