Patent ID: 9348333
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: B64C,B64D,G05D,G06Q,G08G

Claim Text:
1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodying a program that, when executed by at least one computing device, directs the at least one computing device to perform a method comprising: assessing weather along a route to a delivery zone for an airborne delivery of a shipping container; evaluating an approach to drop the shipping container at the delivery zone; calculating an amount of time remaining until a target delivery time for the airborne delivery; identifying a set of modular components to assemble an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for the airborne delivery based in part on at least one of the weather along the route, the approach to drop the shipping container, and the amount of time remaining; and directing assembly of the UAV using the set of modular components, wherein identifying the set of modular components comprises: