18333542. SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD (Ford Global Technologies, LLC)
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SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD
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Inventor(s)
John Robert Van Wiemeersch of Novi MI (US)
Robert Bruce Kleve of Ann Arbor MI (US)
Brendan Diamond of Grosse Pointe MI (US)
Keith Weston of Canton MI (US)
Stuart C. Salter of White Lake MI (US)
SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18333542 titled 'SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD
Original Abstract Submitted
A surveillance system is disclosed. The surveillance system may include a power source, a tether and an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The tether may include tether proximal distal ends. The tether may obtain power from the power source via a tether connection unit connected to the tether distal end. The UAV may be removably attached to the tether proximal end and configured to obtain power from the tether. The UAV may obtain a trigger signal to follow a target object. The UAV may maneuver UAV movement to follow the target object responsive to obtaining the trigger signal. The UAV may additionally determine that a distance between the UAV and the tether connection unit may be equivalent to a tether length when the UAV may be following the target object. The UAV may detach from the tether when the distance may be equivalent to the tether length.
