Qualcomm Incorporated

Layne Thomas

William Henry Von Novak, Iii

Donald Hutson

Cody Wheeland

Mark Stirling Caskey

Vincent Kemler

Courtney Cooley

William Henry Iii Von Novak

Mark Caskey

Donald Bolden Hutson

Embodiments include devices and methods for maintaining control of a robotic vehicle when control signals from a main controller are lost. A detector circuit may monitor signals from the main controller to an electronic speed controller (ESC) to detect a loss of valid control signals. The detector circuit may cause an auxiliary controller to begin issuing motor control signals to the ESC in response to detecting a loss of valid control signals. The auxiliary controller may be configured to issue motor control signals to the ESC according to a pre-loaded set of motor control instructions. The pre-loaded set of motor control instructions may be received from the main controller and/or may be configured to cause the auxiliary controller to issue motor control signals to the ESC that control motors in a manner that causes the robotic vehicle to enter a safe mode of operation or execute a particular maneuver.

Managing limited safe mode operations of a robotic vehicle

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Coronado, CA, United States of America

Layne Thomas