US 12,190,739 B2
Navigation correction for excessive wind
David G. Fliszar, Manhattan Beach, CA (US); and Russell Douglas Patton, Playa Vista, CA (US)
Assigned to Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed by Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/730,569.
Prior Publication US 2023/0351899 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. G08G 5/00 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); B64U 101/30 (2023.01)
CPC G08G 5/0039 (2013.01) [B64C 39/024 (2013.01); G08G 5/006 (2013.01); G08G 5/0069 (2013.01); G08G 5/0091 (2013.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); B64U 2101/30 (2023.01); B64U 2201/10 (2023.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A navigation system of an autonomous drone comprising:
at least one processor; and
a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, configure the a least one processor to perform operations comprising:
causing an autonomous drone to take off from a home position based on a flight plan;
navigating the autonomous drone in accordance with the flight plan;
capturing images while navigating the autonomous drone in accordance with the flight plan;
streaming, in near real time, the captured images to a host device;
in response to detecting a wind speed exceeding a nominal threshold, determining an updated flight plan to return to the home position, navigating the autonomous drone in accordance with the updated flight plan, and suspending streaming the captured images until the autonomous drone returns to a position on the flight plan while being navigated in accordance with the updated flight plan; and
in response to detecting the wind speed exceeding a critical threshold, navigating the autonomous drone to land in place.