Apparatuses for controlling unmanned aerial vehicles and methods for making and using same

An apparatus comprising:

• a processor coupled to a flexible domed surface motion sensor, an input device, a user feedback device, and an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV),
• the processor is configured to:
• continuously sense:
• first movement of a first body part in contact with the flexible domed surface, the first movement including movement properties comprising direction, velocity, acceleration, changes in direction, changes in velocity, changes in acceleration, or any combination thereof;
• second movement of a second body part in contact with the flexible domed surface, the second movement comprising pitch controls, yaw controls, roll controls, or any combination thereof;
• third movement of a third body part in contact with the flexible domed surface, the third movement comprising camera controls;
• fourth movement of a fourth body part in contact with the flexible domed surface, the fourth movement comprising missile aiming controls or missile aiming and firing controls;
• move the UAV along a flight path in conformity with the first movement properties;
• control a pitch, a yaw, and/or a roll of the UAV in conformity with the second movement pitch controls, yaw controls, and/or roll controls;
• control a camera focusing in conformity with the third movement camera controls;
• and
• control a missile aiming or a missile aiming and firing in conformity with the fourth movement missile aiming controls or missile aiming and firing controls.

A method implemented on an electronic device comprising a processor coupled to a domed surface motion sensor, an input device, a user feedback device, and an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) including at least one camera, at least one missile, movement controls, pitch controls, yaw controls, and a roll controls, the method comprising:

• continuously sensing first movement of a first body part in contact with the domed surface, the movement comprising movement including properties direction, velocity, acceleration, changes in direction, changes in velocity, changes in acceleration, or any combination thereof;
• moving the UAV along a flight path in conformity with the movement properties;
• continuously sensing second movement of a second body part in contact with the domed surface, the second movement comprising pitch controls, yaw controls, roll controls, or any combination thereof;
• controlling a pitch, a yaw, and/or a roll of the UAV in conformity with the second movement pitch controls, yaw controls, and/or roll controls;
• continuously sense third movement of a third body part in contact with the domed surface, the third movement comprising camera controls;
• controlling a camera focusing in conformity with the third movement camera controls;
• and
• continuously sense fourth movement of a fourth body part in contact with the domed surface, the fourth movement comprising missile aiming controls or missile aiming and firing controls;
• controlling the missile aiming or the missile aiming and firing in conformity with the fourth movement missile aiming controls or missile aiming and firing controls.