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US 2022/0068142 A1Published application
Drone guidance methods and systems
AssigneeWAGZ, Inc.
InventorTerry Anderton
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Abstract
The following describes a drone guidance system and method utilizing a plurality of Bluetooth emitters that transmit indicator information to the drone, which can utilize the indicator information to determine if it is on the intended path or alternatively determine if it is near a prohibited flying zone. In alternative embodiments, the drone can communicate with the emitters, which can relay information to a pre-flight database.
Claims16
A drone guidance system comprising:
- at least three programmable Bluetooth transmitters positioned about an exterior or exterior facing portion of a building, monument, or structure, wherein each programmable Bluetooth emitter is configured to emit a structure type indicator and position relationship indicator;
- a Bluetooth receiver disposed about a drone and configured to receive emitted information from the at least programmable Bluetooth transmitters;
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- a processing unit disposed on the drone and configured to determine at least one of a prohibited zone about the building, monument, or structure or a pathway information based on received emitted information from the Bluetooth receiver, which includes structure type indicator, position relationship indicator and also signal strength of each received emission from the transmitters.
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A method of guiding a drone comprising the steps of:
- recording in a database pre-flight path information, which includes the intended flight-path of the drone;
- programming at least three Bluetooth transmitters disposed about a structure to emit structure indicator and position indicator information;
- determining by a processing unit disposed on the drone one of:
- proximity to a prohibited zone and proximity to the intended-flight path based on received emissions from a plurality of the at least three Bluetooth transmitters.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.