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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2016
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Arlington, VA (US);
Derek Wade Ohlarik, Flemington, NJ (US);
Mauricio Pati Caldeira de Andrada, South Plainfield, NJ (US);
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
A system includes a UAV with at least three rotors, a flight controller on the UAV, and a pistol-grip-style transmitter to receive operator input for controlling the UAV. The transmitter includes (1) a speed trigger for controlling a linear speed of the UAV, (2) a steering wheel for performing left or right turns by the UAV, (3) an altitude slider for controlling a flying altitude of the UAV, and (4) a communication interface to send control signals indicating relative positions of the speed trigger, the steering wheel, and the altitude slider. The flight controller includes a processor to receive, from the transmitter, the control signals indicating the relative positions of the speed trigger, the steering wheel, and the altitude slider. The processor adjusts, in response to the control signals, a rotational speed of each rotor independently to implement the operator input for forward-facing flight.