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US 2021/0229808 A1Published application
Control of drone-load system method, system, and apparatus
AssigneeVita Inclinata Technologies, Inc.
InventorsDerek Sikora, Logan Goodrich, Caleb B Carr
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Abstract
Disclosed are systems, apparatuses, and methods to enhance control of a drone-load system, including through drone thrusters or load thrusters.
Claims20
A control system for a drone-load system to influence at least one of a position, orientation, or motion of the drone-load system, comprising:
- the drone-load system, wherein the drone-load system comprises a drone and a load, wherein the drone comprises a drone thruster and wherein the load is secured to the drone;
- a sensor suite, and a computer processor and memory, wherein the memory comprises a control module which, when executed by the computer processor, is to determine at least one of a position, orientation, or motion of the drone-load system based on a sensor data from the sensor suite and is to control the drone thruster to influence at least one of the position, orientation, or motion of the drone-load system.
A computer implemented method to influence at least one of a position, orientation, or motion of a drone-load system, comprising:
- a drone-load system comprising a drone, a load, and a computer processor and memory, wherein the drone comprises a drone thruster and wherein the memory comprises instructions for a control module;
- executing by the computer processor the instructions for the control module and thereby obtaining a sensor data from a sensor suite;
- determining at least one of a position, orientation, or motion of the drone-load system based on the sensor data from the sensor suite;
- and controlling the drone thruster to influence at least one of the position, orientation, or motion of the drone-load system.
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An apparatus to influence at least one of a position, orientation, or motion of a drone-load system, comprising:
- means for a drone-load system, wherein the drone-load system comprises a drone and a load, wherein the drone comprises means for a drone thruster;
- means to obtain a sensor data from a sensor suite, determine at least one of a position, orientation, or motion of the drone-load system based on the sensor data from the sensor suite, and control the drone thruster to influence at least one of the position, orientation, or motion of the drone-load system.
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