US 2019/0172348 A1 · UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM ASSISTED NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS

Abstract

Flight based infrared imaging systems and related techniques, and in particular unmanned aerial system (UAS) based systems, are provided for aiding in operation and/or piloting of a mobile structure. Such systems and techniques may include determining environmental conditions around the mobile structure with the UAS detecting the presence of objects and/or persons around the mobile structure and/or determining the presence of other structures around the mobile structure. Instructions for the operation of such mobile structures may then be accordingly determined responsive to such data.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus comprising:

a logic device associated with a mobile structure and configured to communicate with an imaging device, wherein the logic device is configured to:
receive unmanned aerial systems (UAS) data from one or more UASs associated with the mobile structure, wherein at least a portion of the UAS data comprises data associated with a thermal camera coupled to the one or more UASs;
determine one or more environmental conditions based, at least in part, on the UAS data;
and
generate an environmental condition determination based, at least in part, on the UAS data and/or the determined one or more environmental conditions.

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A method comprising:

receiving unmanned aerial systems (UAS) data from one or more UASs associated with a mobile structure, wherein at least a portion of the UAS data comprises data associated with a thermal camera coupled to the one or more UASs;
determining one or more environmental conditions based, at least in part, on the UAS data;
and
generating an environmental condition determination based, at least in part, on the UAS data and/or the determined one or more environmental conditions.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

16/273,011Filed 11 Feb 2019

Priority

2 Sep 2016

Published

6 Jun 2019

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification27 codes

G08G 1/0968
Having an indicator mounted inside the vehicle, e.g. giving voice messages: systems involving transmission of navigation instructions to the vehicle
B64U 10/13
Rotorcrafts: flying platforms
B64U 80/84
By vehicles: waterborne vehicles
G05D 1/0027
Associated with a remote control arrangement: involving a plurality of vehicles, e.g. fleet or convoy travelling

Family

Application62/383,342Us provisional application · filed 2 Sep 2016

Application62/629,666Us provisional application · filed 12 Feb 2018

Application16/273,011Continuation in part

US 11,430,332 B2Related patent

US 2019/0172348 A1This patent

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Unmanned aerial system assisted navigational systems and methods

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Abstract

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