System and method for safety enhancement of stationary drone mission operations
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorRobert J. Hall
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device having a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations including: receiving a path of a threat vehicle; calculating a closest approach distance based on a current position of a drone and the path of the threat vehicle; determining that the closest approach distance is within a threshold; and sending a command to the drone to descend to a safe altitude. Other embodiments are disclosed.
Claims20
A device, comprising:
- a processing system including a processor;
- and
- a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
- receiving a path of a threat vehicle;
- calculating a closest approach distance based on a current position of a drone and the path of the threat vehicle;
- determining that the closest approach distance is within a threshold;
- and
- sending a command to the drone to descend to a safe altitude.
A non-transitory, machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
- receiving a path of a threat vehicle;
- calculating that the path of the threat vehicle intersects a volume surrounding a current position of a drone;
- determining that the path of the threat vehicle intersects the volume;
- and
- sending the drone a command to descend to a safe altitude.
A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a processing system including a processor, a path of a threat vehicle from an Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast receiver;
- calculating, by the processing system, a closest approach distance based on a current position of a tethered drone and the path of the threat vehicle;
- determining, by the processing system, that the closest approach distance is within a threshold;
- and
- sending, by the processing system, a command to the tethered drone to descend to a safe altitude.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.