| CPC G08G 5/32 (2025.01) [G06V 20/17 (2022.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
providing an electronically controllable drone;
providing a plurality of data sets corresponding to a plurality of potential flight paths for the electronically controllable drone, and each of the data sets including:
a respective one of at least first and second different exit from Line Of Sight (LOS) geolocation-time data for the electronically controllable drone, and
a respective one of at least first and second different return to LOS geolocation-time data for the electronically controllable drone;
determining a first out-of-LOS time interval derived from both the first exit from LOS geolocation-time data and the first return to LOS geolocation-time data;
determining a second out-of-LOS time interval derived from both the second exit from LOS geolocation-time data and ending at the second return to LOS geolocation-time data;
determining a plurality of additional time intervals when respective one or more substitute drone observers can observe the electronically controllable drone within at least one substitute LOS geographic region corresponding to when the electronically controllable drone can be outside an LOS geographic region of a primary drone observer;
generating suitability scores for at least first and second of the potential flight paths that correspond to the first and second out-of-LOS time intervals, wherein the generating of the suitability scores factors in:
comparisons of at least the first and second out-of-LOS time intervals against the additional time intervals, and
one or more additional suitability factors impacting flight path selection;
providing a visually or audibly perceptible recommendation message that recommends one of the first and second potential flight paths as more suitable than one or more others of the plurality of potential flight paths for the electronically controllable drone, wherein the one of the first and second potential flight paths is recommended at least in part based on a ranking of the suitability scores;
receiving confirmation from at least the primary drone observer that the one of the first and second potential flight paths is a confirmed flight path; and
controlling the electronically controllable drone to fly the confirmed flight path.
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