Patent №
US 10,696,035
Granted
2020-06-30
Filed 2019
Owner
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Lab
AI components
2
planning · hardware
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
16374038
Approaches presented herein enable forming a 3D object with a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), also known as “drones”, configured to carry and deposit 3D printing material, and to fly to a depositing location (e.g., fly, hover, or land) to print a 3D object. Specifically, at a central controller, a set of specifications for a 3D object to be printed are obtained. The central controller directs each of a plurality of UAVs controlled by the central controller to fly to a depositing location where a layer of 3D printer material is to be deposited, the location determined from the set of specifications. In response to a UAV of the plurality reaching the depositing location, the central controller further directs the UAV of the plurality to apply the layer of 3D printer material to the depositing location.
AI classification
Ownership
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
assignment · 487810716
Assignors
BOSTICK, JAMES E., GANCI, JOHN M., JR., KEEN, MARTIN G., RAKSHIT, SARBAJIT K.
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