Systems for unmanned aerial spraying
A UAV includes a body and rotor coupled to the body. The UAV may include a boom connected to the body, and a nozzle connected to a distal end of the boom, wherein an operational configuration of the nozzle is responsive to a second control signal. The rotor, boom, and nozzle are arranged such that the nozzle is disposed further away from the body than the rotor. The UAV may further include a sensor disposed on either the body or the boom, wherein the sensor is configured to generate a detection signal associated with a distance between the sensor and a surface disposed proximate to the sensor.
1. An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), comprising:
a body;
a rotor connected to the body, an operational configuration of the rotor responsive to a first control signal;
a boom connected to the body; and
a nozzle connected to a distal end of the boom, an operational configuration of the nozzle responsive to a second control signal, the rotor, boom, and nozzle arranged such that the nozzle is disposed further away from the body than the rotor.
2. The UAV of claim 1 , further comprising a sensor disposed on one selected from the group consisting of the body and the boom, the sensor configured to generate a detection signal associated with a distance between the sensor and a surface disposed proximate to the sensor.
3. The UAV of claim 1 , further comprising a bumper disposed at the distal end of the boom.
4. The UAV of claim 1 , the nozzle and rotor disposed such that a first distance from a center of the body to a point where a liquid is dispelled from the nozzle is greater than a second distance from the center of the body to a radially outermost position of the rotor.
5. An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), comprising:
a body;
a rotor connected to the body, an operational configuration of the rotor responsive to a first control signal;
a boom connected to the body;
a nozzle connected to a distal end of the boom, an operational configuration of the nozzle responsive to a second control signal, the rotor, boom and nozzle arranged such that the nozzle is disposed further away from the body than the rotor.
6. The UAV of claim 5 , further comprising a bumper disposed at the distal end of the boom, the bumper preventing the nozzle from contacting a surface disposed proximate to the bumper when the UAV is in flight.
7. The UAV of claim 6 , wherein the bumper extends radially outward beyond the nozzle.
8. The UAV of claim 6 , further comprising a sensor disposed on one selected from the group consisting of the body, the bumper, and the boom, the sensor configured to generate a detection signal associated with a distance between the sensor and the surface.
9. The UAV of claim 8 , wherein the sensor is disposed on the bumper and is inset relative to a radially outermost edge of the bumper.
10. The UAV of claim 8 , wherein the sensor comprises one selected from the group consisting of a LIDAR unit and a CCD camera.
11. An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), comprising:
a body,
a first rotor attached to the body, wherein the first rotor is arranged to rotate about a first axis;
a boom attached to the body and extending outwardly from the body;
a nozzle connected to a distal end of the boom and configured to controllably apply a liquid to a surface disposed proximate to the nozzle, where the first rotor, the boom, and the nozzle are arranged such that a point at which the liquid is dispelled from the nozzle is further away from a center of the body than the radially outermost extent of the first rotor as it rotates about the first axis.
12. The UAV of claim 11 , further comprising a sensor disposed on one selected from the group consisting of the body and the boom, the sensor configured to generate a detection signal associated with a distance between the sensor and the surface disposed proximate to the nozzle.
13. The UAV of claim 11 , further comprising a second rotor attached to the body, wherein the second rotor is arranged to rotate about a second axis that is substantially parallel to the first axis.
14. The UAV of claim 13 , wherein the first and second axes are substantially equidistant from the center of the body.
15. The UAV of claim 13 , further comprising:
a first arm connected to the body and extending outwardly from the body, the first rotor disposed at a distal end of the first arm; and
a second arm connected to the body and extending outwardly from the body, the second rotor disposed at a distal end of the second arm.
16. The UAV of claim 11 , further comprising a bumper attached to the body, the bumper configured to prevent the nozzle from contacting the surface proximate to the nozzle while the UAV is in flight.