Aerial image collection
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- collecting, at an aerial vehicle, image data depicting a terrestrial vehicle comprising a marker encoded with data for a flight command;
analyzing the image data depicting the terrestrial vehicle comprising the marker for generating the flight command, wherein the flight command comprises instructions for a flight path of the aerial vehicle; and
applying, at the aerial vehicle, the flight path in response to the flight command.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, an aerial collection system includes an image collection field vehicle that travels at street level and an image collection aerial vehicle that travels in the air above the street. The aerial vehicle collects image data including at least a portion of the field vehicle. The field vehicle includes a marker, which is identified from the collected image data. The marker is analyzed to determine an operating characteristic of the aerial vehicle. In one example, the operating characteristic in the marker includes information for a flight instruction for the aerial vehicle. In another example, the operating characteristic in the marker includes information for the three dimensional relationship between the vehicles. The three dimensional relationship is used to combine images collected from the air and images collected from the street level.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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collecting, at an aerial vehicle, image data depicting a terrestrial vehicle comprising a marker encoded with data for a flight command; analyzing the image data depicting the terrestrial vehicle comprising the marker for generating the flight command, wherein the flight command comprises instructions for a flight path of the aerial vehicle; and applying, at the aerial vehicle, the flight path in response to the flight command. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus comprising:
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a camera of an aerial vehicle configured to collect image data depicting a terrestrial vehicle comprising a marker with data for a flight command; and a controller configured to analyze the image data depicting the terrestrial vehicle comprising the marker for generating the flight command and select a flight path in response to the flight command. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system comprising:
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an electronic display of a terrestrial vehicle including images that comprise a marker, wherein the marker changes in time; and an aerial vehicle controller configured to analyze image data depicting at least the marker of the electronic display of the terrestrial vehicle for generating the flight command and select a flight path for an aerial vehicle in response to the flight command. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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