Attachment Interface And Attachments For An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
An unmanned aerial vehicle system that includes an unmanned aerial vehicle and an attachment. The unmanned aerial vehicle includes an attachment interface. One or more characteristics of the unmanned aerial vehicle are modified in response to the attachment being removably coupled to the attachment interface.
1 . An unmanned aerial vehicle system, comprising:
an unmanned aerial vehicle that includes an attachment interface; and
an attachment, wherein one or more characteristics of the unmanned aerial vehicle are modified in response to the attachment being removably coupled to the attachment interface.
2 . The unmanned aerial vehicle system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more characteristics include one or more of flight characteristics, power consumption characteristics, and user interface characteristics.
3 . The unmanned aerial vehicle system of claim 2 , wherein the attachment is configured to transmit intrinsic characteristics associated with the attachment to the unmanned aerial vehicle and the unmanned aerial vehicle is configured to modify the one or more characteristics of the unmanned aerial vehicle based on the intrinsic characteristics.
4 . The unmanned aerial vehicle system of claim 1 , wherein the attachment is configured to mechanically and electrically couple to the unmanned aerial vehicle.
5 . The unmanned aerial vehicle system of claim 4 , wherein the attachment is powered by a power source of the unmanned aerial vehicle.
6 . The unmanned aerial vehicle system of claim 4 , wherein the attachment is configured to electrically couple to the unmanned aerial vehicle via a universal serial bus connector.
7 . The unmanned aerial vehicle system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a user device in communication with the unmanned aerial vehicle that outputs a graphical user interface, wherein the unmanned aerial vehicle is configured to modify the graphical user interface in response to the attachment being removably coupled to the attachment interface.
8 . A method, comprising:
determining that an attachment is mounted to an attachment surface of an unmanned aerial vehicle;
determining that the attachment is electrically coupled to the unmanned aerial vehicle via a connector of the attachment being inserted into a connector port of the unmanned aerial vehicle; and
responsive to determining that the attachment is electrically coupled to the unmanned aerial vehicle, modifying one or more characteristics of the unmanned aerial vehicle.
9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the one or more characteristics of the unmanned aerial vehicle include flight characteristics, power consumption characteristics, or both.
10 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
responsive to determining that the attachment is electrically coupled to the unmanned aerial vehicle, providing intrinsic characteristics associated with the attachment to the unmanned aerial vehicle.
11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein modifying the one or more characteristics of the unmanned aerial vehicle is based upon the intrinsic characteristics.
12 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
responsive to determining that the attachment is electrically coupled to the unmanned aerial vehicle, modifying a user interface of the unmanned aerial vehicle, wherein a user device in communication with the unmanned aerial vehicle graphically outputs the user interface.
13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein modifying the user interface includes adjusting the user interface such that the user interface is operable to control operation of the attachment.
14 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the connector is a universal serial bus connector; and
wherein the attachment is powered by a power source of the unmanned aerial vehicle via the universal serial bus connector.
15 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
responsive to determining that the attachment is electrically coupled to the unmanned aerial vehicle, synchronizing time between the attachment and the unmanned aerial vehicle to align a timestamp of the attachment with a timestamp of the unmanned aerial vehicle.
16 . An unmanned aerial vehicle system, comprising:
an unmanned aerial vehicle;
an attachment mechanically and electrically coupled to the unmanned aerial vehicle; and
a user interface operable to control the unmanned aerial vehicle and the attachment,
wherein at least one of flight characteristics of the unmanned aerial vehicle or user interface characteristics of the user interface are modified in response to electrically coupling the attachment to the unmanned aerial vehicle.
17 . The unmanned aerial vehicle system of claim 16 , wherein both the flight characteristics of the unmanned aerial vehicle and the user interface characteristics of the user interface are modified in response to electrically coupling the attachment to the unmanned aerial vehicle.
18 . The unmanned aerial vehicle system of claim 16 , wherein the attachment includes a connector fixedly coupled to the attachment and configured for at least partial insertion into a connector port of the unmanned aerial vehicle.
19 . The unmanned aerial vehicle system of claim 16 , wherein the attachment includes a connector coupled to the attachment via wiring and configured for at least partial insertion into a connector port of the unmanned aerial vehicle.
20 . The unmanned aerial vehicle system of claim 16 , wherein the attachment is powered by a battery that powers the unmanned aerial vehicle.