Object avoidance for automated aerial vehicles

This disclosure describes an automated aerial vehicle that includes one or more object detection elements configured to detect the presence of objects and an avoidance determining element configured to cause the automated aerial vehicle to automatically determine and execute an avoidance maneuver to...

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Main Authors Kimchi Gur, Beckman Brian C, Buchmueller Daniel, Navot Amir, Anderson Robert John, Schaffalitzky Frederik
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 07.11.2017
Subjects
CONTROLLING
PHYSICS
REGULATING
SIGNALLING
SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS
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Summary:This disclosure describes an automated aerial vehicle that includes one or more object detection elements configured to detect the presence of objects and an avoidance determining element configured to cause the automated aerial vehicle to automatically determine and execute an avoidance maneuver to avoid the objects. For example, an object may be detected and an avoidance maneuver determined based on a position of the object and an object vector representative of a direction and a magnitude of velocity of the object.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201414315213