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AERIAL SYSTEM THERMAL CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD

  • US 20170225796A1
  • Filed: 04/24/2017
  • Published: 08/10/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/04/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for aerial vehicle operation, comprising:

  • providing an aerial vehicle comprising;

    a rotor defining a rotor axis, a rotor plane normal to the rotor axis, and a swept area within the rotor plane;

    a processor, wherein a projection of the processor onto the rotor plane does not intersect the swept area; and

    a housing mechanically coupled to the processor, the rotor rotationally coupled to the housing about the rotor axis;

    flying the aerial vehicle, comprising, at the processor;

    performing an image analysis process; and

    controlling the rotor to rotate about the rotor axis based on a result of the image analysis process; and

    while flying the aerial vehicle and controlling the rotor to rotate, actively cooling the processor, comprising, at the rotor, forcing airflow toward the processor.

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