Patent ID: 9671781
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: B64C,G05D,G07C,G08G,G16H

Claim:
1. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system comprising: at least one flight-related component corresponding to a wing, a propeller, a rotor, a stabilizer, a landing gear, or a propulsion unit; a diagnostic system including at least one of a sensor or an imaging system for determining diagnostic data relating to the at least one flight-related component, the diagnostic system establishing a communication link via at least one near-field communication (NFC) tag to identify the at least one flight-related component and determine the diagnostic data, wherein the diagnostic data includes any one of a historical or current property, condition, setting, and action of the UAV, and wherein the at least one NFC tag is included in or affixed to the at least one flight-related component; and one or more processors configured to execute computer-executable program instructions stored on a non-transitory data storage to: