A method includes: retrieving an initial flight path for a first unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the initial flight path being from a geographical point A to a geographical point B; generating a projected initial energy consumption of the first UAV for completion of a flight along the initial flight path; retrieving a flight path of a second UAV; generating a projected revised energy consumption of the first UAV for completion of a flight along an altered flight path, the altered flight path being a flight path from point A to point B where the first UAV aerodynamically drafts the second UAV for at least a portion of the altered flight path; comparing the projected revised energy consumption to the projected initial energy consumption to determine which of the projected revised energy consumption and the projected initial energy consumption is lower.
Unmanned aerial vehicle flight path efficiency through aerodynamic drafting
2021-08-17
Patent
Electronic Resource
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