UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE WITH DETACHABLE COMPUTING DEVICE
First Claim
1. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) comprising:
- an airframe comprising;
one or more arms;
one or more rotors coupled to the one or more arms;
at least one motor coupled to the one or more rotors;
a control management system;
a cradle coupled to the airframe, the cradle being adjustable to receive a computing device; and
a connector configured to connect the control management system to the computing device.
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Abstract
This disclosure is generally directed to an Unmanned Aerial Device (UAV) that uses a removable computing device for command and control. The UAV may include an airframe with rotors and an adjustable cradle to attach a computing device. The computing device, such as a smart phone, tablet, MP3 player, or the like, may provide the necessary avionics and computing equipment to control the UAV autonomously. For example, the adjustable cradle may be extended to fit a tablet or other large computing device, or retracted to fit a smart phone or other small computing device. Thus, the adjustable cradle may provide for the attachment and use of a plurality of different computing devices in conjunction with a single airframe. Additionally the UAV may comprise adjustable arms to assist in balancing the load of the different computing devices and/or additional equipment attached to the airframe.
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20 Claims
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1. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) comprising:
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an airframe comprising; one or more arms; one or more rotors coupled to the one or more arms; at least one motor coupled to the one or more rotors; a control management system; a cradle coupled to the airframe, the cradle being adjustable to receive a computing device; and a connector configured to connect the control management system to the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) comprising:
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an airframe, the airframe comprising; at least one arm; at least one rotor coupled to the at least one arm; at least one motor coupled to the at least one rotor; a control management system; a cradle coupled to the airframe; a computing device coupled to the cradle, wherein the computing device is decoupleable from the cradle; and a connector configured to connect the flight computer to the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method comprising:
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coupling a first computing device to an airframe, the first computing device being detachable from the airframe; programming the first computing device to communicate with a second computing device; determining a maximum distance from the first computing device to the second computing device; maintaining, by the first computing device, a distance between the first computing device and the second computing device, the distance being no greater than the maximum distance; - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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