Invention Application
- Patent Title: UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE FOR CROWD CONTROL AMELIORATION
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Application No.: US15167425Application Date: 2016-05-27
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Publication No.: US20170341746A1Publication Date: 2017-11-30
- Inventor: Thomas D. Erickson , Clifford A. Pickover , Maja Vukovic
- Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
- Main IPC: B64C39/02
- IPC: B64C39/02 ; B64D47/08 ; B64D47/02 ; G06N7/00

Abstract:
An unmanned aerial vehicle for providing ameliorative action. The unmanned aerial vehicle includes a processor-based monitoring device to monitor a plurality of individuals to determine crowd data associated with the plurality of individuals, a crowd estimator configured to receive the crowd data to estimate a crowd pressure estimation value indicative of a likelihood of a crowd event, the crowd pressure estimation value being based on the crowd data, and an ameliorative action generator to automatically perform a function when the crowd pressure estimation value exceeds a predetermined threshold value, wherein the function includes activating one or more feedback outputs configured to provide an ameliorative action
Public/Granted literature
- US10683088B2 Unmanned aerial vehicle for crowd visual feedback Public/Granted day:2020-06-16
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