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(43) Date of publication: 22.05.2024 Bulletin 2024/21 (21) Application number: 22729321.4 (22) Date of filing: 29.04.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B60L 53/30(2019.01) B64F 1/00(2006.01) B64C 39/00(2023.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): B60L 53/30; B60L 2200/10; B64U 50/19; Y02T 10/70; Y02T 10/7072; B64U 80/10; B64U 80/70; B64U 80/25; B64U 10/14 (86) International application number: PCT/US2022/026991 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/287472 (19.01.2023 Gazette 2023/03)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 16.07.2021 US 202163222768 P 14.10.2021 US 202163255566 P 28.12.2021 US 202163294148 P 21.01.2022 US 202217581222 21.01.2022 US 202217581261 21.01.2022 US 202217581290 (71) Applicant: Skydio Inc. San Mateo CA 94402 (US)

(72) Inventors: LOWE, Patrick Allen Redwood City, California 94061 (US) GRASBERGER, Christopher Brian Redwood City, California 94061 (US) O'LEARY, Kevin Patrick Smith Redwood City, California 94061 (US) BERTHELET, Christopher C. Redwood City, California 94061 (US) WOO, Yee Shan Redwood City, California 94061 (US) RANDOLPH, Brett Nicholas Redwood City, California 94061 (US) ALTENHOFEN, Phoebe Josephine Redwood City, California 94061 (US) WEST, Zachary Albert Redwood City, California 94061 (US) (74) Representative: Adamson Jones  Park View House 58 The Ropewalk Nottingham NG1 5DW Nottingham NG1 5DW (GB)