Patent ID: 9524648
Filing Date: 2016-12-20
CPC Classification: B64C,G05D,G06F,G08G,H04K

Claim Text:
1. A method of operating an uncrewed autonomous vehicle (“UAV”) comprising: establishing, at the UAV via a communication interface, communication with a mesh network comprising a plurality of other UAVs; generating first location data of the UAV using a first navigation system onboard the UAV, wherein the first location data indicates a first location of the UAV; receiving external data from one or more of the plurality of other UAVs in the mesh network; generating second location data using a second navigation system, wherein the second location data indicates a second location of the UAV; determining that the first location data differs from the second location data by a threshold value; determining operation of the UAV is compromised based at least in part on the external data; transitioning to a fail-safe mode wherein the UAV is configured to disregard one or more of commands, the first location data, or the second location data; and transmitting alert data indicative of: