US 11,926,428 B2
Propeller safety for automated aerial vehicles
Daniel Buchmueller, Seattle, WA (US); Brian C. Beckman, Newcastle, WA (US); Amir Navot, Seattle, WA (US); Brandon William Porter, Yarrow Point, WA (US); Gur Kimchi, Seattle, WA (US); Jeffrey P. Bezos, Greater Seattle Area, WA (US); and Frederik Schaffalitzky, Kirkland, WA (US)
Assigned to Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US)
Filed by Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US)
Filed on Aug. 24, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/000,879.
Application 17/000,879 is a continuation of application No. 14/491,215, filed on Sep. 19, 2014, granted, now 10,780,988.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/036,071, filed on Aug. 11, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2020/0385134 A1, Dec. 10, 2020
Int. Cl. B64D 31/06 (2006.01); B64C 11/00 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64D 1/12 (2006.01); B64D 27/24 (2006.01); B64D 45/00 (2006.01); F16D 43/00 (2006.01); F16P 3/00 (2006.01); G08G 5/04 (2006.01); H02P 3/04 (2006.01); H02P 3/10 (2006.01); B64U 10/00 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); B64U 101/60 (2023.01)
CPC B64D 31/06 (2013.01) [B64C 11/00 (2013.01); B64C 39/02 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 1/12 (2013.01); B64D 27/24 (2013.01); B64D 45/00 (2013.01); F16D 43/00 (2013.01); F16P 3/00 (2013.01); G08G 5/04 (2013.01); H02P 3/04 (2013.01); H02P 3/10 (2013.01); B64U 10/00 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); B64U 2101/60 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An automated aerial vehicle, comprising:
a frame;
a motor coupled to the frame;
a propeller coupled to and rotated by the motor; and
a controller configured to at least:
select a safety profile from a plurality of safety profiles associated with the propeller, each safety profile being associated with a respective safety perimeter of the propeller that is different from respective safety perimeters associated with others of the plurality of safety profiles;
detect an object within a selected respective safety perimeter associated with the selected safety profile of the propeller; and
stop the propeller in response to detecting the object within the selected respective safety perimeter of the propeller.