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CONTEXT-BASED FLIGHT MODE SELECTION

  • US 20160068267A1
  • Filed: 07/16/2015
  • Published: 03/10/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/05/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle within an environment, the system comprising:

  • one or more sensors carried by the unmanned aerial vehicle and configured to provide sensor data; and

    one or more processors 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, andcause 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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