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Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016

Filed:

Dec. 31, 2012
Applicant:

Elwha Llc, a Limited Liability Corporation of the State of Delaware, Bellevue, WA (US);

Inventors:

Royce A. Levien, Lexington, MA (US);

Robert W. Lord, Seattle, WA (US);

Richard T. Lord, Tacoma, WA (US);

Mark A. Malamud, Seattle, WA (US);

John D. Rinaldo, Jr., Bellevue, WA (US);

Lowell L. Wood, Jr., Bellevue, WA (US);

Assignee:

Elwah LLC, Bellevue, WA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/12 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); F41G 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/12 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); F41G 7/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed herein are example embodiments for collision targeting for hazard handling. For certain example embodiments, at least one machine, such as a base station, may: (i) ascertain at least one target for at least one collision to include an unoccupied flying vehicle (UFV); or (ii) transmit at least one command to execute at least one maneuver to divert a UFV at least toward at least one target to induce at least one collision to include the UFV and the at least one target. However, claimed subject matter is not limited to any particular described embodiments, implementations, examples, or so forth.


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