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US 10,101,748 B2Granted
Methods for launching and landing an unmanned aerial vehicle
AssigneeSz Dji Technology Co., Ltd.
InventorMingyu Wang
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for launching and landing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) including multi-rotor aircrafts. The methods and apparatus disclosed herein utilize positional change of the UAV, visual signal, or other means to effect the launch or landing. The methods and apparatus disclosed herein are user friendly, particularly to amateur UAV users lacking practice of operating a UAV.
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An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), comprising:
- one or more rotor blades;
- one or more holding members attached to a body of the UAV, wherein the one or more holding members are configured to be held by a human hand;
- one or more sensors configured to detect a positional change of the UAV caused by a release of the human hand from the one or more holding members;
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- one or more processors on-board the UAV configured to provide an actuation signal in response to the detected positional change caused by the release of the human hand from the one or more holding members, wherein the actuation signal is configured to direct the UAV to generate a lift and/or thrust to maintain the UAV in an airborne state.
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An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), comprising:
- one or more rotor blades;
- one or more holding members attached to a body of the UAV, wherein the one or more holding members are configured to be held by a human hand;
- one or more sensors configured to detect a release of the one or more holding members by the human hand, or a freefall motion or state of the UAV;
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- one or more processors on-board the UAV configured to provide an actuation signal in response to the detected release, or in response to the detected freefall motion or state of the UAV, wherein the actuation signal is configured to direct the UAV to generate a lift and/or thrust to maintain the UAV in an airborne state.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.