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USER INTERFACES FOR SELECTING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES AND MISSION PLANS FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES

  • US 20160111006A1
  • Filed: 05/20/2014
  • Published: 04/21/2016
  • 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 mission that includes traversal of a flight path from a first geographical location to a second geographical location and performance of one or more mission operations;

    presenting, by the device and for display, a first user interface that requests mission information associated with the mission;

    receiving, by the device, the mission information via the first user interface;

    determining, by the device, a plurality of recommended unmanned aerial vehicles for the mission based on the mission information;

    presenting, by the device and for displaying, information associated with the plurality of recommended unmanned aerial vehicles via the first user interface;

    receiving, by the device, a selection of a particular unmanned aerial vehicle, from the information associated with the plurality of recommended unmanned aerial vehicles, via the first user interface;

    determining, by the device, a plurality of recommended mission plans based on the mission information and based on the particular unmanned aerial vehicle;

    presenting, by the device and for displaying, the plurality of recommended mission plans via a second user interface;

    receiving, by the device, a selection of a particular mission plan, from the plurality of recommended mission plans, via the second user interface;

    generating, by the device, mission plan instructions for the particular mission plan,the mission plan instructions including flight path instructions for the flight path and mission instructions for the one or more mission operations; and

    providing, by the device, the mission plan 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, and to perform the one or more mission operations.

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