CPC G01S 19/47 (2013.01) [B64C 39/024 (2013.01); G01C 19/00 (2013.01); G01P 15/08 (2013.01); G01P 15/18 (2013.01); G08G 5/0065 (2013.01); G08G 5/0069 (2013.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 2201/104 (2023.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) comprising:
a satellite positioning system receiver;
an inertial measurement unit having an associated accelerometer; and
one or more processors configured by executable instruction to perform operations comprising:
determining a first acceleration of the UAV based at least on information from the accelerometer received at least one of prior to or during takeoff;
determining a second acceleration of the UAV based at least on location information received via the satellite positioning system receiver at least one of prior to or during takeoff;
determining a relative heading of the UAV based at least in part on the first acceleration and the second acceleration; and
directing the UAV to navigate an environment based at least on the relative heading.
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