Patent ID: 11945579
Assignee: SNAP INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 9:
10. A method of operating an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) comprising a body, at least one propeller coupled to the body, a mechanical gimbal coupled to the body, a camera coupled to the gimbal, and a manual selector operatively coupled to the gimbal and having a plurality of settings corresponding to flight modes, wherein the manual selector is configured to be manually set without electronics, wherein a first setting establishes a first said flight mode corresponding to a first position of the gimbal and a first camera pitch angle, and a second setting establishes a second said flight mode corresponding to a second position of the gimbal and a second camera pitch angle, comprising:
establishing the manual selector in the first setting prior to flight such that the gimbal has the first position and the camera has the first camera pitch angle and the UAV operates in the first mode; and
establishing the manual selector in the second setting prior to flight such that the gimbal has the second position and the camera has the second camera pitch angle and the UAV operates in the second mode.