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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2009
Ryan Gariepy, Waterloo, CA;
Dave Kroetsch, Kitchener, CA;
Steffen Lindner, Waterloo, CA;
Mike Peasgood, Waterloo, CA;
Ryan Gariepy, Waterloo, CA;
Dave Kroetsch, Kitchener, CA;
Steffen Lindner, Waterloo, CA;
Mike Peasgood, Waterloo, CA;
Aeryon Labs Inc., Waterloo, CA;
Abstract
A method of remotely controlling an aerial vehicle within an environment, including providing a control station in communication with the aerial vehicle, providing a map of the environment, receiving target world coordinates for the aerial vehicle within the environment, determining a desired velocity vector to direct the aerial vehicle to the target world coordinates at a speed proportional to the distance between the aerial vehicle and the target world coordinates, and directing the aerial vehicle along the desired velocity vector until the aerial vehicle reaches the target world coordinates.