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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2021
Filed:
May. 03, 2018
Survice Engineering Company, Belcamp, MD (US);
Robert Eric Baltrusch, Newark, DE (US);
Shawn Thomas Recker, Sacramento, CA (US);
Mark Thomas Butkiewicz, North Wast, MD (US);
SURVICE Engineering Company, Belcamp, MD (US);
Abstract
An autonomous drone system uses an onboard command and control system for controlling operations of a drone without the need for a radio frequency controller or an external electronic device programming unit. The system uses a control unit that interacts with the drone's unmanned aerial system flight controller. The control unit is programmed via an HMI button that is resident onboard the drone. Various sequences of HMI button depressions program the drone for its missions as well as command the drone to perform the missions. A microphone can be substituted for or can augment the HMI button. Various devices, such as a speaker, lights, a visual display screen, etc., can be resident on the drone for giving a user feedback during command and programming of the drone.