AUTOMATED DRONE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

摘要

The current document is directed to a system that allows drone operators to confine drone flights to safe flight areas that are computed automatically or specified by an end user. Certain implementations of the system focus on consumer applications while others allow commercial and municipal users to define safe conduits within urban, rural and industrial areas.

主权项

1. A safe-drone-operation system comprising:
a drone; a network-based service that supplies information about where it is currently safe and permitted to fly drones and about the locations of obstacles; and a smart-phone application that executes on a user smart phone, interfaces with an on-board Flight Control system of the drone, and interfaces with the network-based service to
override manual control of the drone to maintain operation of the drone within a permitted airspace,override manual control of the drone to collision of the drone within a permitted airspace,provide indications of safe-flight areas, andreceive input indicating obstacles and safe flight areas.