公开(公告)号：US20160221683A1

公开(公告)日：2016-08-04

申请号：US14281558

申请日：2014-05-19

Applicant: Google Inc.

Inventor： John Roberts ,  Abe Bachrach ,  James Ryan Burgess

IPC: B64D31/06

CPC classification number: B64D27/02 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64D2027/026 ,  Y02T50/64

Abstract: Embodiments described herein may relate to methods and systems for supplying auxiliary power to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with different flight modes. In particular, the system may determine that a UAV is operating in a first flight mode. Responsively, the system may cause the UAV to draw power from a first power source at a first power level while operating in the first flight mode. Subsequently, the system may determine that the UAV switched from operating in the first flight mode to operating in a second flight mode. Responsively, the system may cause the UAV, while operating in the second flight mode, to continue drawing power from the first power source at the first power level and draw power from a second power source at a second power level, where the UAV consumes power at a higher rate during the second flight mode than during the first flight mode.

Abstract translation: 本文描述的实施例可以涉及用于向具有不同飞行模式的无人驾驶飞行器（UAV）提供辅助动力的方法和系统。 特别地，系统可以确定UAV在第一飞行模式下操作。 响应地，系统可以使得UAV在第一飞行模式下操作时以第一功率电平从第一电源获取电力。 随后，系统可以确定UAV从在第一飞行模式中的操作切换到以第二飞行模式操作。 响应地，系统可以使UAV在第二飞行模式下操作，以在第一功率水平继续从第一电源获取电力，并且在UAV消耗功率的第二功率电平下从第二电源获取电力 在第二飞行模式期间以比在第一飞行模式期间更高的速率。