公开(公告)号：US20180086457A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-29

申请号：US15711136

申请日：2017-09-21

Applicant: Federal Express Corporation

Inventor： Reuben F. Burch V ,  David A. Doyle ,  Brian D. Poppe

IPC: B64C39/02 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  G08G5/02 ,  G05D1/10 ,  B64F1/22 ,  G05D1/00

CPC classification number: G06Q10/0833 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/123 ,  B64C2201/127 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64D47/08 ,  B64F1/222 ,  G01S5/0018 ,  G01S19/49 ,  G05D1/0094 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  G06Q10/083 ,  G06Q10/0832 ,  G06Q50/28 ,  G06Q50/30 ,  H04W4/48

Abstract: Improved systems, apparatus, and methods for enhanced positioning of an airborne relocatable communication hub supporting wireless devices are described. Such a method begins with moving an aerial communication drone operating as the airborne relocatable communication hub to a first deployed airborne position, detecting a first signal broadcast by a first wireless device using a communication hub interface on the drone, and detecting a second signal broadcast by a second wireless device using the communication hub interface. The method has the drone comparing a first connection signal strength for the first signal and a second connection signal strength for the second signal, and repositioning the aerial communication drone to a second deployed airborne position based upon the comparison. Once repositioned at the second deployed airborne position, the method has the drone linking the first and second wireless devices using the communication hub interface on the aerial communication drone.