PRE-FLIGHT SELF TEST FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAVs)
First Claim
1. A landing perch for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), comprising:
- a base having a plurality of posts that extend from the base and are configured to couple with apertures of the UAV to retain the UAV in a docked position on the base after landing;
one or more electromagnets located on one or more of the plurality of posts; and
a controller that includes;
one or more network interfaces to communicate with a computer network;
a processor coupled to the one or more network interfaces and configured to execute a process; and
a memory configured to store the process executable by the processor, the process when executed operable to;
detect the UAV within proximity of the landing perch;
cause the UAV to align the apertures of the UAV with one or more of the plurality of posts of the base; and
activate the one or more electromagnets on the posts to retain the UAV on the landing perch.
0 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
In one embodiment, a controller instructs an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) docked to a landing perch to perform a pre-flight test operation of a pre-flight test routine. The controller receives sensor data associated with the pre-flight test operation from one or more force sensors of the landing perch, in response to the UAV performing the pre-flight test operation. The controller determines whether the sensor data associated with the pre-flight test operation is within an acceptable range. The controller causes the UAV to launch from the landing perch based in part on a determination that UAV has passed the pre-flight test routine.
11 Citations
20 Claims
-
1. A landing perch for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), comprising:
-
a base having a plurality of posts that extend from the base and are configured to couple with apertures of the UAV to retain the UAV in a docked position on the base after landing; one or more electromagnets located on one or more of the plurality of posts; and a controller that includes; one or more network interfaces to communicate with a computer network; a processor coupled to the one or more network interfaces and configured to execute a process; and a memory configured to store the process executable by the processor, the process when executed operable to; detect the UAV within proximity of the landing perch; cause the UAV to align the apertures of the UAV with one or more of the plurality of posts of the base; and activate the one or more electromagnets on the posts to retain the UAV on the landing perch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
-
-
14. A method comprising
detecting, by a controller, that an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is within proximity of a landing perch, the landing perch comprising: -
a base having a plurality of posts that extend from the base and are configured to couple with apertures of the UAV to retain the UAV in a docked position on the base after landing, and one or more electromagnets located on one or more of the plurality of posts; causing, by the controller, the UAV to align the apertures of the UAV with one or more of the plurality of posts of the base; and activating, by the controller, the one or more electromagnets on the posts to retain the UAV on the landing perch. - View Dependent Claims (15)
-
-
16. A system comprising:
-
a roost having a plurality of landing perches for a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), each landing perch including;
a base having a plurality of posts that extend from the base and are configured to couple with apertures of a particular UAV to retain the particular UAV in a docked position on the base after landing, and one or more electromagnets located on one or more of the plurality of posts; anda controller that includes; one or more network interfaces to communicate with a computer network; a processor coupled to the one or more network interfaces and configured to execute a process; and a memory configured to store the process executable by the processor, the process when executed operable to; detect that a UAV is in proximity of the particular perch; align the UAV with one or more of the plurality of posts of a selected perch; and activate the one or more electromagnets on the posts of the selected perch to retain the UAV on the landing perch. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
-
Specification