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US 12,475,798 · App. 18/016,346 · Granted Nov 18, 2025

UAS work practice

Inventors: Michael Price McGuire (Austin, TX); Gregorio Nunez (Pflugerville, TX); Brendan James Smith (Lakeway, TX)
Assignee: SeekOps Inc.
G08G5/30B64U10/14G06V20/17G08G5/55G08G5/57B64U2101/35
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Patent No.
US 12,475,798
App. No.
18/016,346
Filed
Jan 15, 2023
Granted
Nov 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3661
USPC
701/3
Abstract

Systems, devices, and methods including a processor having addressable memory, the processor configured to: determine coordinates of one or more equipment groups; determine coordinates of one or more flight lines about the determined coordinates of the one or more equipment groups; generate one or more waypoints along the determined coordinates of the one or more flight lines; and generate a flight path along the generated one or more waypoints.

Claims (47)

1 . A system comprising:

at least one trace-gas sensor configured to be disposed on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV);

a processor having addressable memory, the processor configured to:

determine coordinates of one or more equipment groups;

determine coordinates of one or more flight lines about the determined coordinates of the one or more equipment groups;

generate one or more waypoints along the determined coordinates of the one or more flight lines;

generate at least one flight path along the generated one or more waypoints; and

wherein the trace-gas sensor is configured to generate trace gas data when the UAV is configured to follow the at least one flight path along the one or more waypoints,

wherein the one or more flight lines are predetermined paths around the one or more equipment group before generating the at least one flight path, and

wherein each of the at least one flight path encompasses a portion of each of the one or more flight lines.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

select a border for the one or more equipment groups;

wherein the determined coordinates of the one or more equipment groups comprise one or more global positioning system (GPS) coordinates, and wherein the determined coordinates for the one or more flight lines comprise one or more GPS coordinates; and

wherein the determined coordinates of the one or more flight lines comprise a buffer based on the determined coordinates of the one or more equipment groups.

3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the buffer is based on an equipment type in the one or more equipment groups, a user preference corresponding to the equipment type, and one or more rules or laws corresponding to the equipment type.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the generated one or more waypoints are based on at least one of: an equipment type in the one or more equipment groups, a wind direction, a wind variation, and one or more obstacles located proximate the one or more equipment groups.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the generated one or more waypoints are based on an equipment type in the one or more equipment groups.

6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the generated at least one flight path along the generated one or more waypoints are outside of a designated safety zone.

7 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the generated at least one flight path along the generated one or more waypoints is dynamically changed given one or more of: a wind speed and a wind direction.

8 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the generated one or more waypoints based on extending lines from a wind direction and a first standard deviation of the wind direction from a corner of the one or more equipment groups.

9 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine one or more standard deviations of a wind direction to account for variable wind conditions.

10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the generated one or more waypoints are further based on the determined one or more standard deviations of the wind direction.

11 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the determined coordinates of the one or more equipment groups forms a first closed shape, and wherein the determined coordinates of the one or more flight lines forms a second closed shape.

12 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one flight path comprises one or more of: a downwind flight pattern, an upwind flight pattern, and a spiral flight pattern.

13 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more flight lines indicate one or more potential flight lines, and at least one flight path indicates at least one actual flight path that the UAV is configured to follow to generate the trace gas data.

14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the coordinates of the one or more potential flight lines is determined about the determined coordinates of the one or more equipment groups at a distance, wherein the one or more potential flight lines include a closed shape.

15 . The system of claim 13 , wherein each of the at least one actual flight path is determined by a portion of each of the one or more potential flight lines based on at least one of wind direction and wind variance.

16 . A method comprising:

determining coordinates of one or more equipment groups;

determining coordinates of one or more flight lines about the determined coordinates of the one or more equipment groups; and

generating one or more waypoints along the determined coordinates of the one or more flight lines;

generating at least one flight path along the one or more waypoints; and

receiving trace gas data from at least one trace-gas sensor configured to be on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), wherein the UAV is configured to follow the at least one flight path along the one or more waypoints,

wherein the one or more flight lines are predetermined paths around the one or more equipment group before generating the at least one flight path, and

wherein each of the at least one flight path encompasses a portion of each of the one or more flight lines.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein generating the one or more waypoints further comprises: generating the one or more waypoints based on one or more of: a wind direction standard deviation, the one or more equipment groups, and a buffer based on coordinates of the one or more equipment groups.

18 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising:

selecting a border for the one or more equipment groups in an image.

19 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the determined coordinates of the one or more equipment groups comprise one or more global positioning system (GPS) coordinates, and wherein the determined coordinates for the one or more flight lines comprise one or more GPS coordinates.

20 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the determined coordinates of the one or more flight lines comprise a buffer based on the determined coordinates of the one or more equipment groups.

21 . The method of claim 20 , wherein the buffer is based on at least one of: an equipment type in the one or more equipment groups, a user preference corresponding to the equipment type, and one or more rules or laws corresponding to the equipment type.

22 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the generated one or more waypoints are based on at least one of: an equipment type in the one or more equipment groups, a wind direction, a wind variation, and one or more obstacles located proximate the one or more equipment groups.

23 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the determined coordinates of the one or more equipment groups forms a first closed shape, and wherein the determined coordinates of the one or more flight lines forms a second closed shape.

24 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the one or more flight lines indicate one or more potential flight lines, and at least one flight path indicates at least one actual flight path that the UAV is configured to follow to generate the trace gas data.

25 . The method of claim 24 , wherein the coordinates of the one or more potential flight lines is determined about the determined coordinates of the one or more equipment groups at a distance, wherein the one or more potential flight lines include a closed shape.

26 . The method of claim 24 , wherein each of the at least one actual flight path is determined by a portion of each of the one or more potential flight lines based on at least one of wind direction and wind variance.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 15, 2023
From: MCGUIRE, MICHAEL PRICE; NUNEZ, GREGORIO; SMITH, BRENDAN JAMES
To: SEEKOPS INC.
Reel/Frame 062378/0800 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63053272 · Jul 17, 2020
Related Publication 20230274651A1 · Aug 31, 2023
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