US 12,255,827 B2
Distributed unmanned aerial vehicle architecture
Jonathan Downey, San Francisco, CA (US); Bernard J. Michini, San Francisco, CA (US); and Brian Richman, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to Skydio, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US)
Filed by Skydio, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 15, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/467,862.
Application 18/467,862 is a continuation of application No. 17/007,618, filed on Aug. 31, 2020, granted, now 11,799,787.
Application 17/007,618 is a continuation of application No. 15/174,387, filed on Jun. 6, 2016, granted, now 10,764,196, issued on Sep. 1, 2020.
Application 15/174,387 is a continuation of application No. 15/019,165, filed on Feb. 9, 2016, granted, now 9,403,593, issued on Aug. 2, 2016.
Application 15/019,165 is a continuation of application No. 14/709,263, filed on May 11, 2015, granted, now 9,273,981, issued on Mar. 1, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/991,806, filed on May 12, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2024/0113980 A1, Apr. 4, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 47/25 (2022.01); B64D 41/00 (2006.01); B64D 47/00 (2006.01); B64U 10/14 (2023.01); B64U 101/19 (2023.01); B64U 101/30 (2023.01); B64U 101/64 (2023.01); G01C 23/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2024.01)
CPC H04L 47/25 (2013.01) [B64D 41/00 (2013.01); B64D 47/00 (2013.01); B64U 10/14 (2023.01); G01C 23/00 (2013.01); G05D 1/0022 (2013.01); B64U 2101/19 (2023.01); B64U 2101/30 (2023.01); B64U 2101/64 (2023.01); B64U 2201/104 (2023.01); B64U 2201/20 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
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1. An aerial vehicle, comprising:
one or more processors and one or more computer storage media storing instructions that when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
obtain flight information of the aerial vehicle;
process the flight information to identify at least one manipulation to data messages; and
transmit the data messages over at least one data bus in accordance with the at least one manipulation.