Patent ID: 8200375

Claim:
A radio controlled (RC) helicopter system comprising: an RC helicopter, wherein the RC helicopter includes: a receiver that is coupled to receive an RF signal containing command data in accordance with a first coordinate system, wherein the first coordinate system is from a perspective of the remote control device; a motion sensing module, that generates motion data based on the motion of the RC helicopter; a processing module, coupled to the motion sensing module and the receiver, that transforms the command data into control data, based on the motion data, and in accordance with a second coordinate system, wherein the second coordinate system is from a perspective of the RC helicopter, and wherein the control data commands the RC helicopter from the perspective of a user, independent of a yaw-orientation of the RC helicopter; and a plurality of control devices, coupled to the processing module, that control the motion of the RC helicopter based on the control data; a remote control device, in wireless communication with the RC helicopter, that includes a plurality of spring-loaded interface devices, each of the plurality of spring loaded interface devices having a return position that is returned to when no force is applied, wherein the remote control device generates the RF signal and command data that commands the RC helicopter to substantially a hovering state when no force is applied to each of the plurality of spring-loaded interface devices.