US 12,480,779 B2
Unmanned aerial vehicle for course marking
Keith Weston, Canton, MI (US); Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US); Brendan Diamond, Grosse Pointe, MI (US); John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Novi, MI (US); and Jonathan Hair, Northville, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Oct. 15, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/487,111.
Prior Publication US 2025/0123113 A1, Apr. 17, 2025
Int. Cl. G01C 21/36 (2006.01)
CPC G01C 21/3661 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) comprising:
a UAV transceiver configured to receive course information associated with a course;
a display module;
a UAV processor communicatively coupled with the UAV transceiver, wherein the UAV processor is configured to:
obtain the course information from the UAV transceiver;
determine a UAV position in the course based on the course information;
identify a course marker, from a plurality of course markers, in proximity to the UAV position based on the course information;
determine navigation instructions associated with the course marker for a vehicle to navigate the course based on the course information, wherein the UAV is communicatively coupled to the vehicle, and wherein the UAV is configured to move in proximity to a vehicle front portion; and
display the navigation instructions on the display module of the UAV for observing by a driver of the vehicle.