Attachment Interface And Attachments For An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

1 . An unmanned aerial vehicle system, comprising:

an unmanned aerial vehicle that includes an attachment interface; and

one or more attachments configured to removably couple to the attachment interface and electrically connect to the unmanned aerial vehicle to power the one or more attachments via a power source of the unmanned aerial vehicle.

2 . The unmanned aerial vehicle system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more attachments include a speaker and microphone attachment.

3 . The unmanned aerial vehicle system of claim 2 , wherein the attachment interface is located on a side surface of a housing of the unmanned aerial vehicle.

4 . The unmanned aerial vehicle system of claim 3 , wherein the attachment interface includes an attachment surface that is located on, or integrally formed with, the side surface of the housing, wherein the speaker and microphone attachment is configured to mount to the attachment surface.

5 . The unmanned aerial vehicle system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more attachments include a global positioning system attachment.

6 . The unmanned aerial vehicle system of claim 5 , wherein the attachment interface is located on a top surface or a bottom surface of a housing of the unmanned aerial vehicle.

7 . The unmanned aerial vehicle system of claim 6 , wherein the attachment interface includes an attachment surface that is located on, or integrally formed with, the top surface or the bottom surface of the housing; and

wherein the global positioning system attachment is configured to removably couple to the attachment surface by one or more fasteners.

8 . The unmanned aerial vehicle system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more attachments includes a spotlight attachment that is configured to project from a side of unmanned aerial vehicle.

9 . The unmanned aerial vehicle system of claim 8 , wherein the spotlight attachment includes an attachment bracket that is configured to mount to an attachment surface of the attachment interface.

10 . The unmanned aerial vehicle system of claim 9 , wherein the attachment surface is located on the side of the unmanned aerial vehicle and disposed on, or integrally formed with, a housing of the unmanned aerial vehicle.

11 . The unmanned aerial vehicle system of claim 10 , wherein the attachment bracket is coupled to the attachment surface via one or more fasteners that extend through the attachment bracket and into the housing.

12 . The unmanned aerial vehicle system of claim 9 , wherein the one or more attachments includes an infrared light attachment.

13 . An unmanned aerial vehicle system, comprising:

an unmanned aerial vehicle that includes attachment interfaces located on the unmanned aerial vehicle; and

attachments configured to removably couple to the attachment interfaces, wherein the attachments are interchangeable and include:

a global positioning system attachment;

a speaker and microphone attachment;

a spotlight attachment; and

an infrared light attachment.

14 . The unmanned aerial vehicle system of claim 13 , wherein the attachment interfaces include:

a top attachment interface located on a top surface of the unmanned aerial vehicle;

a first side attachment interface located on a first side surface of the unmanned aerial vehicle;

a second side attachment interface located on a second side surface of the unmanned aerial vehicle that opposes the first side surface; and

a bottom attachment interface located on a bottom surface of the unmanned aerial vehicle.

15 . The unmanned aerial vehicle system of claim 14 , wherein the global positioning system attachment and the infrared light attachment are configured to removably couple to at least one of the top attachment interface or the bottom attachment interface.

16 . The unmanned aerial vehicle system of claim 15 , wherein the speaker and microphone attachment and the spotlight attachment are configured to removably couple to at least one of the first side attachment interface or the second side attachment interface.

17 . The unmanned aerial vehicle system of claim 13 , wherein the attachments are configured to mechanically and electrically couple to the unmanned aerial vehicle system.

18 . An unmanned aerial vehicle system, comprising:

an unmanned aerial vehicle that includes an attachment interface located on a side surface of the unmanned aerial vehicle; and

a speaker and microphone attachment configured to removably couple to the attachment interface and electrically connect to the unmanned aerial vehicle to power the speaker and microphone attachment via a power source of the unmanned aerial vehicle.

19 . The unmanned aerial vehicle system of claim 18 , wherein the speaker and microphone attachment includes an attachment bracket that is configured to mount to an attachment surface of the attachment interface to removably couple the speaker and microphone attachment to the unmanned aerial vehicle.

20 . The unmanned aerial vehicle system of claim 19 , wherein the attachment surface is located on, or integrally formed with, the side surface of the unmanned aerial vehicle.