Using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or drones) in forestry machine-connectivity applications

A method includes controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to collect and forward information pertaining to a forestry worksite area. The UAV is controlled to fly to a first location and capture image information at the first location. The UAV is also controlled to fly to a second location, esta...

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Hauptverfasser:	Cherney, Mark J, Kahler, Andrew W, Lawler, Richard, Flood, Matthew J
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AEROPLANES AGRICULTURE AIRCRAFT ANIMAL HUSBANDRY ARRANGEMENTS OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSIONTRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT AVIATION CALCULATING COMPUTING CONTROLLING COSMONAUTICS COUNTING CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPSOR SEAWEED EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT FISHING FLYING SUITS FORESTRY GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS HELICOPTERS HORTICULTURE HUMAN NECESSITIES HUNTING MEASURING MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS NAVIGATION PARACHUTES PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY PHYSICS REGULATING SIGNALLING SURVEYING SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES TESTING TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS TRANSPORTING TRAPPING WATERING
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Zusammenfassung:	A method includes controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to collect and forward information pertaining to a forestry worksite area. The UAV is controlled to fly to a first location and capture image information at the first location. The UAV is also controlled to fly to a second location, establish a communication connection between the UAV and a communication system at the second location, and send the captured image information to the communication system via the established connection. In another example, the UAV uploads (e.g., sends) the data to a communication system (e.g., computing device operated by an operator), and the uploaded data is further sent to a remote computing system (e.g., a forestry analysis system).