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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2015
Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd, Shenzhen, CN;
SZ DJ Technology Co., Ltd, Shenzhen, CN;
Abstract
Systems and methods for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle within an environment are provided. In one aspect, a system comprises one or more sensors carried on the unmanned aerial vehicle and configured to receive sensor data of the environment and one or more processors. The one or more processors may be individually or collectively configured to: determine, based on the sensor data, an environmental complexity factor representative of an obstacle density for the environment; determine, based on the environmental complexity factor, one or more operating rules for the unmanned aerial vehicle; receive a signal indicating a desired movement of the unmanned aerial vehicle; and cause the unmanned aerial vehicle to move in accordance with the signal while complying with the one or more operating rules.