Providing Services Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

摘要

Embodiments described herein may help to provide support via a fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). An illustrative medical-support system may include multiple UAVs, which are configured to provide support for a number of different situations. Further, the medical-support system may be configured to: (a) identify a remote situation, (b) determine a target location corresponding to the situation, (c) select a UAV from the fleet of UAVs, where the selection of the UAV is based on a determination that the selected UAV is configured for the identified situation, and (d) cause the selected UAV to travel to the target location to provide support.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
identifying, by a processor, a remote situation; determining, by the processor, a target location corresponding to the identified remote situation; selecting, by the processor, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from a plurality of UAVs that are configured to provide support for a plurality of situations, wherein the plurality of UAVs comprises at least a first UAV configured to provide support for a first situation and a second UAV configured to provide support for a second situation, and wherein the selection of the UAV is based at least in part on a determination that the selected UAV is configured to provide support for the identified remote situation; and causing the selected UAV to: (a) travel to the target location in a forward-flight mode to provide support for the identified remote situation, (b) transition to a hover flight mode when the UAV is located at or near to the target location, and (c) while in the hover flight mode at or near to the target location, deliver one or items to a ground location at or near the target location.