A system comprises a drone 10 having autonomous drive capability and an assist vehicle (AV) 13 for transporting the drone in an assisted drive mode in which the drone is held at, and transported by, the assist vehicle. Control hardware and software are programmed to determine drone travel over a route having a first route section in which the drone travels autonomously and a second route section in which the drone travels in the assisted drive mode. The AV may be a rail, road, waterborne or airborne vehicle and may carry an ISO intermodal container 27. The AV may be powered by electricity from an overhead line(88, figure 14), a third rail (87), or a battery wherein the AV has a charging circuit to charge the drone.
Drone routing combining autonomous flight and assist vehicle travel
2025-07-02
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64U |
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