Parachute landing methods and systems for an unmanned aerial vehicle

A system for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) parachute landing, the system comprising:

• a memory storing instructions;
• a processor configured to execute the instructions to cause the system to:
• determine whether to open a parachute of the UAV in accordance with a criterion;
• and
• responsive to a determination to open the parachute of the UAV:
• stop a motor of the UAV that spins a propeller of the UAV,
• wait for a specific period after stopping the motor, and
• open the parachute of the UAV.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that are executable by one or more processors of an apparatus to cause the apparatus to perform operations for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) parachute landing, the operations comprising:

• determining whether to open a parachute of the UAV in accordance with a criterion;
• and
• responsive to a determination to open the parachute of the UAV:
• stopping a motor of the UAV that spins a propeller of the UAV,
• waiting for a specific period after stopping the motor, and
• opening the parachute of the UAV.

A method for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) parachute landing, the method comprising:

• determining whether to open a parachute of the UAV in accordance with a criterion;
• and
• responsive to a determination to open the parachute of the UAV:
• stopping a motor of the UAV that spins a propeller of the UAV,
• waiting for a specific period after stopping the motor, and
• opening the parachute of the UAV.