Navigating a UAV with a remote control device
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1. A method for navigating a UAV, the method comprising:
- receiving in a remote control device a user'"'"'s selection of a GUI map pixel that represents a waypoint for UAV navigation, the pixel having a location on the GUI;
mapping the pixel'"'"'s location on the GUI to Earth coordinates of the waypoint;
receiving a starting position from a GPS receiver on the UAV;
calculating a heading in dependence upon the starting position, the coordinates of the waypoint, and a navigation algorithm;
identifying flight control instructions for flying the UAV on the heading; and
transmitting the flight control instructions from the remote control device to the UAV.
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Abstract
Navigating a UAV, including receiving in a remote control device a user'"'"'s selection of a GUI map pixel that represents a waypoint for UAV navigation, the pixel having a location on the GUI; mapping the pixel'"'"'s location on the GUI to Earth coordinates of the waypoint; receiving a starting position from a GPS receiver on the UAV; calculating a heading in dependence upon the starting position, the coordinates of the waypoint, and a navigation algorithm; identifying flight control instructions for flying the UAV on the heading; and transmitting the flight control instructions from the remote control device to the UAV.
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1. A method for navigating a UAV, the method comprising:
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receiving in a remote control device a user'"'"'s selection of a GUI map pixel that represents a waypoint for UAV navigation, the pixel having a location on the GUI; mapping the pixel'"'"'s location on the GUI to Earth coordinates of the waypoint; receiving a starting position from a GPS receiver on the UAV; calculating a heading in dependence upon the starting position, the coordinates of the waypoint, and a navigation algorithm; identifying flight control instructions for flying the UAV on the heading; and transmitting the flight control instructions from the remote control device to the UAV. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for navigating a UAV, the system comprising:
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means for receiving in a remote control device a user'"'"'s selection of a GUI map pixel that represents a waypoint for UAV navigation, the pixel having a location on the GUI; means for mapping the pixel'"'"'s location on the GUI to Earth coordinates of the waypoint; means for receiving a starting position from a GPS receiver on the UAV; means for calculating a heading in dependence upon the starting position, the coordinates of the waypoint, and a navigation algorithm; means for identifying flight control instructions for flying the UAV on the heading; and means for transmitting the flight control instructions from the remote control device to the UAV. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer program product for navigating a UAV, the computer program product comprising:
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a recording medium; means, recorded on the recording medium, for receiving in a remote control device a user'"'"'s selection of a GUI map pixel that represents a waypoint for UAV navigation, the pixel having a location on the GUI; means, recorded on the recording medium, for mapping the pixel'"'"'s location on the GUI to Earth coordinates of the waypoint; means, recorded on the recording medium, for receiving a starting position from a GPS receiver on the UAV; means, recorded on the recording medium, for calculating a heading in dependence upon the starting position, the coordinates of the waypoint, and a navigation algorithm; means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying flight control instructions for flying the UAV on the heading; and means, recorded on the recording medium, for transmitting the flight control instructions from the remote control device to the UAV. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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