On-ground vehicle collision avoidance utilizing unmanned aerial vehicles are provided. In one embodiment, a vehicle collision avoidance method using a UAV comprises: receiving dispatch instructions at a hazard sensing UAV, the dispatch instructions comprising at least an assigned vehicle identification for an assigned vehicle to be escorted by the hazard sensing UAV; determining an escort rendezvous point and an escort destination point associated with the assigned vehicle and positioning the UAV at the escort rendezvous point; escorting the assigned vehicle with the UAV from the escort rendezvous point to the escort destination point; while escorting the assigned vehicle, scanning a planned path of travel for the assigned vehicle for hazards with at least one object detection sensor onboard the UAV and generating hazard data from information of newly detected hazards captured by the object detection sensor; and transmitting hazard data from the UAV to a hazard data aggregation system.
ON-GROUND VEHICLE COLLISION AVOIDANCE UTILIZING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES
2018-06-28
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | G05D SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES , Systeme zum Steuern oder Regeln nichtelektrischer veränderlicher Größen / B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT / G08G Anlagen zur Steuerung, Regelung oder Überwachung des Verkehrs , TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS |