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Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2026

Filed:

May. 15, 2025
Applicant:

Skydio, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US);

Inventor:

Benjamin Tankersley, San Mateo, CA (US);

Assignee:

Skydio, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2024.01); G05D 1/46 (2024.01); G05D 1/683 (2024.01); G05D 1/686 (2024.01); G05D 1/689 (2024.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); H04N 23/695 (2023.01); B64U 10/14 (2023.01); B64U 20/87 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); B64U 101/30 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/101 (2013.01); G05D 1/0094 (2013.01); G05D 1/12 (2013.01); G05D 1/46 (2024.01); G05D 1/683 (2024.01); G05D 1/686 (2024.01); G05D 1/689 (2024.01); H04N 7/185 (2013.01); H04N 23/695 (2023.01); B64U 10/14 (2023.01); B64U 20/87 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); B64U 2101/30 (2023.01); B64U 2201/10 (2023.01); B64U 2201/20 (2023.01);
Abstract

A vehicle including a body, a camera, and a radius tracking controller. The camera coupled to the body, the camera configured to capture an image of a subject. The radius tracking controller coupled to the body. The radius tracking controller configured to: determine a radius of a virtual sphere around the vehicle based on a configuration of the camera. The radius tracking controller configured to: determine a distance between a vehicle position of the vehicle and a previous target position of the vehicle. The radius tracking controller configured to: determine an intersection between the previous target position and a subject position of the subject relative to the vehicle. The radius tracking controller configured to: set a determined intersection where the vehicle and the subject intersect. A vehicle controller interface module coupled to the body, the vehicle controller interface module configured to move the vehicle towards the determined intersection.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Tankersley, Benjamin. (2026). Autonomous tracking based on radius (U.S. Patent No. 12761654). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12761654

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