Vision Systems For Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) comprising:

• a chassis;
• a canopy connected to the chassis so as to conceal and protect internal components of the UAV, wherein the canopy includes at least one accessory port;
• a plurality of dampers supported by the canopy;
• a frame configured to receive the plurality of dampers such that the frame is devoid of direct connection to the canopy;
• a plurality of image capture assemblies supported by the frame so as to inhibit force transmission to the plurality of image capture assemblies;
• a vision management circuit board supported by the frame and in electrical communication with the plurality of image capture assemblies;
• at least one electrical connector supported by the canopy, wherein the at least one accessory port provides access to the at least one electrical connector in order to facilitate connection of at least one accessory module to the UAV;
• and
• an accessory circuit board in electrical communication with the at least one electrical connector and the vision management circuit board, wherein the accessory circuit board is supported by the at least one electrical connector such that the accessory circuit board is devoid of direct connection to the canopy so as to facilitate access to the accessory circuit board upon removal of the canopy from the chassis.

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) comprising:

• a front chassis;
• a plurality of front arms extending outwardly from the front chassis;
• a plurality of front propeller assemblies supported by the plurality of front arms;
• a lower canopy supported by the front chassis;
• a plurality of lower dampers supported by the lower canopy;
• a lower frame supported by the plurality of lower dampers such that the plurality of lower dampers absorb force applied to the UAV during operation, wherein the lower frame includes a generally A-shaped configuration defining:
• a first apex supporting a first lower image capture assembly;
• a second apex supporting a second lower image capture assembly;
• and
• a third apex supporting a third lower image capture assembly, whereby the lower frame inhibits relative movement between the first lower image capture assembly, the second lower image capture assembly, and the third lower image capture assembly;
• a rear chassis connected to the front chassis;
• a plurality of rear arms extending outwardly from the rear chassis;
• a plurality of rear propeller assemblies supported by the plurality of rear arms;
• an upper canopy supported by the rear chassis;
• a plurality of upper dampers supported by the upper canopy;
• and
• an upper frame supported by the plurality of upper dampers such that the plurality of upper dampers absorb force applied to the UAV during operation, wherein the upper frame includes a generally triangular configuration defining:
• a first apex supporting a first upper image capture assembly;
• a second apex supporting a second upper image capture assembly;
• and
• a third apex supporting a third upper image capture assembly, whereby the upper frame inhibits relative movement between the first upper image capture assembly, the second upper image capture assembly and the third upper image capture assembly.