MODULAR ARMS ON A ROTOR-BASED REMOTE VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A rotor-based remote flying vehicle platform comprising:
- a vehicle body, wherein the vehicle body comprises;
a processing unit that receives positional sensor data and provides flight controls based upon the received positional sensor data, anda first frame connection interface that is configured to interface with a plurality of different arm types, wherein the first frame connection interface comprises a physical connection and an electronic connection;
a first arm that is selectively connectable to the vehicle body through the first frame connection interface, wherein the first arm comprises;
a first arm connection interface that is selectively connectable to the first frame connection interface, anda first motor mounted to the first arm.
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Abstract
A rotor-based remote flying vehicle platform includes a vehicle body. The vehicle body includes a processing unit that receives positional sensor data and provides flight controls based upon the received positional sensor data. The vehicle body also includes a first frame connection interface that is configured to interface with a plurality of different arm types. The first frame connection interface comprises a physical connection and an electronic connection. Additionally, the rotor-based remote flying vehicle platform includes a first arm, of a rotor-based remote flying vehicle platform, that is selectively connectable to the vehicle body through the first frame connection interface. The first arm comprises a first arm connection interface that is selectively connectable to the first frame connection interface. Additionally, the first arm comprises a first motor mounted to the first arm.
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20 Claims
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1. A rotor-based remote flying vehicle platform comprising:
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a vehicle body, wherein the vehicle body comprises; a processing unit that receives positional sensor data and provides flight controls based upon the received positional sensor data, and a first frame connection interface that is configured to interface with a plurality of different arm types, wherein the first frame connection interface comprises a physical connection and an electronic connection; a first arm that is selectively connectable to the vehicle body through the first frame connection interface, wherein the first arm comprises; a first arm connection interface that is selectively connectable to the first frame connection interface, and a first motor mounted to the first arm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A rotor-based remote flying vehicle platform comprising:
a first arm that is selectively connectable to a vehicle body through a first frame connection interface, wherein the first arm comprises; a first arm connection interface that is configured to physically attach to the first frame connection interface and to electronically communicate through the first frame connection interface, a first motor mounted to the first arm, and a first identification component that communicates first identification information relating to the first motor to a processing unit associated with the vehicle body. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for customizing a rotor-based remote flying vehicle platform comprising:
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receiving, at a processing unit associated with a vehicle body, a first indication that a first arm has been removed from a first frame connection interface; receiving, at the processing unit associated with the vehicle body, a second indication that a second arm has been connection to the first frame connection interface, wherein the second indication comprises; data describing one or more operating characteristics of a second motor mounted to the second arm, wherein the second motor is a different type of motor than the first motor and is associated with different operating characteristics; and communicating a command from the processing unit to the second motor, wherein one or more aspects of the command are determined by the data.
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