Context-based flight mode selection
First Claim
1. A system for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the system comprising:
- one or more processors configured to;
identify an environment type for the UAV from a plurality of different environment types;
select a flight mode from a plurality of different flight modes based on the identified environment type, wherein each of the plurality of different flight modes contains a different set of operating rules for the UAV;
detect a safety risk for the UAV based on sensor data collected by one or more sensors carried onboard the UAV; and
effect operation of the UAV in response to the detected safety risk in accordance with the set of operating rules of the selected flight mode.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle within an environment are provided. In one aspect, a system comprises one or more sensors carried by the unmanned aerial vehicle and configured to provide sensor data and one or more processors. The one or more processors can be individually or collectively configured to: determine, based on the sensor data, an environment type for the environment; select a flight mode from a plurality of different flight modes based on the environment type, wherein each of the plurality of different flight mode is associated with a different set of operating rules for the unmanned aerial vehicle; and cause the unmanned aerial vehicle to operate within the environment while conforming to the set of operating rules of the selected flight mode.
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22 Claims
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1. A system for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the system comprising:
one or more processors configured to; identify an environment type for the UAV from a plurality of different environment types; select a flight mode from a plurality of different flight modes based on the identified environment type, wherein each of the plurality of different flight modes contains a different set of operating rules for the UAV; detect a safety risk for the UAV based on sensor data collected by one or more sensors carried onboard the UAV; and effect operation of the UAV in response to the detected safety risk in accordance with the set of operating rules of the selected flight mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), comprising:
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identifying an environment type for the UAV from a plurality of different environment types; selecting a flight mode from a plurality of different flight modes based on the identified environment types, wherein each of the plurality of different flight modes contains a different set of operating rules for the UAV; detecting a safety risk for the UAV based on sensor data collected by one or more sensors carried onboard the UAV; and effecting operation of the UAV in response to the detected safety risk in accordance with the set of operating rules of the selected flight mode. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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