Unmanned aerial vehicle and operations thereof
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1. A kit for assembling a multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), comprising:
- (a) one or more electrical components adapted to control operation of the UAV and selected from the group consisting of a power source, a flight control module, an inertial measurement unit (IMU), and a GPS receiver; and
(b) instructions comprising information for a user of said UAV to assemble component(s) of (a) with a magnetometer, such that when the UAV is assembled, the assembled UAV is characterized in that it comprises;
a housing forming a central body of the UAV and comprising an outer surface and an inner surface that forms a cavity, the one or more electric components being disposed inside the cavity of the central body, wherein the magnetometer is secured onto an extension member at a position sufficiently distal from the housing to effect a reduction of interference from said one or more electrical components disposed within the cavity of the central body, and wherein said extension member is a landing stand configured to bear weight of the UAV when the UAV is not airborne.
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Abstract
The present invention provides methods and apparatus for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with improved reliability. According to one aspect of the invention, interference experienced by onboard sensors from onboard electrical components is reduced. According to another aspect of the invention, user-configuration or assembly of electrical components is minimized to reduce user errors.
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1. A kit for assembling a multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), comprising:
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(a) one or more electrical components adapted to control operation of the UAV and selected from the group consisting of a power source, a flight control module, an inertial measurement unit (IMU), and a GPS receiver; and (b) instructions comprising information for a user of said UAV to assemble component(s) of (a) with a magnetometer, such that when the UAV is assembled, the assembled UAV is characterized in that it comprises; a housing forming a central body of the UAV and comprising an outer surface and an inner surface that forms a cavity, the one or more electric components being disposed inside the cavity of the central body, wherein the magnetometer is secured onto an extension member at a position sufficiently distal from the housing to effect a reduction of interference from said one or more electrical components disposed within the cavity of the central body, and wherein said extension member is a landing stand configured to bear weight of the UAV when the UAV is not airborne. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of assembling a multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), comprising:
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forming a central body of the UAV using a housing comprising an outer surface and an inner surface, wherein the inner surface forms a cavity configured to contain one or more electrical components disposed inside the cavity; disposing the one or more electrical components inside the cavity of the central body, wherein the one or more electrical components are adapted to control operation of the UAV and are selected from the group consisting of a power source, a flight control module, an inertial measurement unit (IMU) and a GPS receiver; and securing a magnetometer onto an extension member, at a position sufficiently distal from the housing to effect a reduction of interference from said one or more electrical components disposed within the cavity of the central body, wherein said extension member is a landing stand configured to bear weight of the UAV when the UAV is not airborne. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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