公开(公告)号：US11566893B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-31

申请号：US16856598

申请日：2020-04-23

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Shane Pierce Williams ,  Eric T. Ringer ,  Jared Nelson Muirhead ,  Dana Maher ,  Matthew Fanelli ,  Michael David Bergeron

IPC: G01C5/06 ,  G01W1/02 ,  H04L67/12 ,  B64C39/02

Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) may include a communication interface and a pressure sensor configured to measure barometric pressure. The UAV may also include a processor configured to generate a request for elevation data and barometric pressure data and transmit, via the communication interface, the request to the at least one other device. The processor may also be configured to receive, from each of the at least one other device, elevation data and barometric pressure data, and estimate the elevation of the UAV based on the measured barometric pressure, the received elevation data and the received barometric pressure data.

公开(公告)号：US20210333100A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-28

申请号：US16856598

申请日：2020-04-23

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Shane Pierce Williams ,  Eric T. Ringer ,  Jared Nelson Muirhead ,  Dana Maher ,  Matthew Fanelli ,  Michael David Bergeron

IPC: G01C5/06 ,  G01W1/02 ,  B64C39/02 ,  H04L29/08

Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) may include a communication interface and a pressure sensor configured to measure barometric pressure. The UAV may also include a processor configured to generate a request for elevation data and barometric pressure data and transmit, via the communication interface, the request to the at least one other device. The processor may also be configured to receive, from each of the at least one other device, elevation data and barometric pressure data, and estimate the elevation of the UAV based on the measured barometric pressure, the received elevation data and the received barometric pressure data.

公开(公告)号：US11631335B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-18

申请号：US16862718

申请日：2020-04-30

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Matthew S. Fanelli ,  Shane Pierce Williams ,  Jonathan Evans ,  Tariq Rashid

IPC: G08G5/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G06T19/00 ,  G02B27/01 ,  H04N13/383 ,  B60L3/00 ,  B60L58/18 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06T17/05

Abstract: A device can receive obstacle data from a plurality of sources. The obstacle data can include location data associated with obstacles. The device can determine weightings for the obstacles based on the plurality of sources. Each of the weightings can indicate a measure of reliability/accuracy of the information regarding an obstacle. The device can process the obstacle data to associate the obstacles with airspace voxel(s), that represent one or more 3D portions of airspace, based on the location data, receive flight parameters relating to a proposed flight plan of a UAV through airspace represented by a set of airspace voxels, determine whether the set of airspace voxels includes any of the airspace voxel(s), and perform one or more actions to cause a recommendation, regarding the proposed flight plan and based on the determination, to be provided. The recommendation can be based on one or more of the weightings.

公开(公告)号：US10672281B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-02

申请号：US15949855

申请日：2018-04-10

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. ,  Skyward IO, Inc.

Inventor： Matthew S. Fanelli ,  Shane Pierce Williams ,  Jonathan Evans ,  Tariq Rashid

IPC: G08G5/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G06T19/00 ,  G02B27/01 ,  H04N13/383 ,  B60L3/00 ,  B60L58/18 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06T17/05

Abstract: A device can receive obstacle data from a plurality of sources. The obstacle data can include location data associated with obstacles. The device can determine weightings for the obstacles based on the plurality of sources. Each of the weightings can indicate a measure of reliability/accuracy of the information regarding an obstacle. The device can process the obstacle data to associate the obstacles with airspace voxel(s), that represent one or more 3D portions of airspace, based on the location data, receive flight parameters relating to a proposed flight plan of a UAV through airspace represented by a set of airspace voxels, determine whether the set of airspace voxels includes any of the airspace voxel(s), and perform one or more actions to cause a recommendation, regarding the proposed flight plan and based on the determination, to be provided. The recommendation can be based on one or more of the weightings.