Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and apparatus for reducing energy consumed by drones during flight
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Application No.: US15565035Application Date: 2016-12-07
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Publication No.: US10386833B2Publication Date: 2019-08-20
- Inventor: Songnan Yang , Muhammad Abozaed , Rafael De La Guardia Gonzalez , David Gomez Gutierrez , Hong Wong
- Applicant: Intel Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Agency: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC
- International Application: PCT/US2016/065445 WO 20161207
- International Announcement: WO2018/106235 WO 20180614
- Main IPC: B64F1/06
- IPC: B64F1/06 ; G01P5/06 ; G05D1/00 ; G08G5/00 ; B64C39/02

Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for reducing energy consumed by drones during flight are disclosed. A drone includes a housing, a motor, and a route manager to generate a route for a flight of the drone based on wind data. The wind data includes turbine-generated wind data provided by turbines that detect airflows received at the turbines. The turbines are located in an area within which a segment of the flight of the drone is to occur. The route is to be followed by the drone during the flight to reduce energy consumed by the drone during the flight.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180292817A1 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING ENERGY CONSUMED BY DRONES DURING FLIGHT Public/Granted day:2018-10-11
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