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Unmanned aerial vehicle and operations thereof

  • US 9,221,537 B2
  • Filed: 11/05/2014
  • Issued: 12/29/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2012
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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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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