Unmanned aerial vehicle control systems
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1. A method of controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle comprising:
- transmitting an indication of a take-off or landing location to the unmanned aerial vehicle;
launching the unmanned aerial vehicle;
switching a control mode of the unmanned aerial vehicle from an autonomous mode to a manual mode;
switching the control mode of the unmanned aerial vehicle from the manual mode to another autonomous mode; and
landing the unmanned aerial vehicle.
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Abstract
Unmanned aerial vehicle control systems are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method of controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle includes transmitting an indication of a take-off or landing location to the unmanned aerial vehicle. The unmanned aerial vehicle is launched. A control mode of the unmanned aerial vehicle is switched from an autonomous mode to a manual mode. The control mode of the unmanned aerial vehicle is switched from the manual mode to another autonomous mode, and the unmanned aerial vehicle is landed at the landing location.
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1. A method of controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle comprising:
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transmitting an indication of a take-off or landing location to the unmanned aerial vehicle; launching the unmanned aerial vehicle; switching a control mode of the unmanned aerial vehicle from an autonomous mode to a manual mode; switching the control mode of the unmanned aerial vehicle from the manual mode to another autonomous mode; and landing the unmanned aerial vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A multimodal variable autonomy control system for an unmanned aerial vehicle comprising:
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a plurality of control mode components each corresponding to a different mode of control and being configured to respond to command inputs by generating directionally descriptive control commands, one of the plurality of control modes comprising an autonomous landing mode, the autonomous landing mode being utilized in performing an autonomous landing of the unmanned aerial vehicle; a unified autopilot component for processing said directionally descriptive control commands; and a vehicle control component for receiving process commands from the unified autopilot system and actuating control devices accordingly. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A multimodal variable autonomy control system for an unmanned aerial vehicle comprising:
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a plurality of control mode components each corresponding to a different mode of control and being configured to respond to command inputs by generating directionally descriptive control commands, one of the plurality of control modes comprising an autonomous take-off mode, the autonomous take-off mode being utilized in performing an autonomous take-off of the unmanned aerial vehicle; a unified autopilot component for processing said directionally descriptive control commands; and a vehicle control component for receiving process commands from the unified autopilot system and actuating control devices accordingly. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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