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CONTEXT-BASED FLIGHT MODE SELECTION

  • US 20170045886A1
  • Filed: 11/01/2016
  • Published: 02/16/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/05/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the system comprising:

  • one or more processors configured to;

    receive sensor data collected by one or more sensors carried onboard the UAV, wherein the sensor data is indicative of;

    (1) an environment type in which the UAV is operating, (2) a physical state of the UAV, and/or (3) an operational state of one or more components onboard the UAV;

    select one or more flight modes from a plurality of different flight modes based on the sensor data, wherein the plurality of different flight modes contain different sets of operating rules for the UAV; and

    effect operation of the UAV in accordance with the set(s) of operating rules of the one or more selected flight modes.

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