Patent ID: 11858628
Assignee: SKYDIO, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 9:
10. A vehicle comprising:
an image sensor configured to capture images of a physical environment;
a propulsion system configured to maneuver the vehicle through the physical environment; and
a visual navigation system coupled with the image sensor and the propulsion system, the visual navigation system configured to:
generate a cost function map,
wherein the cost function map associates a cost value with each of multiple regions of an image of the physical environment,
wherein the cost value is indicative of a level of risk associated with navigating in an area of the physical environment corresponding to a particular region of the image; and

direct the propulsion system to cause the vehicle to autonomously maneuver through the physical environment using the cost function map.