Patent ID: 9659502
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: B60L,B64C,G08G,Y02T

Claim:
1. A method comprising: inputting a journey for a drone; generating a set of host candidates along the journey, at any location along the journey, computing a host utility score for each host candidate; at the location along the journey, computing a self propulsion utility score for traveling solo; at the location along the journey, computing a stationary mode utility score for remaining at the location; based on the host utility score for each host candidate, the self propulsion utility score, and the stationary mode utility score, evaluating a mode transition state from at least one of the following: based on the mode transition state evaluation, in response to the mode state evaluation indicating a change of mode transition, choosing the mode transition for the drone; and controlling the drone to negotiate the mode transition at the location along the journey.