초록

A system for delivering cooling water to building roofs by means of drone aircraft is disclosed. Control systems for navigation and precisely targeting a water spray are disclosed.

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1. A system for delivering water to building rooftops comprising: A drone aircraft comprised of sensors operatively connected to a control system, a water tank, an electrically actuated water valve operatively connected to said tank, a water outlet operatively connected to said valve and a control s

1. A system for delivering water to building rooftops comprising: A drone aircraft comprised of sensors operatively connected to a control system, a water tank, an electrically actuated water valve operatively connected to said tank, a water outlet operatively connected to said valve and a control system that causes the valve to open so that water is emitted from the water tank through the outlet when the control system detects by means of the sensors a predetermined relative amount of increase in infrared radiation from beneath the drone as it travels over one or more buildings. 2. The system of claim 1 further comprising a computer memory in which is stored GPS locations of at least one building. 3. The system of claim 1 further comprising a radio emitting beacon positioned on at least one building, where the control system detects the presence and relative position of the beacon. 4. The system of claim 3 where the at least one building is associated with a corresponding at least one GPS location stored in the computer memory. 5. The system of claims 1-4 where the drone aircraft is automatically piloted. 6. The system of claims 1-4 where the drone aircraft is remotely piloted. 7. A method of cooling a building comprising: Receiving at least one weather measurement associated with a predetermined geographic area;Determining using a computer whether the measurement meets a predetermined threshold condition;In response to meeting the predetermined threshold condition, searching a database to determine the GPS locations of a set of predetermined buildings located in the predetermined geographic area;Causing a drone aircraft comprised of a water tank to fly over the set of predetermined buildings and spray a predetermined amount of water on the roofs of said buildings. 8. The method of claim 7 further comprising: Receiving a radio signal from a building, said signal encoding digital data representing an identifier;Confirming that said identifier is associated with one of the set of buildings; andUsing the radio signal to fine tune the navigation of the drone. 9. The method of claim 7 further comprising: Detecting that the flight of the drone is unstable; andDeploying a parachute to land the drone in response to the detection step. 10. The method of claim 7 further comprising: Receiving a request for a building to be included among the set of predetermined buildings;Updating the list of the set of predetermined buildings. 11. The method of claim 7 further comprising: Detecting the presence of people under the intended drone flight path; andAdjusting the intended drone flight path so as not to fly over people. 12. The system of claim 1 further comprising a computer comprised of a computer memory containing data representing the intended flight route for the drone. 13. The system of claim 12 where the route data is comprised of at least one GPS coordinate corresponding to at least one building roof. 13. The system of claim 12 where the route data is comprised of data embodying identifiers unique to at least one building. 14. The system of claim 1 further comprising a parachute. 15. The method of claim 1 further comprising a video camera operatively connected to a computer operating a visual recognition program in order to detect the presence of people under the drone aircraft.