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Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026

Filed:

Mar. 22, 2023
Applicant:

Skydio, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US);

Inventors:

Joseph A. Enke, Campbell, CA (US);

Miles Hansen, Redwood City, CA (US);

Mehran Ferdowsi, Foster City, CA (US);

Assignee:

Skydio, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 45/00 (2006.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); B64U 101/30 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 45/00 (2013.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); G05D 1/0055 (2013.01); B64U 2101/30 (2023.01);
Abstract

The present teachings provide a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, including a processor-executable routines that, when executed by a processor, facilitate a performance of operations. The operations include detecting a condition using one or more sensors of a vehicle, wherein the vehicle includes motors. The operations include signaling the condition by causing one of the motors of the vehicle to produce an audible tone. The operations include defining an operating margin for the one of the motors to produce the audible tone. The operations include changing an amount of operating current supplied to the one of the motors based on a maximum amount of current that can be supplied to the one of the motors based on the operating margin.


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