Radio controlled aircraft, remote controller and methods for use therewith
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G05D-001/00
A63H-027/00
A63H-030/04
A63H-031/10
B64C-019/00
B64C-027/57
B64C-039/02
G05D-001/02
G05D-001/08
출원번호
US-0392687
(2016-12-28)
등록번호
US-10248117
(2019-04-02)
발명자
/ 주소
Stuckman, Katherine C.
Reynolds, Michael D.
출원인 / 주소
DRONE-CONTROL, LLC
대리인 / 주소
Toler Law Group, PC
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초록▼
A radio controlled (RC) vehicle includes a receiver that is configured to receive an RF signal from a remote control device. The RF signal contains command data in accordance with a first coordinate system that is from a perspective of the remote control device. A motion sensor is configured to gene
A radio controlled (RC) vehicle includes a receiver that is configured to receive an RF signal from a remote control device. The RF signal contains command data in accordance with a first coordinate system that is from a perspective of the remote control device. A motion sensor is configured to generate motion data. A processor is configured to transform the command data into control data based on the motion data and in accordance with a second coordinate system that is from a perspective of the RC vehicle. A plurality of control devices are configured to control motion of the RC vehicle based on the control data.
대표청구항▼
1. A method comprising: receiving a radio frequency (RF) signal from a remote control device, the RF signal to control a radio controlled (RC) aircraft;generating motion data from at least one sensor of the RC aircraft based on motion of the RC aircraft; andcontrolling the RC aircraft based on comma
1. A method comprising: receiving a radio frequency (RF) signal from a remote control device, the RF signal to control a radio controlled (RC) aircraft;generating motion data from at least one sensor of the RC aircraft based on motion of the RC aircraft; andcontrolling the RC aircraft based on command data and the motion data, wherein the command data corresponds to a user command in a first coordinate system from a perspective of the remote control device and the command data is transformed into control data in a second coordinate system that is from a perspective of the RC aircraft, wherein the command data includes yaw-velocity command data, wherein the control data includes yaw-velocity control data, and wherein the yaw-velocity control data is related to the yaw-velocity command data;wherein the user command includes a lift command that indicates a hovering state, and wherein controlling the RC aircraft includes controlling the RC aircraft to a hovering state in response to the lift command. 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining a first position of the RC aircraft at a first time and determining a second position of the RC aircraft at a second time, wherein the RC aircraft is further controlled based on the first position and the second position. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the motion data includes a first parameter determined by an accelerometer of the RC aircraft. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the data includes roll-axis command data and pitch-axis command data, wherein the motion data includes yaw-axis motion data, and wherein the control data includes roll-axis control data generated as a function of the roll-axis command data, the pitch-axis command data, and the yaw-axis motion data. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the command data includes roll-axis command data and pitch-axis command data, wherein the motion data includes yaw-axis motion data, and wherein the control data includes pitch-axis control data generated as a function of the roll-axis command data, the pitch-axis command data, and the yaw-axis motion data. 6. A method comprising: receiving a radio frequency (RF) signal from a remote control device, the RF signal to control motion of an aircraft;generating motion data from at least one sensor of the aircraft;controlling the aircraft based on the RF signal and the motion data, wherein a user command indicated by the RF signal includes a lift command that indicates a hovering state, wherein controlling the aircraft includes controlling the aircraft to a hovering state in response to the lift command, and wherein the user command is in a first coordinate system from a perspective of the remote control device and,in a first mode of operation: the user command is transformed into a transformed command in a second coordinate system that is from a perspective of the aircraft by transforming command data into control data, wherein the command data includes yaw-velocity command data, wherein the control data includes yaw-velocity control data, and wherein the yaw-velocity control data is related to the yaw-velocity command data; andthe aircraft is controlled based on the transformed command; andin a second mode of operation: the aircraft is controlled directly based on the user command. 7. The method of claim 6, wherein the motion data is distinct from the command data. 8. The method of claim 6, wherein the user command includes a roll-axis command or a pitch-axis command. 9. A radio controlled (RC) vehicle comprising: a receiver that is configured to receive a radio frequency (RF) signal from a remote control device, the RF signal indicating command data related to a first coordinate system, wherein the first coordinate system is from a perspective of a user of the remote control device;a motion sensor configured to generate motion data;a processor coupled to the motion sensor and the receiver, the processor configured to transform the command data into control data based on the motion data and in accordance with a second coordinate system, wherein the second coordinate system is from a perspective of the RC vehicle, wherein the command data includes yaw-velocity command data, wherein the control data includes yaw-velocity control data, and wherein the yaw-velocity control data is related to the yaw-velocity command data; anda plurality of control devices coupled to the processor, the plurality of control devices configured to control motion of the RC vehicle based on the control data. 10. The RC vehicle of claim 9, wherein the command data includes roll-axis command data and pitch-axis command data, wherein the control data includes roll-axis control data, and wherein the processor is configured to generate the roll-axis control data based on the roll-axis command data and pitch-axis command data. 11. The RC vehicle of claim 9, wherein the command data includes roll-axis command data and pitch-axis command data, wherein the control data includes pitch-axis control data, and wherein the processor is configured to generate the pitch-axis control data based on the roll-axis command data and pitch-axis command data. 12. The RC vehicle of claim 9, wherein the RC vehicle comprises a helicopter. 13. The RC vehicle of claim 12, wherein the helicopter includes a single vertical-axis rotor. 14. The RC vehicle of claim 9, wherein the remote control device is configured to display an operating mode of the RC vehicle. 15. A method comprising: receiving a radio frequency (RF) signal from a remote control device, the RF signal to control a radio controlled (RC) aircraft;generating motion data from at least one sensor of the RC aircraft based on motion of the RC aircraft, wherein the motion data indicates a position of the RC aircraft and an orientation of the RC aircraft; andcontrolling the RC aircraft based on command data received from the remote control device and based on the motion data, wherein the command data corresponds to a user command in a first coordinate system from a perspective of the remote control device and the command data is transformed into control data in a second coordinate system that is from a perspective of the RC aircraft, wherein the command data includes yaw-velocity command data, wherein the control data includes yaw-velocity control data, and wherein the yaw-velocity control data is related to the yaw-velocity command data;wherein the user command includes a lift command that indicates a hovering state, and wherein controlling the RC aircraft includes controlling the RC aircraft to the hovering state in response to the lift command. 16. The method of claim 15, further comprising determining a first position of the RC aircraft at a first time and determining a second position of the RC aircraft at a second time, wherein the RC aircraft is further controlled based on the first position and the second position. 17. The method of claim 15, wherein the remote control device comprises a plurality of spring-loaded interface devices, each spring-loaded interface device of the plurality of spring-loaded interface devices configured to return to a center position, and wherein the command data includes a hover command when the plurality of spring-loaded interface devices are at the center position. 18. The method of claim 15, wherein the command data includes roll-axis command data and pitch-axis command data, wherein the motion data includes yaw-axis motion data, wherein the control data includes roll-axis control data generated as a function of the roll-axis command data, the pitch-axis command data, and the yaw-axis motion data, and wherein the control data further includes pitch-axis control data generated as a function of the roll-axis command data, the pitch-axis command data, and the yaw-axis motion data. 19. The method of claim 15, wherein the command data includes roll-axis command data and pitch-axis command data, wherein the motion data includes yaw-axis motion data, and wherein the control data includes pitch-axis control data generated as a function of the roll-axis command data, the pitch-axis command data, and the yaw-axis motion data. 20. A method comprising: receiving a radio frequency (RF) signal from a remote control device, the RF signal to control motion of an aircraft;generating motion data from at least one sensor of the aircraft;controlling the aircraft based on command data indicated by the RF signal and based on the motion data, wherein a user command indicated by the RF signal includes a lift command that indicates a hovering state, wherein controlling the aircraft includes controlling the aircraft to the hovering state in response to the lift command, and wherein the command data corresponds to a user command in a first coordinate system from a perspective of the remote control device;wherein, in a first mode of operation, the command data includes a mode selection indicator that indicates a mode of operation associated with the user command: the user command is transformed into a transformed command in a second coordinate system that is from a perspective of the aircraft by transforming the command data into control data, wherein the command data includes yaw-velocity command data, wherein the control data includes yaw-velocity control data, and wherein the yaw-velocity control data is related to the yaw-velocity command data; andthe aircraft is controlled based on the transformed command; andwherein, in a second mode of operation: the aircraft is controlled directly based on the user command. 21. The method of claim 20, wherein the motion data is distinct from the command data. 22. The method of claim 20, wherein the mode selection indicator comprises a binary indicator that indicates one of the first mode of operation or the second mode of operation. 23. A remote controlled (RC) vehicle comprising: a receiver configured to receive a radio frequency (RF) signal from a remote control device, the RF signal indicating command data related to a first coordinate system, wherein the first coordinate system is from a perspective of a user of the remote control device;a motion sensor configured to generate data indicative of a detected motion of the RC vehicle;a processor coupled to the receiver and to the motion sensor, the processor configured to: generate first position data indicating a first position of the RC vehicle at a first time;generate second position data indicating a second position of the RC vehicle at a second time;transform the command data into control data based on the data indicative of the detected motion of the RC vehicle, the first position data, and the second position data, and in accordance with a second coordinate system, wherein the second coordinate system is from a perspective of the RC vehicle, wherein the command data includes yaw-velocity command data, wherein the control data includes yaw-velocity control data, and wherein the yaw-velocity control data is related to the yaw-velocity command data; anda plurality of control devices coupled to the processor, the plurality of control devices configured to control motion of the RC vehicle based on the control data. 24. The RC vehicle of claim 23, wherein the first position is different than the second position. 25. The RC vehicle of claim 23, wherein the command data further indicates an operation to determine an initial position of the RC vehicle. 26. The RC vehicle of claim 25, wherein the first position is the initial position. 27. The RC vehicle of claim 23, wherein the remote control device comprises a plurality of spring-loaded interface devices, each spring-loaded interface device of the plurality of spring-loaded interface devices configured to return to a center position, and wherein the command data includes a hover command based on the plurality of spring-loaded interface devices being at the center position. 28. The RC vehicle of claim 23, wherein the RC vehicle comprises a helicopter. 29. The RC vehicle of claim 28, wherein the helicopter includes a single vertical-axis rotor.
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