US 11,815,888 B1
Deployment mechanism, communication and operation for a host-parasite drone system
Troy Mestler, Menlo Park, CA (US)
Assigned to Skyfront Corp., Redwood City, CA (US)
Filed by Skyfront Corp., Menlo Park, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/491,253.
Application 17/491,253 is a continuation of application No. 17/228,244, filed on Apr. 12, 2021, granted, now 11,175,655.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/010,473, filed on Apr. 15, 2020.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G05D 1/00 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01); B64U 101/30 (2023.01)
CPC G05D 1/0027 (2013.01) [B64C 39/024 (2013.01); G05D 1/0022 (2013.01); G08G 5/0013 (2013.01); B64U 2101/30 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
receiving at a carrier aerial vehicle system a plurality of proximity identifiers associated with a plurality of proximity tags included in a retention mechanism;
determining a corresponding placement location for a plurality of parasite aerial vehicles on the retention mechanism based on the plurality of proximity identifiers, wherein the retention mechanism is inserted through a portion of the plurality of parasite aerial vehicles;
updating a data structure that indicates corresponding placement locations for the plurality of parasite aerial vehicles on the retention mechanism;
determining an order to deploy the plurality of parasite aerial vehicles based on the data structure; and
deploying the plurality of parasite aerial vehicles in the determined order.