Controlled powerup sequence for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
US12187447B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 14, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 21, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64U2201/20
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A controlled power up sequence for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is disclosed. A disclosed example controlled power up sequence for a UAV includes a remote user terminal, and a power sequence control interface including a transceiver communicatively coupled to the remote user terminal, a user-operated switch of the UAV, and a power controller to electrically couple a power source of the UAV to a propulsion system of the UAV in response to the user-operated switch being toggled on and the power sequence control interface receiving, via the transceiver, a power on signal from the remote user terminal.
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