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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 from one or more sensors carried by the UAV, the sensor data being indicative of at least a state of the UAV;
select a flight mode from a plurality of different flight modes based at least in part on the sensor data; and
effect operation of the UAV in accordance with a set of operating rules associated with the selected flight mode.
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Abstract
A system for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes one or more processors configured to receive sensor data from one or more sensors carried by the UAV. The sensor data is indicative of at least a state of the UAV. The one or more processors are further configured to select a flight mode from a plurality of different flight modes based at least in part on the sensor data and effect operation of the UAV in accordance with a set of operating rules associated with the selected flight mode.
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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 from one or more sensors carried by the UAV, the sensor data being indicative of at least a state of the UAV; select a flight mode from a plurality of different flight modes based at least in part on the sensor data; and effect operation of the UAV in accordance with a set of operating rules associated with the selected flight mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the method comprising:
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receiving sensor data from one or more sensors carried by the UAV, the sensor data being indicative of at least a state of the UAV; selecting a flight mode from a plurality of different flight modes based at least in part on the sensor data; and effecting operation of the UAV in accordance with a set of operating rules associated with the selected flight mode. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), comprising:
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one or more sensors; and one or more processors configured to; receive sensor data from the one or more sensors, the sensor data being indicative of at least a state of the UAV; select a flight mode from a plurality of different flight modes based at least in part on the sensor data; and effect operation of the UAV in accordance with a set of operating rules associated with the selected flight mode. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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