Pre-flight self test for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
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1. A method, comprising:
- instructing, by a controller, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) docked to a landing perch to perform a pre-flight test operation of a pre-flight test routine;
receiving, at the controller, sensor data associated with the pre-flight test operation from one or more force sensors of the landing perch, in response to the UAV performing the pre-flight test operation;
receiving, at the controller, data indicative of an acceptable range for the sensor data associated with the pre-flight test operation;
determining, by the controller, whether the sensor data associated with the pre-flight test operation is within the acceptable range; and
causing, by the controller, the UAV to launch from the landing perch based in part on a determination that UAV has passed the pre-flight test routine.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a controller instructs an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) docked to a landing perch to perform a pre-flight test operation of a pre-flight test routine. The controller receives sensor data associated with the pre-flight test operation from one or more force sensors of the landing perch, in response to the UAV performing the pre-flight test operation. The controller determines whether the sensor data associated with the pre-flight test operation is within an acceptable range. The controller causes the UAV to launch from the landing perch based in part on a determination that UAV has passed the pre-flight test routine.
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1. A method, comprising:
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instructing, by a controller, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) docked to a landing perch to perform a pre-flight test operation of a pre-flight test routine; receiving, at the controller, sensor data associated with the pre-flight test operation from one or more force sensors of the landing perch, in response to the UAV performing the pre-flight test operation; receiving, at the controller, data indicative of an acceptable range for the sensor data associated with the pre-flight test operation; determining, by the controller, whether the sensor data associated with the pre-flight test operation is within the acceptable range; and causing, by the controller, the UAV to launch from the landing perch based in part on a determination that UAV has passed the pre-flight test routine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A landing perch for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), comprising:
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a base having a plurality of posts that extend from the base and are configured to couple with apertures of the UAV; one or more force sensors located on one or more of the plurality of posts; and a controller that includes; one or more network interfaces to communicate with a computer network; a processor coupled to the one or more network interfaces and configured to execute a process; and a memory configured to store the process executable by the processor, the process when executed operable to; instruct the UAV to perform a pre-flight test operation of a pre-flight test routine prior to being launched from the landing perch; receive sensor data associated with the pre-flight test operation from the one or more force sensors, in response to the UAV performing the pre-flight test operation; determine whether the sensor data associated with the pre-flight test operation is within an acceptable range; and cause the UAV to launch from the landing perch based in part on a determination that UAV has passed the pre-flight test routine. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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