Unmanned aerial vehicle for hazard detection
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1. A method for hazard detection, the method comprising:
- receiving, by one or more computer processors, a request from a first vehicle user for assistance from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV);
locating, by the one or more computer processors, a UAV;
determining, by the one or more computer processors, the location of the first vehicle;
deploying, by the one or more computer processors, the UAV to the location of the first vehicle;
determining, by the one or more computer processors, whether an obstruction of the first vehicle user'"'"'s view of a road is detected;
responsive to determining an obstruction of the first vehicle user'"'"'s view of the road is detected, determining, by the one or more computer processors, whether the obstruction of the first vehicle user'"'"'s view will persist for a pre-defined threshold of time; and
determining, by the one more computer processors, whether one or more hazards associated with a path of the first vehicle are detected.
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Abstract
In an approach to hazard detection, one or more computer processors receive a request from a first vehicle user for assistance from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The one or more computer processors locate a UAV. The one or more computer processors determine the location of the first vehicle. The one or more computer processors deploy the UAV to the location of the first vehicle. The one or more computer processors determine whether one or more hazards associated with a path of the first vehicle are detected.
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1. A method for hazard detection, the method comprising:
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receiving, by one or more computer processors, a request from a first vehicle user for assistance from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); locating, by the one or more computer processors, a UAV; determining, by the one or more computer processors, the location of the first vehicle; deploying, by the one or more computer processors, the UAV to the location of the first vehicle; determining, by the one or more computer processors, whether an obstruction of the first vehicle user'"'"'s view of a road is detected; responsive to determining an obstruction of the first vehicle user'"'"'s view of the road is detected, determining, by the one or more computer processors, whether the obstruction of the first vehicle user'"'"'s view will persist for a pre-defined threshold of time; and determining, by the one more computer processors, whether one or more hazards associated with a path of the first vehicle are detected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer program product for hazard detection, the computer program product comprising:
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one or more computer readable storage devices and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage devices, the stored program instructions comprising; program instructions to receive a request from a first vehicle user for assistance from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); program instructions to locate a UAV; program instructions to determine the location of the first vehicle; program instructions to deploy the UAV to the location of the first vehicle; program instructions to determine whether an obstruction of the first vehicle user'"'"'s view of a road is detected; responsive to determining an obstruction of the first vehicle user'"'"'s view of the road is detected, program instructions to determine whether the obstruction of the first vehicle user'"'"'s view will persist for a pre-defined threshold of time; and program instructions to determine whether one or more hazards associated with a path of the first vehicle are detected. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer system for hazard detection, the computer system comprising:
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one or more computer processors; one or more computer readable storage devices; program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors, the program instructions comprising; program instructions to receive a request from a first vehicle user for assistance from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); program instructions to locate a UAV; program instructions to determine the location of the first vehicle; program instructions to deploy the UAV to the location of the first vehicle; program instructions to determine whether an obstruction of the first vehicle user'"'"'s view of a road is detected; responsive to determining an obstruction of the first vehicle user'"'"'s view of the road is detected, program instructions to determine whether the obstruction of the first vehicle user'"'"'s view will persist for a pre-defined threshold of time; and program instructions to determine whether one or more hazards associated with a path of the first vehicle are detected. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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