Have this article read to you at https://youtu.be/YQ7klJEHe8U For the moment, drone deliveries are far from mainstream. They can be useful in rural environments with vast expanses, but hardly safe in an urban setting. This invention is for an air traffic control ground station to help a delivery drone leave a package on your balcony. […]
It’s been the talk of the town since Amazon ‘leaked’ its drone-delivery service, but in reading the patent application for this invention, there is plenty of room to maneuver around Amazon. The application is well-written as far as understanding the concept of drone delivery: “The final, or last mile delivery of physical items to a […]
As more and more UAVs clutter the sky, navigation becomes a real issue. Delivery by drone sparks some of these questions: how do you prevent collisions? Optimize efficiency? Keep track of inventory? Certainly, GPS-borne navigation is the flavor du jour, but it’s not the only nav protocol. Along comes Azure Sky Group LLC, and their patent application for […]