Autonomously landing an unmanned aerial vehicle

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9429953
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14835510

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The present disclosure is directed toward systems and methods for enabling autonomous landing of an unmanned aerial vehicle. For example, systems and methods described herein enable autonomous landing of the unmanned aerial vehicle by providing an unmanned aerial vehicle ground station with various guidance systems for guiding the autonomous landing. In some embodiments, the guidance systems enable autonomous landing by providing one or more LEDs. In other embodiments, the guidance systems enable autonomous landing by providing various types of transmitted energy waves. In at least one embodiment, the guidance systems enable autonomous landing by providing a two-stage landing system that includes two or more types of transmitted energy.

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SKYCATCH INC424 9TH STREET SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103

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Miller, Samuel Giles Folsom, US 8 280
Noorani, Jonathan Shyaun Orangevale, US 6 245
Sanz, Christian San Francisco, US 5 238
Sirang, Behrooze San Francisco, US 5 220

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