CPC G01N 1/2273 (2013.01) [B25J 9/163 (2013.01); B25J 9/1656 (2013.01); B25J 9/1694 (2013.01); B60K 11/02 (2013.01); F01P 3/20 (2013.01); G01N 1/44 (2013.01); G01N 33/0016 (2013.01); G05B 19/42 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/432 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/433 (2013.01); F01P 7/16 (2013.01); F01P 11/16 (2013.01); G01N 30/72 (2013.01); G01N 33/0047 (2013.01); G01N 2001/2288 (2013.01); G01N 2035/00475 (2013.01); G05B 2219/31048 (2013.01); G05B 2219/36447 (2013.01); G05B 2219/40103 (2013.01); Y02P 90/02 (2015.11)] | 20 Claims |
1. An automated control system comprising:
a cloud-based repository; and
an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) comprising:
a sensor;
a receiver; and
a memory comprising task association data including one or more tasks for execution by the UAV; and
an input device comprising a tagging block configured to:
select an object of interest with the tagging block;
send a tag, from the tagging block, regarding the object of interest to the UAV, via the receiver;
connect to the cloud-based repository to save, load, update, and/or perform operations within the cloud-based repository; and
store images on the cloud-based repository so that the images stored may be downloaded by one or more other devices;
wherein the object of interest is located within a visual field of the UAV;
wherein the sensor processes data within the visual field;
wherein a task is selected from the task association data and the UAV is controlled to execute the task with respect to the object of interest; and
wherein the task is a command that the UAV follows the object of interest selected with the tagging block.
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