Safety system for operation of an unmanned aerial vehicle
Systems, devices, and methods for a safety system including: selecting an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) command on a controller, the controller comprising a first processor with addressable memory; presenting a first activator and a second activator on a display of the controller for the selected UAV command, wherein the second activator is a slider; and sending the UAV command to a UAV if the first activator and the second activator are selected, the UAV comprising a second processor with addressable memory.
1 . A system for operation of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) comprising:
a controller having a first processor and a first addressable memory, wherein the controller is configured to:
present a first activator and a second activator on a display screen of the controller, wherein the first activator is presented as a first user interface (UI) element comprising a button and the second activator is presented as a second UI element comprising a slider;
select the first activator and the second activator, wherein the selection of the second activator is subsequent to the selection of the first activator; and
transmit a UAV command to control the UAV via a transmitter of the controller based on the selection of the first activator and the second activator.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the UAV comprises a second processor with a second addressable memory and a receiver configured to receive the transmitted UAV command.
3 . The system of claim 2 further comprising:
the UAV having the second processor and addressable memory, the second processor configured to:
receive the transmitted UAV command; and
execute the received UAV command on the UAV.
4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the transmitted UAV command is based on a direction of movement of the button in the slider of the second activator.
5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the direction of movement corresponds to an action of the UAV.
6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the transmitted UAV command is selected on the controller prior to presenting the first activator and the second activator on the display screen.
7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the UAV command is transmitted based on the selection of the first activator being maintained while the second activator is selected.
8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the transmitted UAV command is a launch command, wherein the second activator is a vertical slider, and wherein selecting the second activator comprises sliding the button in an upward direction in the slider relative to a display screen of the controller.
9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the transmitted UAV command is a return and land command, wherein the second activator is a horizontal slider, and wherein selecting the second activator comprises sliding the button horizontally in the slider relative to a display screen of the controller.
10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the return and land command directs the UAV to land at a location it launched from.
11 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the transmitted UAV command is a land now command, wherein the second activator is a vertical slider, and wherein selecting the second activator comprises sliding the button in a downward direction in the slider relative to a display screen of the controller.
12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the land now command directs the UAV to land at a location proximate to a geographical position of the UAV when the UAV receives the land now command.
13 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the transmitted UAV command is an emergency stop command, wherein the second activator is a vertical slider, and wherein selecting the second activator comprises sliding the button in a downward direction in the slider relative to a display screen of the controller.
14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the emergency stop command directs the UAV to stop at least one motor of the UAV.
15 . A method for operation of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) comprising:
presenting a first activator and a second activator on a display screen of a controller, the controller comprising a first processor with a first addressable memory, wherein the first activator is presented as a first user interface (UI) element comprising a button, and wherein the second activator is presented as a second UI element comprising a slider;
selecting the first activator and the second activator, wherein the selection of the second activator is subsequent to the selection of the first activator; and
transmitting a UAV command to control the UAV via a transmitter of the controller based on the selection of the first activator and the second activator at least one of: simultaneously and sequentially with the second activator.
16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the UAV comprises a second processor with a second addressable memory and a receiver configured to receive the transmitted command.
17 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the transmitted UAV command is a wireless signal.
18 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the transmitted UAV command is based on a direction of movement of the button in the slider of the second activator.
19 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising, prior to transmitting the UAV command:
generating the UAV command for the UAV on the controller based on the direction of movement of the button in the slider of the second activator.
20 . The method of claim 19 , wherein the direction of movement corresponds to an action of the UAV.