SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED AERIAL SYSTEM OPERATION
First Claim
1. A method for controlling an aerial system comprising a rotor, the method comprising:
- operating the rotor in a flight mode, wherein the rotor is enclosed by a housing of the aerial system and configured to rotate about a rotor axis;
while operating the rotor in the flight mode, detecting a grab event indicative of the aerial system being grabbed; and
at a processor mounted to the housing of the aerial system, in response to detecting the grab event, automatically operating the rotor in a standby mode, wherein operating the rotor in the standby mode comprises ceasing rotor rotation.
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Abstract
A method for controlling an aerial system with a rotor enclosed by a housing, including: operating the rotor in a flight mode, detecting a grab event indicative of the aerial system being grabbed, and automatically operating the rotor in a standby mode. A method for controlling an aerial system including a central axis extending normal to a lateral plane of the aerial system, including: generating a first aerodynamic force with a set of rotors enclosed by a housing, detecting that an acute angle between the central axis and a gravity vector is greater than a threshold angle, and operating each rotor of the set of rotors to cooperatively generate a second aerodynamic force less than the first aerodynamic force with the set of rotors.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for controlling an aerial system comprising a rotor, the method comprising:
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operating the rotor in a flight mode, wherein the rotor is enclosed by a housing of the aerial system and configured to rotate about a rotor axis; while operating the rotor in the flight mode, detecting a grab event indicative of the aerial system being grabbed; and at a processor mounted to the housing of the aerial system, in response to detecting the grab event, automatically operating the rotor in a standby mode, wherein operating the rotor in the standby mode comprises ceasing rotor rotation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for controlling an aerial system including a central axis extending normal to a lateral plane of the aerial system, the method comprising:
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generating a first aerodynamic force with a set of rotors of the aerial system, each rotor of the set of rotors enclosed by a housing of the aerial system, wherein the first aerodynamic force is substantially equal to a total aerodynamic force generated by the aerial system; after generating the first aerodynamic force, at the aerial system, detecting that an acute angle between the central axis and a gravity vector is greater than 35°
; andin response to detecting that the acute angle is greater than 35°
, operating each rotor of the set of rotors to cooperatively generate a second aerodynamic force less than the first aerodynamic force with the set of rotors. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for controlling an aerial system comprising a rotor, the method comprising:
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detecting a start event indicative of aerial system support in a substantially horizontal orientation for a time interval greater than a threshold time interval; and at a processor mounted to the housing of the aerial system, in response to detecting the start event, automatically operating the rotor in a flight mode, wherein the rotor is enclosed by a housing of the aerial system and configured to rotate about a rotor axis. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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