Methods of taking a measurement

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11932397
APP PUB NO 20230002049A1
SERIAL NO

17945749

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According to the present invention there is provided a method of taking a measurement using a sensor mounted on an aerial vehicle, the aerial vehicle having one or more propellers and one or more motors which are selectively operable to drive the one or more propellers to rotate to cause the vehicle to fly, and a sensor mounted on the aerial vehicle, the method comprising the steps of, operating the one or more motors to drive the one or more propellers to cause the vehicle to fly; at a first time instant, slowing down or turning off said one or more motors; while the one or more motors are slowed down or turned off, taking a measurement using said sensor; at a second time instant, which is after the measurement has been taken using the sensor, operating the one or more motors again to drive the one or more propellers to cause the vehicle to fly. There is further provided a corresponding aerial vehicle.

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VERITY AG8050 ZURICH

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Beffa, Luciano Zürich, CH 7 5
Hehn, Markus Zürich, CH 48 349

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