Patent ID: 7931239

Claim:
A radio controlled (RC) homeostatic flying hovercraft comprising: a flying structure having lift generated by at least four electrically, powered generally downwardly directed thrusters, said flying structure including: a homeostatic control system operably connected to said thrusters that automatically controls a thrust produced by each thruster in order to automatically maintain a desired orientation of said flying structure, said homeostatic control system including at least a three dimensional, three-axis sensor system and associated control circuitry that dynamically determines a gravitational reference other than by dead reckoning for use by said homeostatic control system in automatic control of said thrusters to maintain homeostatic stabilization in said desired orientation; a radio frequency (RF) receiver; and a battery system electrically coupled to said thrusters, said RF receiver and said homeostatic control system; and an RC controller separate and remote from said flying structure and adapted to control said desired orientation of said flying structure, said RC controller including: a handheld structure housing a sensor system that senses at least a two dimensional, two-axis sensed orientation of said handheld structure as a result of a user remote from said flying structure selectively orienting said handheld structure; and an RF transmitter that communicates information based on said sensed orientation to said receiver of said flying structure as said desired orientation used by said homeostatic control system to automatically control said thrusters to maintain said desired orientation.