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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2017
Applicant:
Vantage Robotics, Llc, San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventors:
Tobin Fisher, San Francisco, CA (US);
Johannes Becker Van Niekerk, Livermore, CA (US);
Pavlo Manovi, San Rafael, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05G 1/10 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); G01C 21/18 (2006.01); B64D 47/02 (2006.01); G01C 21/16 (2006.01); G05D 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/102 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 47/02 (2013.01); G01C 21/16 (2013.01); G01C 21/18 (2013.01); B64C 2201/042 (2013.01); B64C 2201/08 (2013.01); B64C 2201/14 (2013.01); B64C 2201/141 (2013.01);
Abstract
A unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes a body with plurality of motors, a motor controlling circuit, a microprocessor for controlling the flight state of the UAV, a plurality of motion sensors, and a capacitive touch sensor incorporated into a battery. When the user grasps the UAV by the battery, the touch sensor is activated and the microprocessor alters the flight state of the UAV.