US 11,886,694 B2
Apparatuses for controlling unmanned aerial vehicles and methods for making and using same
Damon Chandler, Austin, TX (US); and Jonathan Josephson, Austin, TX (US)
Assigned to Quantum Interface LLC, Austin, TX (US)
Filed by Quantum Interface, LLC, Austin, TX (US)
Filed on Jan. 9, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/094,488.
Application 18/094,488 is a continuation of application No. 17/490,474, filed on Sep. 30, 2021, granted, now 11,599,260.
Application 17/490,474 is a continuation of application No. 15/968,872, filed on May 2, 2018, granted, now 11,221,748, issued on Jan. 11, 2022.
Application 15/968,872 is a continuation of application No. 14/731,335, filed on Jun. 4, 2015, granted, now 9,971,492, issued on May 15, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/007,598, filed on Jun. 4, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2023/0350559 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 3/0485 (2022.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04817 (2022.01); G06F 3/04842 (2022.01); G06F 3/0488 (2022.01)
CPC G06F 3/0485 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
a processor coupled to a domed surface motion sensor, an input device, a user feedback device, and an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) including at least one camera, at least one missile, movement controls, pitch controls, yaw controls, and a roll controls;
the processor is configured to:
continuously sense first movement of a first body part in contact with the domed surface, the movement comprising movement including properties direction, velocity, acceleration, changes in direction, changes in velocity, changes in acceleration, or any combination thereof;
move the UAV along a flight path in conformity with the movement properties;
continuously sense second movement of a second body part in contact with the domed surface, the second movement comprising pitch controls, yaw controls, roll controls, or any combination thereof;
control a pitch, a yaw, and/or a roll of the UAV in conformity with the second movement pitch controls, yaw controls, and/or roll controls;
continuously sense third movement of a third body part in contact with the domed surface, the third movement comprising camera controls;
control a camera focusing in conformity with the third movement camera controls; and
continuously sense fourth movement of a fourth body part in contact with the domed surface, the fourth movement comprising missile aiming controls or missile aiming and firing controls;
control the missile aiming or the missile aiming and firing in conformity with the fourth movement missile aiming controls or missile aiming and firing controls.