US 12,461,242 B2
Drone having flight-direction-dependent sensor orientation for autonomous drone applications, and method for avoiding collisions
Stefan Obermayr, Duisburg (DE)
Assigned to Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG, Bayern (DE)
Appl. No. 18/286,716
Filed by Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG, Bayern (DE)
PCT Filed Mar. 21, 2022, PCT No. PCT/EP2022/057291
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 12, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/223209, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 27, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2021 203 823.9 (DE), filed on Apr. 19, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0199244 A1, Jun. 20, 2024
Int. Cl. G01S 17/00 (2020.01); B64U 20/70 (2023.01); B64U 20/87 (2023.01); G01S 13/931 (2020.01); G01S 15/931 (2020.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01); H04N 23/695 (2023.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 101/30 (2023.01); G05D 1/00 (2024.01)
CPC G01S 17/931 (2020.01) [B64U 20/70 (2023.01); B64U 20/87 (2023.01); G01S 13/931 (2013.01); G01S 15/931 (2013.01); H04N 23/695 (2023.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 2101/30 (2023.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A drone, comprising:
a fuselage,
motors or drives in and on the fuselage, adapted to cause the drone to fly,
at least one camera,
a first control sensor disposed on a first servo and a second control sensor disposed on a second servo, wherein the first control sensor and the second control sensor are the only control sensors, and
wherein the first control sensor is configured to detect objects anywhere in a first hemisphere around the drone, wherein the second control sensor is configured to detect objects anywhere in a second hemisphere around the drone, and wherein the first hemisphere and the second hemisphere constitute a full sphere around the drone anywhere in which objects can be detected.