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A recently approved Apple patent may have leaked a future drone device and controller functionality. This patent could be used in many applications including drone systems and pairing/unpairing UAVs controllers. The latter of which refers to switching signals from the controller to cellular networks in case maximum range is exceeded by the drone.
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In Figure 9 (above), we see sketches of an unmanned aerial system (UAS) that includes one or more drones that can be controlled by a single user. Controllers 122a and 122b could apparently also be used to control different functions of a single drone, such as steering for one and speed using another. Unfortunately, there’s no word yet on when or if the Apple Drone will be announced.
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Apple’s patent FIG. 13A above illustrates an example of an Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) system initiating handover of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from a first unmanned aerial controller (UAC) to a second UAC,” said Patently Apple.
