US 12,482,365 B2Granted

Automated UAV open water beachfront hazard recognition, warning, and rescue system and processes

OwnerAngelina Yejin Kiminventor

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Abstract

An automated unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) open water beachfront hazard recognition, warning, and rescue system and processes are disclosed. The automated UAV open water beachfront hazard recognition, warning, and rescue system includes a UAV that is configured as an autonomous patrol or scout system, an automated rip current and sea animal registration system, and a mechanical rescue system to pull out or support a person in water. The automated UAV open water beachfront hazard recognition, warning, and rescue system is configured to react quickly and reach targets fast because the UAV flies in the air and takes a direct, obstruction-free path to the target.

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An automated UAV open water beachfront hazard recognition, warning, and rescue system comprising:

an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that is configured to perform an autonomous scout operation associated with a flight path covering a beachfront area and an open water area under life guard watch and detect hazards to humans in the open water area, the UAV comprising (i) a flight controller & AI mission computer, (ii) a gyroscope connected to the flight controller & AI mission computer, (iii) a GPS receiver connected to the flight controller & AI mission computer, (iv) an electronic speed controller (ESC) connected to the flight controller & AI mission computer, (v) a thrust and flight actuator connected to and controlled by the ESC, (vi) a propeller connected to and controlled by the thrust and flight actuator, (vii) a camera connected to the flight controller & AI mission computer and configured to capture UAV video and audio data, (viii) a UAV data communications radio connected to the flight controller & AI mission computer and configured to wirelessly transmit the UAV video and audio data to a related data communications radio, (ix) a sensor connector attached to an exterior surface of the UAV, (x) an ultrasonic sensor physically connected to the sensor connector and communicably connected to the flight controller & AI mission computer, (xi) a repeller connector attached to the exterior surface of the UAV, (xii) an animal repeller device that is physically connected to the repeller connector, communicably connected to the flight controller & AI mission computer, and configured to deter a sea predator when a shark is detected in the open water area, wherein the animal repeller device comprises one of an ultrasound actuator that emits sound sensations toward the detected shark and a magnetic field actuator that emits a magnetic field toward the detected shark, (xiii) a floatation device connector attached to the exterior surface of the UAV, (xiv) a floatation device physically connected to the floatation device connector and communicably connected to the flight controller & AI mission computer, (xv) a rope connector attached to the exterior surface of the UAV, (xvi) a rope physically connected to the rope connector and communicably connected to the flight controller & AI mission computer, (xvii) a light strobe physically attached to the exterior surface of the UAV, communicably connected to the flight controller & AI mission computer, and configured to emit strobe pulses of light as a visual warning to humans in the beachfront area when a particular ocean hazard is detected in the open water area, (xviii) a speaker with microphone physically attached to the exterior surface of the UAV, communicably connected to the flight controller & AI mission computer, and configured to audibly warn humans in the open water area and in the beachfront area when the particular ocean hazard is detected, and (xix) an onboard battery, wherein the particular ocean hazard comprises one of a rip current detected in the open water area, a sea animal detected in the open water area, and high crashing waves detected in the open water area;
a ground operation data communications radio at an operation center at a beach location nearby the beachfront area and the open water area under lifeguard watch, wherein the ground operation data communications radio communicably connects to the UAV data communications radio and receives UAV video and audio data from the UAV during the autonomous scout operation performed by the UAV over the beachfront area and the open water area;
a ground operation computing device that is configured to operate at the operation center in connection with the UAV, wherein the ground operation computing device is configured to receive and process the UAV video and audio data from the ground operation data communications radio;
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a battery charger at the operation center that is configured to recharge the onboard battery of the UAV when the UAV maneuvers to a location of the battery charger.

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Abstract

An automated UAV open water beachfront hazard recognition, warning, and rescue system comprising:

an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that is configured to perform an autonomous scout operation associated with a flight path covering a beachfront area and an open water area under life guard watch and detect hazards to humans in the open water area, the UAV comprising (i) a flight controller & AI mission computer, (ii) a gyroscope connected to the flight controller & AI mission computer, (iii) a GPS receiver connected to the flight controller & AI mission computer, (iv) an electronic speed controller (ESC) connected to the flight controller & AI mission computer, (v) a thrust and flight actuator connected to and controlled by the ESC, (vi) a propeller connected to and controlled by the thrust and flight actuator, (vii) a camera connected to the flight controller & AI mission computer and configured to capture UAV video and audio data, (viii) a UAV data communications radio connected to the flight controller & AI mission computer and configured to wirelessly transmit the UAV video and audio data to a related data communications radio, (ix) a sensor connector attached to an exterior surface of the UAV, (x) an ultrasonic sensor physically connected to the sensor connector and communicably connected to the flight controller & AI mission computer, (xi) a repeller connector attached to the exterior surface of the UAV, (xii) an animal repeller device that is physically connected to the repeller connector, communicably connected to the flight controller & AI mission computer, and configured to deter a sea predator when a shark is detected in the open water area, wherein the animal repeller device comprises one of an ultrasound actuator that emits sound sensations toward the detected shark and a magnetic field actuator that emits a magnetic field toward the detected shark, (xiii) a floatation device connector attached to the exterior surface of the UAV, (xiv) a floatation device physically connected to the floatation device connector and communicably connected to the flight controller & AI mission computer, (xv) a rope connector attached to the exterior surface of the UAV, (xvi) a rope physically connected to the rope connector and communicably connected to the flight controller & AI mission computer, (xvii) a light strobe physically attached to the exterior surface of the UAV, communicably connected to the flight controller & AI mission computer, and configured to emit strobe pulses of light as a visual warning to humans in the beachfront area when a particular ocean hazard is detected in the open water area, (xviii) a speaker with microphone physically attached to the exterior surface of the UAV, communicably connected to the flight controller & AI mission computer, and configured to audibly warn humans in the open water area and in the beachfront area when the particular ocean hazard is detected, and (xix) an onboard battery, wherein the particular ocean hazard comprises one of a rip current detected in the open water area, a sea animal detected in the open water area, and high crashing waves detected in the open water area;
a ground operation data communications radio at an operation center at a beach location nearby the beachfront area and the open water area under lifeguard watch, wherein the ground operation data communications radio communicably connects to the UAV data communications radio and receives UAV video and audio data from the UAV during the autonomous scout operation performed by the UAV over the beachfront area and the open water area;
a ground operation computing device that is configured to operate at the operation center in connection with the UAV, wherein the ground operation computing device is configured to receive and process the UAV video and audio data from the ground operation data communications radio;
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a battery charger at the operation center that is configured to recharge the onboard battery of the UAV when the UAV maneuvers to a location of the battery charger.

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