公开(公告)号：US11050481B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-29

申请号：US16696036

申请日：2019-11-26

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Joshua J. Crans ,  Fred Weisbrod ,  Donna L. Polehn ,  Corey J. Christopherson

IPC: H04B1/18 ,  H04B7/08 ,  G08G5/00 ,  H04B7/024 ,  B64C39/02

Abstract: A device may receive information indicating one or more parameters associated with one or more antenna arrays in a radio access network. The device may receive a flight request that indicates one or more conditions for a flight path of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) seeking network access to the radio access network. The device may determine waypoints for the flight path based on analyzing the one or more parameters associated with the one or more antenna arrays and the one or more conditions for the flight path of the UAV. The device may transmit information identifying the waypoints for the flight path. The device may send control information to cause the one or more antenna arrays to form a corresponding one or more beams along the flight path to enable the UAV to traverse the flight path with the network access to the radio access network.

公开(公告)号：US11131548B2

公开(公告)日：2021-09-28

申请号：US15914262

申请日：2018-03-07

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Fred Weisbrod ,  Joshua J. Crans ,  Corey J. Christopherson ,  Donna L. Polehn

IPC: H04B17/391 ,  G01C21/00 ,  H04B17/318 ,  H04B17/336 ,  H04W24/10 ,  B64C39/02 ,  H04L29/08

Abstract: A device can determine a set of parameters associated with generating a route plan for routing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in a three-dimensional (3D) environment. The set of parameters can include a parameter that identifies a radio frequency (RF) condition to be satisfied by the route plan. The device can determine a route, associated with the 3D environment, based on the parameter that identifies the RF condition and using an RF model. The RF model can be associated with predicting RF conditions in the 3D environment. The device can generate the route plan including information associated with the route. The device can provide information associated with the route plan.

公开(公告)号：US10210764B2

公开(公告)日：2019-02-19

申请号：US15644160

申请日：2017-07-07

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Fred Weisbrod ,  Joshua J. Crans

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/10 ,  G08G5/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G01S19/46 ,  H04W72/08 ,  H04W88/08

Abstract: A device can receive, from an aerial vehicle, information related to the aerial vehicle. The information can be used by the device to manage use of an aerial RF signal by multiple aerial vehicles. The device can determine other information related to the aerial vehicle. The device can determine a base station, of a set of base stations, or a channel, of a set of channels associated with the base station, the aerial vehicle is to use to communicate. Each of the set of channels can have a different beam width. Different channels, of the set of channels, can be used by the aerial vehicle at different altitudes. The device can provide a set of instructions to the aerial vehicle to cause the aerial vehicle to use the base station or the channel to communicate. The device can perform an action other than providing the set of instructions.