Patent ID: 9611038
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: B05B,B64C

Claim:
1. A system, comprising: an aerial vehicle to perform a task to an object, while in an aerial mode that includes at least one of a hover mode or a slow movement mode during a predominant phase of the task being performed, the aerial vehicle further comprises a command and control system; a removable mobile computing device to acquire an image of the object and, when the removable mobile computing device is attached to the aerial vehicle, assists in control of the aerial vehicle while in the aerial mode and, when the removable mobile computing device is detached from the aerial vehicle, allows user selection of a candidate area of the object in the image and assists in control of the aerial vehicle with user intervention through the mobile device, wherein assist in control is further performed through the command and control system; and at least one attachment attachable to the aerial vehicle for facilitating the task performed to the object by the aerial vehicle while the aerial vehicle is in the aerial mode, the at least one attachment is controlled by the removable mobile computing device wherein when the removable mobile computing device is re-attached to the aerial vehicle, the aerial vehicle being controlled to perform the task to the object at the candidate area selected on the acquired image of the object.