US 11,854,413 B2
Unmanned aerial vehicle visual line of sight control
Volkan Gurel, San Francisco, CA (US); Bernard J. Michini, San Francisco, CA (US); and Edward Dale Steakley, Cupertino, CA (US)
Assigned to Skydio, Inc, San Mateo, CA (US)
Filed by Skydio, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 27, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/512,323.
Application 17/512,323 is a continuation of application No. 15/449,846, filed on Mar. 3, 2017, granted, now 11,189,180.
Application 15/449,846 is a continuation of application No. 15/094,802, filed on Apr. 8, 2016, granted, now 9,588,516, issued on Mar. 7, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/298,429, filed on Feb. 22, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/292,783, filed on Feb. 8, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0148438 A1, May 12, 2022
Int. Cl. G08G 5/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); G06V 20/64 (2022.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64D 47/08 (2006.01); H04B 7/185 (2006.01); G06T 5/00 (2006.01); B64U 101/30 (2023.01); G01S 19/13 (2010.01); H04W 4/021 (2018.01)
CPC G08G 5/006 (2013.01) [B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 47/08 (2013.01); G05D 1/0033 (2013.01); G05D 1/0061 (2013.01); G05D 1/0094 (2013.01); G05D 1/0274 (2013.01); G06T 5/002 (2013.01); G06V 20/64 (2022.01); G08G 5/0069 (2013.01); H04B 7/18506 (2013.01); B64U 2101/30 (2023.01); B64U 2201/10 (2023.01); B64U 2201/20 (2023.01); G01S 19/13 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10016 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10032 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20012 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30232 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30244 (2013.01); G06V 2201/10 (2022.01); H04W 4/021 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
obtaining geospatial positional information of an unmanned aerial vehicle while the unmanned aerial vehicle navigates a flight path;
determining an impending loss of a visual line of sight between the unmanned aerial vehicle and a user device in communication with the unmanned aerial vehicle based on the geospatial positional information and a flight trajectory of the unmanned aerial vehicle; and
instructing the unmanned aerial vehicle to perform a flight maneuver to prevent the impending loss of the visual line of sight.