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Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2018

Filed:

Jul. 06, 2016
Applicant:

Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Inventors:

William Henry Von Novak, III, San Diego, CA (US);

Joseph Maalouf, San Diego, CA (US);

Sumukh Shevde, Carlsbad, CA (US);

Assignee:

QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 30/00 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01); H04W 84/04 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 39/024 (2013.01); G08G 5/003 (2013.01); G08G 5/0069 (2013.01); B64C 2201/141 (2013.01); H04W 84/042 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments include devices and methods for navigating an unmanned autonomous vehicle (UAV) based on a measured magnetic field vector and strength of a magnetic field emanated from a charging station. A processor of the UAV may navigate to the charging station using the magnetic field vector and strength. The processor may determine whether the UAV is substantially aligned with the charging station, and the processor may maneuver the UAV to approach the charging station using the magnetic field vector and strength in response to determining that the UAV is substantially aligned with the charging station. Maneuvering the UAV to approach the charging station using the magnetic field vector and strength may involve descending to a center of the charging station. The UAV may follow a specified route to and/or away from the charging station using the magnetic field vector and strength.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Von Novak, III, William. (2018). Magnetic field navigation of unmanned autonomous vehicles (U.S. Patent No. 9975634). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9975634

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