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UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE FLIGHT PATH DETERMINATION, OPTIMIZATION, AND MANAGEMENT

  • US 20150336668A1
  • Filed: 05/20/2014
  • Published: 11/26/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • receiving, by a device, a request for a flight path from a first geographical location to a second geographical location in a region,the request including credentials associated with unmanned aerial vehicles in a group of unmanned aerial vehicles and component information associated with components of the unmanned aerial vehicles in the group;

    determining, by the device and based on the credentials associated with the unmanned aerial vehicles in the group, whether one or more of the unmanned aerial vehicles in the group are authenticated for utilizing the device and a network associated with the device;

    selecting, by the device and when one or more of the unmanned aerial vehicles in the group are authenticated for utilizing the device and the network, a flight path from the first geographical location to the second geographical location, and from a plurality of possible flight paths, based on one or more of weather information, air traffic information, obstacle information, or regulatory information associated with the region, travel time for the flight path, travel distance for the flight path, or power required for the flight path;

    determining, by the device and based on the component information, capability information for the one or more unmanned aerial vehicles in the group determined to be authenticated for utilizing the device and the network;

    selecting, by the device and from the one or more unmanned aerial vehicles in the group determined to be authenticated for utilizing the device and the network, a particular unmanned aerial vehicle that is capable of traversing the flight path based on the capability information;

    generating, by the device, flight path instructions for the flight path; and

    providing, by the device, the flight path instructions to the particular unmanned aerial vehicle to permit the particular unmanned aerial vehicle to travel from the first geographical location to the second geographical location via the flight path.

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