Detachable drone for monitoring a moving vessel
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsChristopher R. Florence, Jordan T. Moore, Walker L. Sherk, Pu Yang
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Abstract
Provided are techniques for monitoring a moving vessel using a detachable drone coupled to the moving vessel. An event is identified that triggers detachment of the detachable drone from the moving vessel. The detachable drone is detached from the moving vessel. The detachable drone is moved to a predetermined location. A beacon based on beacon data is transmitted from the detachable drone. In response to the detachable drone receiving a request for the data, data collected from monitoring the moving vessel is delivered.
Claims18
A method for monitoring a moving vessel using a detachable drone coupled to the moving vessel, comprising:
- identifying, with a processor of a computer, an event that triggers detachment of the detachable drone from the moving vessel;
- detaching the detachable drone from the moving vessel;
- moving the detachable drone to a predetermined location;
- transmitting a beacon based on beacon data from the detachable drone;
- and
- in response to the detachable drone receiving a request for the data, delivering data collected from monitoring the moving vessel.
A computer program product for monitoring a moving vessel using a detachable drone coupled to the moving vessel, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program code embodied therewith, the program code executable by at least one processor to perform:
- identifying an event that triggers detachment of the detachable drone from the moving vessel;
- detaching the detachable drone from the moving vessel;
- moving the detachable drone to a predetermined location;
- transmitting a beacon based on beacon data from the detachable drone;
- and
- in response to the detachable drone receiving a request for the data, delivering data collected from monitoring the moving vessel.
A computer system for monitoring a moving vessel using a detachable drone coupled to the moving vessel, comprising:
- one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories and one or more computer-readable, tangible storage devices;
- and
- program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more computer-readable, tangible storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to perform operations comprising:
- identifying an event that triggers detachment of the detachable drone from the moving vessel;
- detaching the detachable drone from the moving vessel;
- moving the detachable drone to a predetermined location;
- transmitting a beacon based on beacon data from the detachable drone;
- and
- in response to the detachable drone receiving a request for the data, delivering data collected from monitoring the moving vessel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.