Optimizing a drone network to deliver automated external defibrillators

JJ Boutilier, SC Brooks, A Janmohamed, A Byers… - Circulation, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Public access defibrillation programs can improve survival after out-of-hospital
cardiac arrest, but automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are rarely available for bystander …

Method and system using a blockchain database for data exchange between vehicles and entities

CL Zachary - US Patent 10,783,600, 2020 - Google Patents
A method and system using blockchains for distributing event information related to vehicle
operation between a plurality of entities. The method includes executing blockchain …

Unmanned delivery

H Greiner, J Walker, CO Norman, F Bohorquez… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
A method for unmanned delivery of an item to a desired delivery location includes receiving,
at an unmanned vehicle, first data representative of an approximate geographic location of …

Landing site designation in an autonomous delivery network

MRL Morales, A Patel, RV Abhyanker - US Patent App. 14/288,417, 2014 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A method and system of landing site designation in an autonomous
delivery network are disclosed. In one embodi ment, a landing server marks a geo-spatial …

Systems and methods for tracking, evaluating and determining a response to emergency situations using unmanned airborne vehicles

PE Burks, J Nipp, JD Claridge, P Miller - US Patent 11,279,481, 2022 - Google Patents
Various embodiments of systems, apparatus, and/or methods are described for enhanced
responsiveness in responding to an emergency situation using unmanned aerial vehicles …

System and method for human operator intervention in autonomous vehicle operations

A Chambers, K Wyrobek, K Rinaudo… - US Patent …, 2016 - Google Patents
An autonomous vehicle system is configured to receive vehicle commands from one or more
parties and to execute those vehicle commands in a way that prevents the execu tion of …

Methods for interacting with autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle

D Ferguson, J Zhu, N Ransohoff - US Patent 10,328,769, 2019 - Google Patents
Provided herein is a system for precise delivery of an item to a consumer by an autonomous
or semi-autonomous vehicle. The system performs image recognition algorithms to detect a …

Systems and methods for target tracking

B Zang - US Patent 9,567,078, 2017 - Google Patents
The present invention provides systems, methods, and devices related to target tracking by
UAVs. The UAV may be configured to receive target information from a control terminal …

Methods and systems for providing a safety apparatus to distressed persons

JS Richardson - US Patent 9,745,062, 2017 - Google Patents
Various embodiments of the present invention comprise systems for providing a lifesaving
apparatus to a distressed individual. Such systems may comprise an unmanned aerial …

Unmanned aerial vehicle management system

A Chambers, B Wade, C Drula, D Halley… - US Patent …, 2016 - Google Patents
3 enforced safety rules, automatic checks, comprehensive reporting and logging, and other
safety measures. The UAS system described herein provides a reliable and efficient aerial …