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Flight initiation proximity warning system

  • US 10,565,887 B2
  • Filed: 03/10/2016
  • Issued: 02/18/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for a flight initiation proximity warning for an autonomous vehicle, the method comprising:

  • detecting a flight initiation request at a processing system of the autonomous vehicle;

    performing a preflight proximity scan with one or more sensors of a perception sensing system of the autonomous vehicle to detect any obstacles within a predetermined distance from the autonomous vehicle based on the flight initiation request;

    sending an alert to a control station based on detecting at least one obstacle within the predetermined distance;

    identifying an estimated position of the at least one obstacle relative to an orientation of the autonomous vehicle based on which of the one or sensors detect the at least one obstacle;

    sending the estimated position of the at least one obstacle to the control station; and

    inhibiting flight initiation of the autonomous vehicle until an acknowledgement of the alert is received at the processing system of the autonomous vehicle.

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