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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2015
Applicant:
Dronomy Ltd., Tel Aviv, IL;
Assignee:
DRONOMY LTD., Tel Aviv, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 39/02 (2006.01); G05D 1/10 (2006.01); B64D 47/08 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/101 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 47/08 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G05D 1/0094 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for autonomously operating an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that includes one or more imaging devices is provided. The imaging devices are pointed away from a direction in which the UAV is flying, and subsequently, an upcoming portion of a current flight path of the UAV is imaged, using the imaging devices. In response to the imaging, an obstacle on the current flight path is detected, and an alternate flight path is planned in response thereto. The UAV is then flown along the alternate flight path, instead of the current flight path. Other embodiments are also described.