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US 12,291,332 B1Granted
Unmanned vehicle morphing
AssigneeUnited Services Automobile Association (USAA)
InventorsKade Scott, Snehal Desai, Richard Daniel Graham, Matthew Flachsbart
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Abstract
Unmanned vehicles may be terrestrial, aerial, nautical, or multi-mode. Unmanned vehicles may accomplish tasks by breaking out into sub-drones, re-grouping itself, changing form, or re-orienting its sensors.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a first unmanned vehicle;
- and
- a second unmanned vehicle connected with the first unmanned vehicle;
- and
- a central command device remote to the first unmanned vehicle and the second unmanned vehicle comprising a processor;
- and
- a memory coupled with the processor, the memory storing executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:
- receiving an alert based on damage to a structure;
- determining, based on the alert, a mission of the second unmanned vehicle;
- receiving, based on the determined mission, a flight path;
- and
- mapping, based on the received mission, one or more sectors of the flight path.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a central command device comprising a processor and a memory coupled with the processor, the memory storing executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:
- receiving an alert based on damage to a structure;
- determining, based on the alert, a mission of a first unmanned vehicle and a second unmanned vehicle connected with the first unmanned vehicle, wherein the central command device is remote to the first unmanned vehicle and the second unmanned vehicle;
- receiving, based on the determined mission, a flight path;
- and
- mapping, based on the received mission, one or more sectors of the flight path.
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A method comprising:
- receiving an alert based on damage to a structure;
- determining, by a central command device and based on the alert, a mission of a first unmanned vehicle and a second unmanned vehicle connected with the first unmanned vehicle, wherein the central command device is remote to the first unmanned vehicle and the second unmanned vehicle;
- receiving, based on the determined mission, a flight path;
- mapping, based on the received mission, one or more sectors of the flight path;
- and
- sharing the one or more sectors of the flight path with one of the first unmanned vehicle or the second unmanned vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.