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US 2022/0036747 A1Published application
Systems And Methods For Controlling An Intersection Of A Route Of An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorRichard Ortman
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Abstract
The disclosure provides systems and methods for controlling an intersection of a route of a UAV. The systems and methods provide detection of vehicles and persons in (or predicted to enter) an area of the intersection and provide a signal to the UAV so that the UAV can avoid flying over vehicles and persons.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- determining that an area of a route of a UAV is clear or not clear;
- and
- providing, based on the area being determined not to be clear, a signal that is configured to be received by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), wherein the signal is configured to be used to change a speed profile or flight path of the UAV.
A system, comprising:
- a road-side unit at an intersection of a route of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), comprising:
- a processor;
- a memory, comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to:
- determine if an area at an intersection of a route of a UAV is clear;
- and
- provide, based on the determination, a signal that is configured to be received by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), wherein the signal is configured to be used to change a speed profile or flight patch of the UAV if the area is determined not to be clear.
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