Drone based delivery system
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsWillem M. Beltman, Bradley Alan Jackson, David Gomez Gutierrez, Jose Parra Vilchis, Rafael De La Guardia Gonzalez, Joshua Triska
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Abstract
Systems and methods may include a lift drone and a carrier drone to convey a payload. The lift drone may vertically lift the payload, alone or with the carrier drone, to a transfer location. The carrier drone may receive control of the payload at the transfer location, such as by receiving physical transfer of the payload, taking over conveyance of the payload from the lift drone, or the like. The lift drone may remain coupled with the payload or the carrier drone or may decouple after transfer.
Claims25
A drone based delivery system comprising:
- a lift drone to:
- perform a vertical takeoff from an initial position counter to a gravitational force;
- vertically convey a payload to a transfer location, the transfer location having an altitude greater than the initial location;
- and
- transfer control of the payload to a carrier drone to be conveyed to a remote location.
A drone based delivery system comprising:
- a carrier drone to:
- receive control of a payload at a transfer location from a lift drone, the transfer location having an altitude greater than a takeoff location of the lift drone;
- and
- in response to receiving control of the payload from the lift drone, convey the payload to a delivery location.
A method for controlling a lift drone of a drone based delivery system, the method comprising:
- performing, using the lift drone, a vertical takeoff from an initial position counter to a gravitational force;
- vertically conveying, using the lift drone, a payload to a transfer location, the transfer location having an altitude greater than the initial location;
- and
- transferring, using the lift drone, control of the payload to a carrier drone to be conveyed to a remote location.
At least one non-transitory machine-readable medium including instructions for controlling a carrier drone of a drone based delivery system, which when executed by the carrier drone, cause the carrier drone to:
- receive control of a payload at a transfer location from a lift drone, the transfer location having an altitude greater than a takeoff location of the lift drone;
- and
- in response to receiving control of the payload from the lift drone, convey the payload to a delivery location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.