Patents by Inventor Andre Cire

Andre Cire has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System and method for controlling a fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles based on multi-stage optimization
    Patent number: 12524023
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and a method for controlling a fleet of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to perform a mission. The method comprises receiving request data for the mission, obtaining assignments corresponding to one or more UAVs of the fleet of UAVs, and obtaining assignment data corresponding to each assignment. The method further comprises determining an assignment for the one or more UAVs by performing a first stage of a multi-stage optimization subject to a first set of constraints and updating the first list of assignments by adding the determined assignment to the first list of assignments. The method further comprises determining a second list of assignments for the one or more UAVs by performing a second stage of the multi-stage optimization subject to a second set of constraints and controlling the one or more UAVs based on the second list of assignments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2026
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Arvind Raghunathan, Zafer Sahinoglu, David Bergman, Andre Cire
  • System and Method for Controlling a Fleet of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Based on Multi-Stage Optimization
    Publication number: 20250306611
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and a method for controlling a fleet of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to perform a mission. The method comprises receiving request data for the mission, obtaining assignments corresponding to one or more UAVs of the fleet of UAVs, and obtaining assignment data corresponding to each assignment. The method further comprises determining an assignment for the one or more UAVs by performing a first stage of a multi-stage optimization subject to a first set of constraints and updating the first list of assignments by adding the determined assignment to the first list of assignments. The method further comprises determining a second list of assignments for the one or more UAVs by performing a second stage of the multi-stage optimization subject to a second set of constraints and controlling the one or more UAVs based on the second list of assignments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2024
    Publication date: October 2, 2025
    Applicants: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc., Mitsubishi Electric US
    Inventors: Arvind Raghunathan, Zafer Sahinoglu, David Bergman, Andre Cire