Patent ID: 11953902
Assignee: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 18:
19. One or more computer storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform a method, the method comprising:
receiving a mission profile, the mission profile describes first one or more attributes associated with a delivery of one or more items that are to be made to a target location;
receiving a plurality of Unmanned Vehicle (UAV) profiles, each UAV profile, of the plurality of UAV profiles describes second one or more attributes of a respective UAV, of a plurality of UAVs;
based on the mission profile for each UAV, of the plurality of UAVs, determining whether a release mechanism type of each UAV is a tether release mechanism, a landing release mechanism, and a parachute release mechanism;
based at least in part on the first one or more attributes and the determining, selecting a UAV, of the plurality of UAVs, as a candidate to deliver the one or more items to the target location, and
based on the selection, causing the UAV to deliver the one or more items to the target location.