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US 2021/0232158 A1Published application
Aerial vehicle sensor calibration systems and methods
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsMichael McQuillen, Daniel Makled, David Michael Herman
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Abstract
Aerial vehicle sensor calibration systems and methods are provided herein. An example method includes determining a jarring event, determining when a drone is level relative to an aerial vehicle platform of a vehicle, the vehicle having a calibration controller, determining when the vehicle is level relative to a subordinate surface, and transmitting a signal to a drone controller by the calibration controller to calibrate a gyroscope or an accelerometer of the drone.
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A method, comprising:
- determining a jarring event associated with a vehicle;
- determining that a drone is level relative to an aerial vehicle platform of the vehicle;
- determining that the vehicle is level relative to a subordinate surface;
- and
- calibrating, based on the drone being level relative to the aerial vehicle platform of the vehicle and the vehicle being level relative to the subordinate surface, a gyroscope or an accelerometer of the drone.
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A method, comprising:
- establishing vehicle-to-drone communication between a calibration controller of a vehicle and a drone controller of a drone;
- determining when the vehicle is on level ground, wherein when the vehicle is not on level ground a message is transmitted to a driver of the vehicle to relocate the vehicle;
- determining an offset when the vehicle cannot be leveled;
- and
- transmitting a signal from the calibration controller to the drone controller to calibrate a component of the drone, the drone controller using the offset as an input to a calibration routine.
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A system, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory for storing instructions, the processor executing the instructions to:
- determine a jarring event;
- determine when a drone is level relative to an aerial vehicle platform of a vehicle, the vehicle comprising a calibration controller;
- determine when the vehicle is level relative to a subordinate surface;
- and
- transmit a signal to a drone controller by the calibration controller to calibrate a gyroscope or an accelerometer of the drone.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.