METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPRESENTING AN AERIAL DELIVERY PATH
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- determining at least one delivery path to at least one delivery surface, wherein the at least one delivery path represents at least one three-dimensional variable width path along which at least one aerial delivery vehicle can access the at least one delivery surface;
transecting the at least one delivery path with one or more planar surfaces;
determining one or more shapes on the one or more planar surfaces, wherein the one or more shapes represent one or more intersections of the at least one delivery path and the one or more planar surfaces; and
constructing at least one delivery path data object comprising at least one ordered list of the one or more shapes to represent the at least one delivery path.
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Abstract
An approach is provided for constructing a delivery path that enables a UAV to safely access a delivery surface and avoids restricted access surfaces from the open sky. The approach involves determining at least one delivery path to at least one delivery surface, wherein the delivery path represents at least one three-dimensional variable width path along which an aerial delivery vehicle can access the at least one delivery surface. The approach also involves transecting the delivery path with one or more planar surfaces. The approach further involves determining one or more shapes on the one or more planar surfaces, wherein the one or more shapes represent one or more intersections of the delivery path and the one or more planar surfaces. The approach also involves constructing at least one delivery path data object comprising at least one ordered list of the one or more shapes to represent the delivery path.
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21 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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determining at least one delivery path to at least one delivery surface, wherein the at least one delivery path represents at least one three-dimensional variable width path along which at least one aerial delivery vehicle can access the at least one delivery surface; transecting the at least one delivery path with one or more planar surfaces; determining one or more shapes on the one or more planar surfaces, wherein the one or more shapes represent one or more intersections of the at least one delivery path and the one or more planar surfaces; and constructing at least one delivery path data object comprising at least one ordered list of the one or more shapes to represent the at least one delivery path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10)
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8. A method of claim 8, wherein the two-dimensional data, the three-dimensional data, or a combination thereof are collected by at least one street-level sensor, at least one aerial sensor, or a combination thereof.
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11. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following; determine at least one delivery path to at least one delivery surface, wherein the at least one delivery path represents at least one three-dimensional variable width path along which at least one aerial delivery vehicle can access the at least one delivery surface; transect the at least one delivery path with one or more planar surfaces; determine one or more shapes on the one or more planar surfaces, wherein the one or more shapes represent one or more intersections of the at least one delivery path and the one or more planar surfaces; and construct at least one delivery path data object comprising at least one ordered list of the one or more shapes to represent the at least one delivery path. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21-48. -48. (canceled)
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