公开(公告)号：US20160196756A1

公开(公告)日：2016-07-07

申请号：US14817395

申请日：2015-08-04

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Arjun PRAKASH ,  Marcelo CERIBELLI

IPC: G08G5/02 ,  B64F1/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G08G5/00 ,  B64D35/02

CPC classification number: G08G5/025 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/024 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/066 ,  B64C2201/208 ,  B64D35/02 ,  B64F1/00 ,  G06Q10/083 ,  G08G5/0069

Abstract: Various embodiments include methods for piggybacking an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on a vehicle (e.g., motor vehicles and trailers coupled to motor vehicles) to reach a destination. Various embodiments may include determining whether to dock on a vehicle. One or more candidate vehicles may be identified for docking. Travel profile characteristics of the one or more candidate vehicles may be identified. A first vehicle may be selected from the one or more candidate vehicles based on one or more travel profile characteristics that assist the UAV in reaching the UAV destination. The UAV may dock with the first vehicle. While docked to the first vehicle the UAV may charge an onboard battery via an electrical connection in a docking structure or by harvesting energy in the wind caused by movement of the vehicle by configuring the UAV rotors to charge the battery.

Abstract translation: 各种实施例包括在车辆（例如，与机动车辆相连的机动车辆和拖车）上搭载无人驾驶飞行器（UAV）以到达目的地的方法。 各种实施例可以包括确定是否停靠在车辆上。 可以识别一个或多个候选车辆用于对接。 可以识别一个或多个候选车辆的行驶轮廓特征。 可以基于一个或多个辅助无人机到达UAV目的地的旅行简档特征从一个或多个候选车辆中选择第一车辆。 无人机可以与第一辆车停靠。 在停靠在第一辆车辆上的情况下，UAV可以通过对接结构中的电气连接来对车载电池充电，或者通过配置无人机转子来对电池充电，通过车辆的移动来收集风中的能量。