A system 100 for controlling the operation of a drone 110 comprises: a drone 110; a receiver unit 120 mounted on the drone 110, the receiver unit 120 configured to receive a 5 signal from an animal; a processor 130 operable to process the received signal to determine the kinematics of the animal and provide an output based on the kinematics such as position or velocity of travel; and a controller 140 operable to control operation of the drone 110 based on the output from the processor 130. The signal may be an radio signal from transmitter attached to the animal, a reflected signal from a reflective object on the animal and/or a sound signal from the animal. The processor preferably being operable to determine angle of arrival and received signal strength to determine the kinematics.


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    Title :

    Improvements in and relating to drone control


    Publication date :

    2020-07-08


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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