Survey migration system for vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVS)
First Claim
1. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) surveying system comprising:
- a first region having one or more UAV pods;
a second region having one or more UAV pods;
a UAV having a UAV processor, wherein the UAV processor is configured to;
receive one or more flight missions from a UAV pod in the first region;
provide flight survey data from the received one or more flight missions to the UAV pod in the first region;
migrate the UAV from the UAV pod in the first region to a UAV pod in the second region;
receive one or more flight missions from the UAV pod in the second region; and
provide flight survey data from the received one or more flight missions to the UAV pod in the second region.
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Abstract
A method of migrating unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operations between geographic survey areas, including: uploading a first plurality of flight missions into a first UAV pod; deploying the UAV pod; autonomously launching the UAV from the UAV pod a plurality of times to perform the first plurality of flight missions; providing first survey data from the UAV to the UAV pod; autonomously migrating the UAV from the first UAV pod to a second UAV pod; receiving a second plurality of flight missions in a second UAV pod; providing the UAV with one of the second plurality of flight missions from the second UAV pod; autonomously launching the UAV from the second UAV pod a plurality of times to perform the second plurality of flight missions; and providing a second survey data from the UAV to the second UAV pod; where the autonomous migrating of the UAV to accomplish the first and second survey data happens autonomously and without active human intervention.
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25 Claims
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1. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) surveying system comprising:
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a first region having one or more UAV pods; a second region having one or more UAV pods; a UAV having a UAV processor, wherein the UAV processor is configured to; receive one or more flight missions from a UAV pod in the first region; provide flight survey data from the received one or more flight missions to the UAV pod in the first region; migrate the UAV from the UAV pod in the first region to a UAV pod in the second region; receive one or more flight missions from the UAV pod in the second region; and provide flight survey data from the received one or more flight missions to the UAV pod in the second region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of migrating unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operations between geographic survey areas, comprising:
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launching, from a first location, a UAV having a portable UAV pod, wherein the portable UAV pod is attached to the UAV at launch; flying the UAV having the portable UAV pod to a second location; landing the UAV having the portable UAV pod at the second location; and detaching the UAV from the UAV pod. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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