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UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE AUTHORIZATION AND GEOFENCE ENVELOPE DETERMINATION

  • US 20150323930A1
  • Filed: 05/11/2015
  • Published: 11/12/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) system, comprising:

  • one or more sensor interfaces; and

    a computing system comprising one or more computing devices, said computing system programmed to implement;

    an estimator engine, the estimator engine configured to;

    determine an estimated fuel remaining in the UAV;

    determine an estimated fuel consumption of the UAV;

    determine, using information obtained via the one or more sensor interfaces from sensors included in the UAV, estimated information associated with wind affecting the UAV;

    determine estimated flight times remaining for a current flight path, and one or more alternative flight paths, wherein determining an estimated flight time, for each of the current and alternative flight paths, uses;

    the estimated fuel remaining,the estimated fuel consumption,the information associated with wind, andinformation describing the current and alternative flight paths; and

    in response to determining that the estimated fuel remaining, after completion of the current flight path, would be below a threshold, select an alternative flight path based at least in part on the determined estimated fuel remaining, the determined estimated fuel consumption, and the information associated with wind.

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