Patent ID: 11926428
Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F  G  H | IPC B  F  G  H

Claim 13:
14. An aerial vehicle, comprising:
a motor having a rotating shaft;
a propeller coupled to the rotating shaft;
a safety profile component configured to select a safety profile from a plurality of safety profiles associated with the propeller, each safety profile being associated with a respective safety perimeter of the propeller that is different from respective safety perimeters associated with others of the plurality of safety profiles;
an object detection component configured to detect a presence of an object within a selected respective safety perimeter associated with the selected safety profile of the propeller; and
a stopping member for stopping the propeller in response to detecting the presence of the object within the selected respective safety perimeter of the propeller.