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- Patent Title: Modular drone and methods for use
- Patent Title (中): 模块化无人机和使用方法
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Application No.: US13838325Application Date: 2013-03-15
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Publication No.: US08989922B2Publication Date: 2015-03-24
- Inventor: Adam Jones , Jason Van Valin , Paul K. Komla , Andrew Luther
- Applicant: Azure Sky Group LLC
- Applicant Address: US VA Alexandria
- Assignee: Azure Sky Group, LLC.
- Current Assignee: Azure Sky Group, LLC.
- Current Assignee Address: US VA Alexandria
- Agency: Kramer Amado P.C.
- Main IPC: G05D1/02
- IPC: G05D1/02

Abstract:
Various exemplary embodiments relate to a drone. The drone may include: a navigation unit configured to determine the location of the drone and navigate the drone to designated locations; a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader configured to read RFID tag information from RFID tags; and a wireless network transceiver configured to periodically transmit the location of the drone and RFID tag information to an inventory management system. Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method performed by a drone. The method may include: receiving navigation path information; navigating the drone along the navigation path based on satellite location signals; determining current position information based on the satellite location signals; reading RFID tag information from a first RFID tag; and transmitting the RFID tag information and the current position information via a wireless client to a central computing system.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140277854A1 MODULAR DRONE AND METHODS FOR USE Public/Granted day:2014-09-18
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