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US 2019/0100306 A1Published application
Propeller contact avoidance in an unmanned aerial vehicle
AssigneeIntel IP Corporation
InventorsDaniel POHL, Roman SCHICK
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Abstract
An unmanned aerial vehicle comprising one or more sensors, configured to receive data from an area surrounding the unmanned aerial vehicle; one or more processors, configured to detect movement in a region surrounding the unmanned aerial vehicle using the sensor data; assess the detected movement for fulfillment of a predetermined movement threshold; and upon fulfillment of the predetermined movement threshold, switch between a first operational mode and a second operational mode.
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An unmanned aerial vehicle comprising:
- one or more sensors, configured to receive data from an area surrounding the unmanned aerial vehicle;
- one or more processors, configured to detect movement in a region surrounding the unmanned aerial vehicle using the sensor data;
- assess the detected movement for fulfillment of a predetermined movement threshold;
- and upon fulfillment of the predetermined movement threshold, switch between a first operational mode and a second operational mode.
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A method of controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle comprising:
- receiving sensor data of an area surrounding an unmanned aerial vehicle;
- detecting movement in a region surrounding the unmanned aerial vehicle from the sensor data;
- assessing the detected movement for fulfillment of a predetermined movement threshold;
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- switching between a first operational mode and a second operational mode based on fulfillment of the predetermined movement threshold.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.