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Apparatus and method of harvesting airborne moisture
An apparatus for use in harvesting airborne moisture includes an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a woven mesh, supported by the UAV, for collecting liquid droplets upon contact with a fog bank, a camera, a processor, a non-transitory, tangible computer readable memory storing software instructions executable by the processor, a fog identification engine, and a flight controller on board the UAV. The fog identification engine is executable on the processor according to the software instructions and is configurable to capture a digital image via the camera, detect an absence of features in the digital image, and identify a fog bank as a function of the absence of features in the digital image. The flight controller directs the UAV to enter a fog bank identified by the fog identification engine.
Apparatus and method of harvesting airborne moisture
An apparatus for use in harvesting airborne moisture includes an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a woven mesh, supported by the UAV, for collecting liquid droplets upon contact with a fog bank, a camera, a processor, a non-transitory, tangible computer readable memory storing software instructions executable by the processor, a fog identification engine, and a flight controller on board the UAV. The fog identification engine is executable on the processor according to the software instructions and is configurable to capture a digital image via the camera, detect an absence of features in the digital image, and identify a fog bank as a function of the absence of features in the digital image. The flight controller directs the UAV to enter a fog bank identified by the fog identification engine.
Apparatus and method of harvesting airborne moisture
WITCHEY NICHOLAS J (author)
2019-10-08
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC:
G06N
COMPUTER SYSTEMS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS
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Rechnersysteme, basierend auf spezifischen Rechenmodellen
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B01D
SEPARATION
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Trennen
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B64B
LIGHTER-THAN-AIR AIRCRAFT
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Luftfahrzeuge leichter als Luft
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B64C
AEROPLANES
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Flugzeuge
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B64D
Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge
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EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT
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E03B
Anlagen oder Verfahren zum Gewinnen, Sammeln oder Verteilen von Wasser
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INSTALLATIONS OR METHODS FOR OBTAINING, COLLECTING, OR DISTRIBUTING WATER
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G06V
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H04B
TRANSMISSION
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Übertragung
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