UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME
First Claim
1. An unmanned aerial vehicle apparatus comprising:
- a housing mounted on a vehicle and having an inner space;
a launching unit located inside the inner space;
an unmanned aerial vehicle accommodated in the inner space and configured to be launched from the housing, the unmanned aerial vehicle comprising wing units configured to guide flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle after launch and an output unit configured to output information; and
a controller configured to;
control the unmanned aerial vehicle to launch from the housing based on a driving state of the vehicle and a preset condition; and
control the wing units to maneuver the unmanned aerial vehicle to a position after launch that is set based on first information related to the driving state; and
control the output unit at the set position to output second information related to the driving state.
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Abstract
An unmanned aerial vehicle according to the present invention includes a housing mounted on a vehicle and having an inner space, the housing provided with a launching unit, an unmanned aerial vehicle accommodated in the housing and configured to be launched from the housing when a driving state of the vehicle meets a preset condition, wing units mounted to the unmanned aerial vehicle and configured to allow the flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle in response to the launch from the housing, an output unit disposed on the unmanned aerial vehicle, and a controller configured to control the wing units to move the unmanned aerial vehicle to a position set based on information related to the driving state when the unmanned aerial vehicle is launched, and control the output unit to output warning information related to the driving state.
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23 Claims
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1. An unmanned aerial vehicle apparatus comprising:
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a housing mounted on a vehicle and having an inner space; a launching unit located inside the inner space; an unmanned aerial vehicle accommodated in the inner space and configured to be launched from the housing, the unmanned aerial vehicle comprising wing units configured to guide flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle after launch and an output unit configured to output information; and a controller configured to; control the unmanned aerial vehicle to launch from the housing based on a driving state of the vehicle and a preset condition; and control the wing units to maneuver the unmanned aerial vehicle to a position after launch that is set based on first information related to the driving state; and control the output unit at the set position to output second information related to the driving state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle mounted in a vehicle, the method comprising:
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receiving driving state information related to the vehicle; launching the unmanned aerial vehicle based on the received driving state and a preset condition; maneuvering the unmanned aerial vehicle to a position after launch that is set based the driving state; and outputting information related to the driving state at the set position. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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