Unmanned aerial vehicle system and method of use

• US 10,055,984 B1
• Filed: 10/13/2017
• Issued: 08/21/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/13/2016
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ii, James Nelson Dearien, Lee Schaeffer, Norman Seals, William Jennings Dearian
• Original Assignee: Ii, James Nelson Dearien, Lee Schaeffer, Norman Seals, William Jennings Dearian
• Inventors: Schaeffer, Lee, Seals, Norman, Dearien, II, James Nelson, Dearian, William Jennings
• Primary Examiner(s): Garcia, Santiago
• Application Number:
  US15/783,351
• Time in Patent Office: 312 Days
• Field of Search: 340908
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/002 Monitoring the patient using a local or closed circuit, e.g. in a room or building A61B5/0017 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/01 Measuring temperature of body parts ; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue clinical contact thermometers G01K13/20
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/024 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse rate or heart rate A61B5/0205, A61B5/021 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2200/10 Air crafts
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 2101/00 UAVs specially adapted for particular uses or applications
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 2101/30 for imaging, photography or videography
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 2101/60 for transporting passengers; for transporting goods other than weapons
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 2201/20 Remote controls
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/04 using optical or ultrasonic detectors
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/048 with provision for compensation of environmental or other condition, e.g. snow, vehicle stopped at detector
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/09 Arrangements for giving variable traffic instructions railroad crossing signals B61L; reflectors E01F, G08B; indicating arrangements for variable information by selection or combination of individual elements G09F9/00
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0955 transportable
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/167 Driving aids for lane monitoring, lane changing, e.g. blind spot detection
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/12 Electric charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/14 Plug-in electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/16 Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles

Abstract

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system includes a command center having a computing device an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a body, the UAV to communicate wirelessly with the command center via a network, the UAV having a control system with a power source, a geospatial tracking device, and a multi-channel communication portal; a camera secured to the body and in communication with the control system; and one or more equipment attachment sites; site assessment tools to attach to or within the one or more equipment attachment sites, each of the site assessment tools to record a data associated with an emergency site, such as weather conditions, road conditions, traffic, visibility, radiation, and chemical exposure; the UAV is to receive commands from the command center to deploy to the emergency site; and the UAV is to receive the data and transmit the data to the command center via the multi-channel communication portal.

Claims

1. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system, comprising:

a command center having a computing device;

an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a body the UAV configured to communicate wirelessly with the command center via a network, the UAV having;

a control system with a power source, a geospatial tracking device, and a multi-channel communication portal;

a camera secured to the body and in communication with the control system;

one or more equipment attachment sites;

a traffic cone storage compartment;

a plurality of traffic cones; and

wherein the UAV is configured to deploy one or more traffic cones at the emergency site based on a command from the command center;

a plurality of site assessment tools configured to attach to or within the one or more equipment attachment sites, each of the plurality of site assessment tools configured to record a data associated with an emergency site, such as weather conditions, road conditions, traffic, visibility, radiation, and chemical exposure;

wherein the UAV is configured to receive commands from the command center to deploy to the emergency site; and

wherein the UAV is configured to receive the data and transmit the data to the command center via the multi-channel communication portal.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a UAV nest configured to store the UAV and having a charging port configured to charging the power source of the UAV.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the UAV further comprises:

a display screen in communication with the control center, the display screen configured to present a visual of information at the emergency site.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more equipment attachment sites is a compartment in the body of the UAV with access via a door.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a plurality of medical tools configured to secure to or within the one or more equipment attachment sites.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a plurality of patient monitoring tools configured to be transported via the UAV and in communication with the control center;

wherein the plurality of patient monitoring tools provide data relating to one or more patients at the scene to be transmitted to the command center.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the camera further comprises:

an infra-red and/or thermal image mechanism; and

wherein the infra-red and/or thermal image mechanism defines hot spots in structure fires to be transmitted to the command center.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the light is a strobe light configured to flash upon a command from the command center.

9. A method of emergency response, comprising:

providing the system of claim 1;

receiving location information of an emergency site from the command center;

dispatching from a UAV nest for the emergency site;

providing a visual alert from the light of the UAV;

transmitting data to the command center from the control center of the UAV; and

deploying traffic cones at the emergency site to reduce danger to emergency responders.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

transporting to a nearby traffic location determined by the command center; and

presenting information on a display screen pertinent to nearby traffic.