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

Claim 0:
1. A computerized system comprising:
one or more processors; and
computer storage memory having computer-executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the one or more processors, implement a method comprising:, determining a first set of attributes of a geographical area associated with a target location, the target location being a location that one or more items are to be delivered to by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV);, comparing the first set of attributes with a second set of attributes for each UAV, of a plurality of UAVs, the second set of attributes include an identifier that specifies a release mechanism type for a respective UAV, of the plurality of UAVs, wherein the release mechanism type for at least a portion of the plurality of UAVs includes at least one of a landing release mechanism or a parachute release mechanism, the landing release mechanism being configured to cause the one or more items to be deployed from the respective UAV directly onto a surface of a landing area that the respective UAV lands on;, based at least in part on the release mechanism type for each UAV, of the plurality of UAVs and the first set of attributes, selecting a first UAV, of the plurality of UAVs, to deliver the one or more items to the target location; and, based on the selecting, causing the first UAV to deliver the one or more items to the target location.