Patent ID: 11873116
Assignee: SKYDIO, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 13:
14. A system comprising:
a dock including:
a first fiducial located on an outer surface thereof; and
a second fiducial located on a landing surface movable in generally parallel relation to the outer surface on which the first fiducial is located such that the second fiducial is movable into and out of the dock; and

an unmanned aerial vehicle configured for engagement with the landing surface, the unmanned aerial vehicle including a processing apparatus configured to:
detect the first fiducial and the second fiducial in at least one of one or more images captured by the unmanned aerial vehicle; and
control the unmanned aerial vehicle based on orientations of the first fiducial and the second fiducial to land the unmanned aerial vehicle on the landing surface.