Generating a mission plan for capturing aerial images with an unmanned aerial vehicle

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9508263
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14887954

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Systems and methods are disclosed for generating a digital flight path within complex mission boundaries. In particular, in one or more embodiments, systems and methods generate flight legs that traverse a target site within mission boundaries. Moreover, one or more embodiments include systems and methods that utilize linking algorithms to connect the generated flight legs into a flight path. Moreover, one or more embodiments include systems and methods that generate a mission plan based on the flight path. In one or more embodiments, the generated mission plan enables a UAV to traverse a flight area within mission boundaries and capture aerial images with regard to the target site.

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SKYCATCH INC424 9TH STREET SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chen, David San Francisco, US 290 8813
Stuart, Patrick Lafayette, US 4 122
Teng, Yifei Champaign, US 2 94

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