Managing available energy among multiple drones
First Claim
1. A method of managing available energy among multiple drones, the method comprising:
- identifying tasks to be completed by the multiple drones;
determining energy requirements of one or more drones of the multiple drones to facilitate completing one or more tasks of the tasks to be completed by the multiple drones;
identifying an energy sharing approach for completion of the task(s) by the drone(s) where one or more other drones of the multiple drones transfer energy in operation to the drone(s) to facilitate completion of the task(s); and
wherein the multiple drones are coupled, and the method further comprises implementing the energy sharing approach by transferring energy in operation from the other drone(s) to the drone(s) to facilitate completion of the task(s) prior to decoupling of the other drone(s) from the drone(s).
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Abstract
Management of available energy among multiple drones is provided by identifying tasks to be completed by the multiple drones, and determining energy requirements of one or more drones of the multiple drones to facilitate completing one or more tasks of the tasks to be completed by the multiple drones. Further, the approach includes identifying an energy sharing approach for completion of the task(s) by the drone(s) where one or more other drones of the multiple drones transfer energy in operation to the drone(s) to facilitate completion of the task(s). In operation, the multiple drones may be detachably coupled, and the approach may include implementing the energy sharing approach by transferring energy from the other drone(s) to the drone(s) to facilitate completion of the task(s), for instance, prior to decoupling of the other drone(s) from the drone(s).
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16 Claims
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1. A method of managing available energy among multiple drones, the method comprising:
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identifying tasks to be completed by the multiple drones; determining energy requirements of one or more drones of the multiple drones to facilitate completing one or more tasks of the tasks to be completed by the multiple drones; identifying an energy sharing approach for completion of the task(s) by the drone(s) where one or more other drones of the multiple drones transfer energy in operation to the drone(s) to facilitate completion of the task(s); and wherein the multiple drones are coupled, and the method further comprises implementing the energy sharing approach by transferring energy in operation from the other drone(s) to the drone(s) to facilitate completion of the task(s) prior to decoupling of the other drone(s) from the drone(s). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for managing available energy among multiple drones, the system comprising:
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a memory; and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory, wherein the system performs a method comprising; identifying tasks to be completed by the multiple drones; determining energy requirements of one or more drones of the multiple drones to facilitate completing one or more tasks of the tasks to be completed by the multiple drones; identifying an energy sharing approach for completion of the task(s) by the drone(s) where one or more other drones of the multiple drones transfer energy in operation to the drone(s) to facilitate completion of the task(s); and wherein the multiple drones are coupled, and the method further comprises implementing the energy sharing approach by transferring energy in operation from the other drone(s) to the drone(s) to facilitate completion of the task(s) prior to decoupling of the other drone(s) from the drone(s). - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program product for managing available energy among multiple drones, the computer program product comprising:
a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer readable code embodied therewith, the computer readable code being executable by a processor to perform a method comprising; identifying tasks to be completed by the multiple drones; determining energy requirements of one or more drones of the multiple drones to facilitate completing one or more tasks of the tasks to be completed by the multiple drones; identifying an energy sharing approach for completion of the task(s) by the drone(s) where one or more other drones of the multiple drones transfer energy in operation to the drone(s) to facilitate completion of the task(s); and wherein the multiple drones are coupled, and the method further comprises implementing the energy sharing approach by transferring energy in operation from the other drone(s) to the drone(s) to facilitate completion of the task(s) prior to decoupling of the other drone(s) from the drone(s). - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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