US12704355 - Multimode unmanned aerial vehicle

The patent describes a system for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that can autonomously switch from a trajectory aimed at a target to one that avoids impact, based on external commands or onboard scene analysis. This capability enhances the UAV’s operational flexibility and safety during missions.

Claim 1

1 . A system comprising: a processing unit configured to transition an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from a first trajectory to impact a target to a second trajectory to avoid impact of the target by the UAV, wherein the transition is responsive to one or more of: an external command to transition the UAV from the first trajectory to the second trajectory and an indicator generated by onboard processing of the processing unit as an autonomous determination of scene change. a processing unit configured to transition an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from a first trajectory to impact a target to a second trajectory to avoid impact of the target by the UAV, wherein the transition is responsive to one or more of: an external command to transition the UAV from the first trajectory to the second trajectory and an indicator generated by onboard processing of the processing unit as an autonomous determination of scene change.

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