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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2024
Flir Unmanned Aerial Systems Ulc, Vancouver, CA;
FLIR Unmanned Aerial Systems ULC, Vancouver, CA;
Abstract
Systems and methods directed to autonomous monitoring by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) are provided. A system may include a UAV including a camera configured to capture a stream of images of a scene. The system further includes one or more logic devices configured to control an automatic flight of the UAV to capture the stream of images based on a flight mode selected by a user. The one or more logic devices are further configured to detect a monitoring event in the stream of images. The one or more logic devices are further configured to provide a notification to the user based on the detected monitoring event. The UAV may include at least one of the logic devices. Additional systems and related methods are also provided.