Unmanned aerial vehicle light show
View Patent ↗Herein is disclosed an unmanned aerial vehicle segment-imagery system comprising at least a first unmanned aerial vehicle and a second unmanned aerial vehicle, the first unmanned aerial vehicle further comprising one or more processors, configured to control an aerial movement of the first unmanned aerial vehicle; one or more lasers, configured to emit a laser light; and a laser targeting system, configured to cause the laser to strike a second unmanned aerial vehicle.
1. An unmanned aerial vehicle segment-imagery system comprising a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles, the plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles further comprising:
one or more processors, configured to control a predetermined flight plan of the plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles;
one or more lasers, configured to emit a laser light at a start time;
one or more image sensors, configured to obtain an image;
a laser targeting system, configured to
control the one or more image sensors of a first unmanned aerial vehicle to obtain an image of a second unmanned aerial vehicle;
provide the one or more processors image data corresponding to the obtained image;
detect a position of the second unmanned aerial vehicle based on the image data;
generate a laser direction adjustment based on the detected position of the second unmanned aerial vehicle;
adjust one or more lasers from the first unmanned aerial vehicle according to the laser direction adjustment; and
control the laser from the first unmanned aerial vehicle to strike the second unmanned aerial vehicle.
2. The unmanned aerial vehicle segment-imagery system of claim 1 , further comprising a ring around a circumference of the first unmanned aerial vehicle, wherein at least one of the one or more lasers is mounted to the ring.
3. The unmanned aerial vehicle segment-imagery system of claim 1 , further comprising a laser support structure around a body of the first unmanned aerial vehicle, wherein at least one of the one or more lasers is mounted to the laser support structure.
4. The unmanned aerial vehicle segment-imagery system of claim 3 , wherein the one or more lasers are adjustably mounted to the laser support structure.
5. The unmanned aerial vehicle segment-imagery system of claim 1 , further comprising a laser support structure around one or more propeller motors of the first unmanned aerial vehicle, wherein at least one of the one or more lasers is mounted to the laser support structure.
6. The unmanned aerial vehicle segment-imagery system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more lasers are configured to produce a laser light that is visible between the laser and a laser terminator.
7. The unmanned aerial vehicle segment-imagery system of claim 1 , further comprising a transceiver, configured to transmit or receive the adjustment instruction.
8. A method of unmanned aerial vehicle segment-imagery comprising:
controlling, via one or more processors, a predetermined flight plan of a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles;
controlling, via one or more processors, a first unmanned aerial vehicle to obtain an image of a second unmanned aerial vehicle;
providing, via one or more image sensors, image data corresponding to the obtained image;
detecting, via one or more processors, a position of the second unmanned aerial vehicle based on the image data;
generating, via one or more processors, a laser direction adjustment based on the position of the second unmanned aerial vehicle;
adjusting, via one or more processors, one or more lasers according to the laser direction adjustment; and
emitting a laser light, via the one or more lasers, at a start time to strike the second unmanned aerial vehicle.
9. The method of unmanned aerial vehicle segment-imagery of claim 8 , wherein at least one of the one or more lasers is mounted to a ring surrounding the first unmanned aerial vehicle.
10. The method of unmanned aerial vehicle segment-imagery of claim 8 , wherein at least one of the one or more lasers is mounted to a laser support structure around a body of the first unmanned aerial vehicle.
11. The method of unmanned aerial vehicle segment-imagery of claim 8 , wherein the laser light is visible between the laser and a laser terminator.
12. The method of unmanned aerial vehicle segment-imagery of claim 8 , wherein the laser light terminates in a body of the second unmanned aerial vehicle.
13. The method of unmanned aerial vehicle segment-imagery of claim 8 , wherein the laser light terminates in a laser terminator on the second unmanned aerial vehicle.
14. A means of unmanned aerial vehicle segment-imagery comprising a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles further comprising:
one or more processing means, configured to control a predetermined flight plan of the plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles;
one or more laser light emitting means, configured to emit a laser light at a start time;
one or more image sensing means, configured to obtain an image; and
and a laser targeting means, configured to
control the one or more image sensors of a first unmanned aerial vehicle to obtain an image of a second unmanned aerial vehicle;
provide the one or more processors image data corresponding to the obtained image;
detect a position of the second unmanned aerial vehicle based on the image data;
generate a laser direction adjustment based on the detected position of the second unmanned aerial vehicle;
adjust one or more lasers from the first unmanned aerial vehicle according to the laser direction adjustment; and
control the laser from the first unmanned aerial vehicle to strike the second unmanned aerial vehicle.
15. The means of unmanned aerial vehicle segment-imagery of claim 14 , further comprising a circular supporting means around a circumference of the first unmanned aerial vehicle,
wherein at least one of the one or more laser light emitting means is mounted to the circular supporting means.