Systems and methods for reliable relative navigation and autonomous following between unmanned aerial vehicle and a target object
AssigneeX Development LLC
InventorDamien Bruno Jourdan
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InventorDamien Bruno Jourdan
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A method for navigating an airborne device relative to a target comprises detecting, at an optical detector on the airborne device, an optical signal generated by one or more LEDs on the target. The method also comprises comparing, by a processor on the airborne device, the detected optical signal with a previously-detected optical signal. The method further comprises determining, by the processor based on the comparison, a change in location of at least one of the airborne device or the target. The method also comprises adjusting a position of the airborne device based on the determined change in location. The method also comprises predicting, by the processor, a movement of the target based on information indicative of at least one of a position, a rotation, an orientation, an acceleration, a velocity, or an altitude of the target, wherein the position of the airborne device is adjusted based on the predicted movement of the target. The method also comprises detecting an obstacle in a flight path associated with the airborne device and adjusting a position of the airborne device is further based, at least in part, on detected obstacle information.
A method, comprising:
A system, comprising:
A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein instructions, that when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform functions comprising:
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