Vehicle control system
AssigneeAres Aerosystems Corporation
InventorBenjamin Malay
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Abstract
A vehicle control system may include a vehicle frame, a mount secured to the vehicle frame and configured for rigidly securing a smartphone therein such that motions experienced by the vehicle frame are correspondingly experienced by the smartphone, and system electronics arranged on the frame and in communication with the smartphone and vehicle controllers, the system electronics configured to receive signals from the smartphone and control directional devices of the vehicle based on the signals via the vehicle controllers. A system for preparing signals for transmission to the vehicle to control navigation may also be provided.
Claims21
1-21. (canceled)
An unmanned aerial vehicle comprising:
- an airframe configured for aerial flight, comprising:
- a propulsion system;
- and
- an electromechanical control device coupled to and configured to control the propulsion system;
- a mount for securing a smartphone therein;
- and
- system electronics arranged on the vehicle and configured to facilitate communication between the smartphone and the electromechanical control device.
An unmanned aerial vehicle comprising:
- an airframe configured for aerial flight, comprising:
- a propulsion system;
- and
- an electromechanical control device coupled to and configured to control the propulsion system;
- a mount for securing a smartphone therein, the mount comprising a cutout configured to accommodate a camera of the smartphone;
- and
- a turret device configured to allow the camera of the smartphone to receive imagery from a plurality of directions.
A method for using an unmanned aerial vehicle, comprising:
- programming a smartphone to control an unmanned aerial vehicle having a propulsion system;
- positioning the smartphone in a mount arranged on the vehicle, the mount configured to secure the smartphone therein;
- electrically coupling the smartphone to system electronics arranged on the vehicle, the system electronics configured to facilitate communication between the smartphone and an electromechanical control device controlling the propulsion system;
- and
- launching the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.