An apparatus for determining a resource remaining datum of an electric aircraft is disclosed. The apparatus includes a processor and a memory communicatively connected to the processor. The memory contains instructions configuring the processor to receive aircraft data from at least a sensing device, wherein the at least a sensing device is configured to measure at least a parameter of a battery pack of the electric aircraft and generate aircraft data as a function of the at least a parameter of the battery pack of the electric aircraft. The memory contains instructions configuring the processor to determine a reserve energy as a function of a flight mode of the electric aircraft and determine a resource remaining datum as a function of the aircraft data and the reserve energy, wherein the resource remaining datum is related to the battery pack of the electric aircraft.

The method includes: controlling unmanned aerial vehicle to be aligned with ground orbit in destination site and continue to fly at predetermined flight altitude, in response to the unmanned aerial vehicle flying to first preset airspace near the destination site; controlling the unmanned aerial vehicle to be separated from first cabin carried by the unmanned aerial vehicle and place the separated first cabin at first position of lifting platform of shuttle vehicle driving along the ground orbit and controlling the unmanned aerial vehicle to be combined with second cabin carried at second position of the lifting platform, in response to the unmanned aerial vehicle flying to position directly above the first position and being in relatively static state with the shuttle vehicle; and controlling the unmanned aerial vehicle to fly to next destination site, in response to completion of the combination of the unmanned aerial vehicle and the second cabin.

The method includes: controlling unmanned aerial vehicle to be aligned with ground orbit in destination site and continue to fly at predetermined flight altitude, in response to the unmanned aerial vehicle flying to first preset airspace near the destination site; controlling the unmanned aerial vehicle to be separated from first cabin carried by the unmanned aerial vehicle and place the separated first cabin at first position of lifting platform of shuttle vehicle driving along the ground orbit and controlling the unmanned aerial vehicle to be combined with second cabin carried at second position of the lifting platform, in response to the unmanned aerial vehicle flying to position directly above the first position and being in relatively static state with the shuttle vehicle; and controlling the unmanned aerial vehicle to fly to next destination site, in response to completion of the combination of the unmanned aerial vehicle and the second cabin.

A long-distance drone is disclosed having a canard body style with a main body, a left main wing, a right main wing, a left forewing, and a right forewing. The left forewing is attached to the main body forward of the left main wing, and the right forewing is attached to the main body forward of the right main wing. There is a left linear support connecting the left forewing to the left main wing, and a right linear support connecting the right forewing to the right main wing. A plurality of propellers are disposed on the left and the right linear supports.

Detectors detect a user's touch operation to an airframe, and a motor control unit controls rotations of motors, based on the user's touch operation detected by the detectors. The motor control unit is configured to have a hovering function of making the airframe automatically perform a stationary flight at a hovering position. The motor control unit keeps the setting of the hovering function off during a period while the detectors are detecting a user's touch operation, and when the detectors stop detecting a user's touch operation, the motor control unit sets the hovering function on.

A flight path generation method includes determining a plurality of photographing positions for a flight vehicle to photograph a subject based on a flight range of the flight vehicle and photographing position intervals, and generating a flight path of the flight vehicle that passes through the photographing positions.

A projectile-launched aircraft system includes a projectile launcher including a triggering mechanism, a rotary-wing, hover-capable aircraft including a rotor assembly that includes at least one rotor blade, wherein the rotor blade includes a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration that is circumferentially spaced from the stowed configuration about a pivot axis, wherein, upon actuation of the triggering mechanism, the projectile launcher is configured to launch the aircraft along a flightpath.

A power supply control method and a monitoring system configured to implement the power supply control method are provided. The monitoring system includes a base station, a drone, and a processor. The base station includes a charging device. The charging device includes a power supply connector and a power source coupled to the power supply connector and outputting electric power through the power supply connector. The drone includes a battery configured to provide electric power to the drone and a charging connector configured to connect the battery and the power supply connector. When the charging connector is connected to the power supply connector, the processor determines an abnormal situation on the power supply connector or the drone according to an electrical characteristic during charging the battery by the power source. The abnormal situation is associated with a foreign object formed on the power supply connector or the drone.

An aerial vehicle electrical power system for use with a tethered aerial vehicle, and related methods are provided. The aerial vehicle electric power system includes a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) carried by an aerial vehicle. At least one electrical circuit is carried by the aerial vehicle. The at least one electrical circuit has a DC buck converter electrically in series with at least a portion of the plurality of LEDs. A tether is connected between the aerial vehicle and a power source positioned remote from the aerial vehicle. Electrical power is transmitted to the aerial vehicle and at least a portion of the plurality of LEDs through the tether. The electrical circuit minimizes variances in power supplied to the aerial vehicle and the plurality of LEDs.

A system for capturing VIN numbers and vehicles images to track vehicle damage through vehicle supply chains which includes a mobile software application and/or robot(s) which moves autonomously around parking lots. The mobile application can direct the user to capture VIN images and/or vehicle images from certain views and collect GPS positions of the same and the robot includes various cameras and sensors to identify vehicles and take pictures of them. All of the captured images of vehicles are sent to a central server/storage where the vehicle images can be checked for damage as compared to locations so that it can be determined who was in possession of the vehicle when damage occurred.