A method for operating an unmanned aerial vehicle, the unmanned aerial vehicle comprising a central body segregated into a plurality of enclosures each coated with a continuous covering of conductive material on respective outer surfaces, the method comprising:
- (a) generating, within at least one first enclosure of the plurality of enclosures, a plurality of control signals to direct movement of the unmanned aerial vehicle, the step of generating comprising:
- (1) obtaining, by a first radio transceiver, a first plurality of input radio frequency signals;
- (2) obtaining, by a second radio transceiver, a second plurality of input radio frequency signals;
- (3) obtaining, by a first processor of a flight controller operatively connected to the first radio transceiver, the first plurality of input radio frequency signals;
- (4) obtaining, by a second processor of a navigation system operatively connected to the second radio transceiver, the second plurality of input radio frequency signals;
- (5) generating, by the second processor, three-dimensional position information associated with the unmanned aerial vehicle based on the second plurality of input radio frequency signals;
- (6) obtaining, by the first processor of the flight controller, the three-dimensional position information from the second processor of the navigation system;
- (7) measuring, by an altimeter of the flight controller, atmospheric pressure information, wherein the atmospheric pressure information is measured within the first enclosure, wherein the first enclosure comprises a conductive pipe through the first enclosure;
- (8) generating, by the altimeter, altitude measurement information based on the atmospheric pressure information;
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- (9) generating, by the first processor, the plurality of control signals to direct movement of the unmanned aerial vehicle based on the first plurality of input radio frequency signals, altitude measurement information, and the three-dimensional position information;
- (b) generating, within at least one second enclosure of the plurality of enclosures, filtered motor speed signals based on the plurality of control signals, the step of generating comprising:
- (1) obtaining, by a plurality of electronic speed controllers via a voltage feedthrough connector operatively connected to the flight controller, the plurality of control signals;
- (2) generating, by the plurality of electronic speed controllers, a first plurality of motor speed signals based on the plurality of control signals provided by the flight controller;
- (3) obtaining, by a plurality of high power filters operatively connected to a respective electronic speed controller, the respective motor speed signals generated by the respective electronic speed controller;
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- (4) filtering, by the plurality of high power filters, the respective motor speed signals to generate respective filtered motor speed signals,
- (c) controlling operation of the unmanned aerial vehicle based on the filtered motor speed signals, the step of controlling comprising:
- (1) obtaining, by at least one electric motor electrically connected to at least one high power filter of the plurality of high power filters, the respective filtered motor speed signals;
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- (2) rotating, by the at least one electric motor, at least one propeller operatively connected to the at least one electric motor based on the respective filtered motor speed signals.