Aerial device and method for controlling the aerial device

A system for use with an aerial device, the aerial device including a body, a lift mechanism, an optical system and a gimbal, the lift mechanism being coupled to the body and configured to provide at least one of lift and thrust to the body, the optical system being coupled to the body and having a camera, the gimbal supporting the camera and enabling rotational movement of the camera, the system comprising:

• a haptic sensor coupled to the body and configured to generate haptic data;
• and
• a processing system and in communication with the haptic sensor and being configured to:
• receive the haptic data from the haptic sensor;
• and
• determine at least one of a target position of the aerial device and a target orientation of the gimbal based on the haptic data.

A system for use with an aerial device, the aerial device including a body, an optical system coupled to the body and having a camera, a gimbal supporting the camera, the system including:

• a haptic sensor coupled to the body;
• and
• a processing system and in data communication with the haptic sensor with the aerial device having an initial position and the gimbal having an initial orientation, the processing system being configured to:
• activate the haptic sensor to generate haptic data;
• receive the haptic data from the haptic sensor;
• determine at least one of a target position of the aerial device and a target orientation of the gimbal based on the haptic data;
• and
• move at least one of the aerial device from the initial position to the target position and the gimbal from the initial orientation to the target orientation.