System and method for automated aerial system operation
First Claim
1. A method of controlling an aerial system comprising a housing and a rotor rotationally coupled to the housing about a rotor axis, the method comprising:
- operating the rotor in a flight mode, comprising controlling the rotor to rotate about the rotor axis;
while operating the rotor in the flight mode, detecting a yaw change of the aerial system; and
at a processor mounted to the housing of the aerial system, in response to detecting the yaw change, automatically operating the rotor in a standby mode.
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Abstract
A method for controlling an aerial system with a rotor enclosed by a housing, including: operating the rotor in a flight mode, detecting a grab event indicative of the aerial system being grabbed, and automatically operating the rotor in a standby mode. A method for controlling an aerial system including a central axis extending normal to a lateral plane of the aerial system, including: generating a first aerodynamic force with a set of rotors enclosed by a housing, detecting that an acute angle between the central axis and a gravity vector is greater than a threshold angle, and operating each rotor of the set of rotors to cooperatively generate a second aerodynamic force less than the first aerodynamic force with the set of rotors.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of controlling an aerial system comprising a housing and a rotor rotationally coupled to the housing about a rotor axis, the method comprising:
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operating the rotor in a flight mode, comprising controlling the rotor to rotate about the rotor axis; while operating the rotor in the flight mode, detecting a yaw change of the aerial system; and at a processor mounted to the housing of the aerial system, in response to detecting the yaw change, automatically operating the rotor in a standby mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of controlling an aerial system comprising a processing module mounted to a housing, the method comprising, at the processing module:
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controlling the aerial system to operate in a flight mode; while controlling the aerial system to operate in the flight mode, detecting a hand of a user in a landing request conformation; and in response to detecting the hand, controlling the aerial system to land on the hand. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of controlling an aerial system comprising a housing and a rotor rotationally coupled to the housing about a rotor axis, the method comprising, at a processor mounted to the housing:
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operating the rotor in a standby mode, comprising controlling the rotor to rotate about the rotor axis at a first rotational speed greater than zero and less than a threshold rotational speed required for sustained aerial system flight; while operating the rotor in the standby mode, detecting a throw event indicative of the aerial system being thrown; and in response to detecting the throw event, operating the rotor in a flight mode, comprising controlling the rotor to rotate about the rotor axis at a second rotational speed greater than the threshold rotational speed. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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