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US 9,176,501 B2Granted
Flight control for flight-restricted regions
AssigneeSz Dji Technology Co., Ltd.
InventorsMingyu Wang, Tao Wang, Jianyu Song
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and devices are provided for providing flight response to flight-restricted regions. The location of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) may be compared with a location of a flight-restricted region. If needed a flight-response measure may be taken by the UAV to prevent the UAV from flying in a no-fly zone. Different flight-response measures may be taken based on the distance between the UAV and the flight-restricted region and the rules of a jurisdiction within which the UAV falls.
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A method for assessing flight response of an unmanned aerial vehicle to a flight-restricted region, said method comprising:
- assessing a location of the unmanned aerial vehicle;
- assessing a location of a flight-restricted region;
- calculating, with aid of a processor, a distance between the unmanned aerial vehicle and the flight-restricted region using the location of the unmanned aerial vehicle and the location of the flight-restricted region;
- assessing, with aid of the processor, whether the distance falls within a first distance threshold or a second distance threshold greater than the first distance threshold;
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- instructing the unmanned aerial vehicle to take (1) a first flight response measure when the distance falls within the first distance threshold, and (2) a second flight response measure different from the first flight response measure when the distance falls within the second distance threshold and outside the first distance threshold, wherein the second flight response measure is different from a behavior of the unmanned aerial vehicle outside the second distance threshold.
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An unmanned aerial vehicle comprising:
- a processor configured to (1) receive a location of the unmanned aerial vehicle and calculate a distance between the location of the unmanned aerial vehicle and a location of a flight-restricted region, and (2) assess whether the distance falls within a first distance threshold or a second distance threshold greater than the first distance threshold;
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- one or more propulsion units in communication with the processor that permit the unmanned aerial vehicle to take (1) a first flight response measure when the distance falls within the first distance threshold, and (2) a second flight response measure different from the first flight response measure when the distance falls within the second distance threshold and outside the first distance threshold, wherein the second flight response measure is different from a behavior of the unmanned aerial vehicle outside the second distance threshold.
An unmanned aerial vehicle comprising:
- one or more processors individually or collectively configured to:
- assess a location of an external device in communication with the unmanned aerial vehicle;
- assess a location of a flight-restricted region;
- calculate a distance between the unmanned aerial vehicle and the flight-restricted region using the location of the external device and the location of the flight-restricted region;
- assess whether the distance falls within a distance threshold;
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- instruct the unmanned aerial vehicle to take a flight response measure when the distance falls within the distance threshold, wherein the flight response measure is different from a behavior of the unmanned aerial vehicle outside the distance threshold;
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- one or more propulsion units in communication with the processor that permit the unmanned aerial vehicle to take the flight response measure.
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An unmanned aerial vehicle comprising:
- one or more processors individually or collectively configured to:
- assess a location of the unmanned aerial vehicle;
- assess a location of a flight-restricted region;
- calculate a position of the unmanned aerial vehicle relative to the flight-restricted region using the location of the unmanned aerial vehicle and the location of the flight-restricted region;
- assess a jurisdiction within which the flight-restricted region is located, based on the location of the flight-restricted region;
- access one or more flight restriction rules specific to the assessed jurisdiction;
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- instruct the unmanned aerial vehicle to take a flight response measure when the position of the unmanned aerial vehicle relative to the flight-restricted region falls under the one or more flight restriction rules of the jurisdiction;
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- one or more propulsion units in communication with the processor that permit the unmanned aerial vehicle to take the flight response measure.
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