Patent ID: 11860633
Assignee: AEROVIRONMENT, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A method comprising:
determining, by a processor having addressable memory, one or more straight-line segments covering a geographical area, wherein determining the one or more straight-line segments covering the geographical area further comprises:
determining, by the processor, two or more flight paths based on a rotation of each straight-line segment by set increments; and
selecting, by the processor, a flight path of the determined two or more flight paths at an increment of the set increments using the least energy by an aerial vehicle to complete;

generating, by the processor, a flight plan for the aerial vehicle comprising: the determined one or more straight-line segments and one or more turnarounds connecting each straight-line segment; and
controlling, by the processor, the aerial vehicle based on the generated flight plan;
wherein each flight path of the two or more flight paths corresponds to one or more sensor-area rectangles associated with the geographical area, and wherein each of the one or more sensor-area rectangles includes rows.