Systems and methods for a vehicle-compatible drone
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorPeter Douglas Corey
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Abstract
Systems and methods for a vehicle-compatible drone. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes providing a drone having a plurality of blades and an expansion device. The expansion device is adapted to reconfigure the position of at least one blade of the plurality of blades from a first configuration of the drone to a second configuration of the drone. The computer-implemented method also includes identifying the drone being in a first mode that is associated with the first configuration. The computer-implemented method further includes detecting a trigger signal based on an event. The computer-implemented method includes transmitting a transition signal configured to cause the drone to transition to the second mode that is associated with the second configuration.
Claims18
A computer-implemented method for a vehicle-compatible drone that is compatible with a host vehicle, the computer-implemented method comprising:
- providing the vehicle-compatible drone that is compatible with the host vehicle having a plurality of blades and an expansion device, wherein the expansion device is adapted to reconfigure a position of at least one blade of the plurality of blades from a first configuration of the vehicle-compatible drone to a second configuration of the vehicle-compatible drone;
- identifying the vehicle-compatible drone being in a first mode, wherein the first mode is associated with the first configuration;
- detecting a trigger signal based on an event;
- and
- transmitting a transition signal configured to cause the vehicle-compatible drone to transition to a second mode that is associated with the second configuration, wherein, in the second configuration, at least one blade of the plurality of blades of the vehicle-compatible drone draws heat away from an engine block of the host vehicle.
A vehicle-compatible drone compatible with a host vehicle, the vehicle-compatible drone comprising:
- a plurality of blades;
- an expansion device adapted to reconfigure a position of at least one blade of the plurality of blades from a first configuration of the vehicle-compatible drone to a second configuration of the vehicle-compatible drone;
- and
- a memory storing instructions when executed by a processor cause the processor to:
- identifying the vehicle-compatible drone being in a first mode, wherein the first mode is associated with the first configuration;
- detecting a trigger signal based on an event;
- and
- transmitting a transition signal configured to cause the vehicle-compatible drone to transition to a second mode that is associated with the second configuration, wherein, in the second configuration, at least one blade of the plurality of blades of the vehicle-compatible drone draws heat away from an engine block of the host vehicle.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computer, which includes at least a processor, causes the computer to perform a method for a vehicle-compatible drone that is compatible with a host vehicle, the method comprising:
- providing the vehicle-compatible drone having a plurality of blades and an expansion device, wherein the expansion device is adapted to reconfigure a position of at least one blade of the plurality of blades from a first configuration of the vehicle-compatible drone to a second configuration of the vehicle-compatible drone;
- identifying the vehicle-compatible drone being in a first mode, wherein the first mode is associated with the first configuration;
- detecting a trigger signal based on an event;
- and
- transmitting a transition signal configured to cause the vehicle-compatible drone to transition to a second mode that is associated with the second configuration, wherein, in the second configuration, at least one blade of the plurality of blades of the vehicle-compatible drone draws heat away from an engine block of the host vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.