Patent ID: 11945580
Assignee: nan
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 4:
5. An unmanned aircraft for cleaning vehicle sensors, comprising
a drive unit comprising a number of motorized rotors configured to lift and propel the unmanned aircraft;
a navigator for navigating to a vehicle on the basis of position data for the vehicle and the location data for a sensor on the vehicle identified for cleaning;
a cleaning unit for cleaning the sensor;
a camera unit for optically detecting one or more of the vehicle sensors;
an evaluation unit configured to determine the position of the sensor that is to be cleaned in relation to the unmanned aircraft, via optical detection by the camera unit, the evaluation unit being further configured to receive sensor data for the vehicle received via a service station, wherein the sensor data comprises data indicating a type of sensor and/or the urgency of the cleaning required; and
a control unit for activating the unmanned aircraft based on a selection by the service station based on the sensor data, the control unit being further configured to control the drive unit on the basis of navigation data from the navigator, such that the unmanned aircraft flies to the vehicle and position itself in proximity to the vehicle to perform a cleaning operation via the cleaning unit, and return to the service station after the cleaning operation is completed.