Configurable rail-based system

A flight-capable rail-based system comprising:

• a set of parallel rails parallel to a first axis, the set of parallel rails comprising:
• a first rail;
• a second rail having a first spacing from the first rail along a second axis orthogonal to the first axis;
• a third rail having a second spacing from the first rail along a third axis orthogonal to the first axis and the second axis;
• and
• a fourth rail having the first spacing from the third rail along a fourth axis parallel to the second axis, and having the second spacing from the second rail along a fifth axis parallel to the third axis;
• and
• a first aerial vehicle attached to each of the set of parallel rails, wherein the flight-capable rail-based system is configured for attachment to at least one additional mountable element via attachment of the at least one additional mountable element to each of the set of parallel rails via a set of mounts each in accordance with at least one of:
• the first spacing or the second spacing;
• wherein the flight-capable rail-based system is configurable via a plurality of configuration options that includes at least one of:
• a set of aerial arm type configuration options, wherein changing from a first one of the set of aerial arm type configuration options to a second one of the set of aerial arm type configuration options includes detaching a first set of aerial vehicle arms from the first aerial vehicle, and further includes attaching a second set of aerial vehicle arms to the first aerial vehicle, and wherein different ones of the set of aerial arm type configuration options are based on having at least one of:
• different aerial arm lengths, different type of motors, or different types of propellers;
• a set of aerial vehicle configuration options, wherein changing from a first one of the set of aerial vehicle configuration options to a second one of the set of aerial vehicle configuration options includes detaching the first aerial vehicle from the set of parallel rails, and further includes attaching a second aerial vehicle to the set of parallel rails, wherein different ones of the set of aerial vehicle configuration options are based on enabling at least one of:
• different ranges of speed, different ranges of altitude, different stability, or different rates of power consumption;
• a set of transportation options, wherein changing from a first one of the set of transportation options to a second one of the set of transportation options includes detaching the first aerial vehicle from the set of parallel rails, and further includes attaching an attachable element of a ground vehicle to the set of parallel rails;
• or
• a set of parallel rail configuration options, wherein changing from a first one of the set of parallel rail configuration options to a second one of the set of parallel rail configuration options includes detaching a first set of parallel rails having a first set of mounted elements from the first aerial vehicle and attaching a second set of parallel rails having a second set of mounted elements to the first aerial vehicle.

A rail-based imaging system comprising:

• a set of parallel rails parallel to a first axis comprises:
• a first rail;
• a second rail having a first spacing from the first rail along a second axis orthogonal to the first axis;
• a third rail having a second spacing from the first rail along a third axis orthogonal to the first axis and the second axis;
• and
• a fourth rail having the first spacing from the third rail along a fourth axis parallel to the second axis, and having the second spacing from the second rail along a fifth axis parallel to the third axis;
• and
• a first imaging device attached to each of the set of parallel rails;
• wherein the rail-based imaging system is configured for attachment to a vehicle via attachment of at least two of the set of parallel rails to the vehicle via at least one mount in accordance with the at least one of:
• the first spacing or the second spacing;
• wherein the rail-based imaging system is configurable via a plurality of configuration options that includes at least one of:
• a set of imaging device accessory configuration options, wherein changing from a first one of the set of imaging device accessory configuration options to a second one of the set of imaging device accessory configuration options includes at least one of:
• attaching at least one imaging device accessory to the set of parallel rails in proximity to a lens of the first imaging device, or detaching at least one imaging device accessory from the set of parallel rails, wherein different ones of the set of imaging device accessory configuration options are based on at least one of:
• different numbers of imaging device accessories attached to the set of parallel rails, different types of imaging device accessories attached to the set of parallel rails, inducing different types of filtering of light for capture by the first imaging device, or inducing different types of zooming by the first imaging device;
• or
• a set of imaging device configuration options, wherein changing from a first one of the set of imaging device configuration options to a second one of the set of imaging device configuration options includes detaching the first imaging device from the set of parallel rails and attaching a second imaging device that is different from the first imaging device to the set of parallel rails.