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Modular air delivery

  • US 9,348,333 B1
  • Filed: 12/08/2014
  • Issued: 05/24/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodying a program that, when executed by at least one computing device, directs the at least one computing device to perform a method comprising:

  • assessing weather along a route to a delivery zone for an airborne delivery of a shipping container;

    evaluating an approach to drop the shipping container at the delivery zone;

    calculating an amount of time remaining until a target delivery time for the airborne delivery;

    identifying a set of modular components to assemble an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for the airborne delivery based in part on at least one of the weather along the route, the approach to drop the shipping container, and the amount of time remaining; and

    directing assembly of the UAV using the set of modular components, wherein identifying the set of modular components comprises;

    selecting a modular platform;

    selecting a thruster arrangement to provide thrust to the modular platform;

    selecting a control system to control the thruster arrangement; and

    selecting at least one sensor to provide data to a computing device of the UAV connected to the control system.

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