Systems and methods to control sounds produced by a remote controlled vehicle during operation of the remote controlled vehicle

Number: 10988254
Published: 2021-04-27
Filed: 2019-02-04
Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Inventors: Nocon; Nathan, Wong; Clifford
CPC: B64U10/14; B64U30/20; G05D1/0038; G06F3/04847; G06F9/30003; G10H1/02
Verdict: Medium Hardware
Source: Google Patents · FreePatentsOnline

The keeper's note

Sound-generation hardware for remote-controlled vehicle/drone (granted).

Abstract

Systems and methods control sounds produced by a remote-controlled vehicle during operation of the remote-controlled vehicle are described herein. One or more components of the remote-controlled vehicle may be controlled and/or manipulated so that the remote-controlled vehicle produces sounds during operation that match a predetermined set of sounds. The control and/or manipulation of the one or more components of the remote-controlled vehicle may be effectuated without alternating a path of the remote-controlled vehicle.

Background

FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE (1) This disclosure relates to controlling sounds produced by a remote-controlled vehicle during operation of the remote-controlled vehicle. BACKGROUND (2) Remote-controlled vehicles, such as multi-copters, are popular for recreation. The sounds of multi-copters propellers during operation can be loud and annoying. SUMMARY (3) One aspect of the disclosure relates to a system configured to control sounds produced by a remote-controlled vehicle during operation of the remote-controlled vehicle. In accordance with one or more implementations, resultant sound from a remote-controlled vehicle propellers and/or other components may be controlled to make a predetermined set of sounds rather than noise. By way of non-limiting illustration, the rotational speed of the propellers may be set to match a particular pitch and/or tone at specific points in time. Active actuators may manipulate the vehicle's thrust to control position and/or orientation. Position of the remote-controlled vehicle may be directly dependent on propeller rotation per minute. In order to decouple sound from thrust, active actuators may be utilized. (4) In some implementations, one or more configurations of one or more components of the remote-controlled vehicle may be controlled to make a predetermined set of sounds. In some implementations, control of components of the remote-controlled vehicle may be performed without altering the remote-controlled vehicle's navigation path. In some impl

Claims

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A system configured to control sounds produced by a remote-controlled vehicle during operation of the remote-controlled vehicle, the system comprising: one or more physical processors configured by machine readable instructions to: obtain operation control information, the operation control information including control signals that dictate one or more of an amount of thrust, a direction of travel, and/or an orientation of a remote-controlled vehicle; obtain sound profile information, the sound profile information specifying associations between configurations of components of the remote-controlled vehicle and one or more values of one or more attributes of sound produced by the remote-controlled vehicle during operation of the remote-controlled vehicle; obtain sound production information, the sound production information specifying a set of sounds to be produced by the remote-controlled vehicle during the operation of the remote-controlled vehicle; generate sound control information, the sound control information including sound control signals that dictate changes in the configurations of the components of the remote-controlled vehicle to cause the remote-controlled vehicle to produce sounds in the set of sounds during the operation without altering one or more of the amount of thrust, the direction of travel, and/or the orientation of the remote-controlled vehicle; and effectuate transmission of the sound control signals to the remote-controlled vehicle so that the remote-controlled vehicle produces the sounds in the set of sounds during the operation without altering one or more of the amount of thrust, the direction of travel, and/or the orientation of the remote-controlled vehicle; one or more sensors coupled to the remote-controlled vehicle, the one or more sensors being configured to generate output signals conveying audio information, the audio information defining the sounds produced by the remote-controlled vehicle during the operation; and wherein the one or more physical processors are further configured by the machine-readable instructions to: obtain the output signals conveying the audio information; compare the audio information to the set of sounds to be produced by the remote-controlled vehicle during the operation of the remote-controlled vehicle; determine differences between the audio information and the set of sounds; and effectuate transmission of one or more additional sound control signals to the remote-controlled vehicle so that the configurations of the components of the remote-controlled vehicle are changed to reduce and/or eliminate the differences. || 7. A system configured to control sounds produced by a remote-controlled vehicle during operation of the remote-controlled vehicle, the system comprising: one or more physical processors configured by machine readable instructions to: obtain operation control information, the operation control information including control signals that dictate one or more of an amount of thrust, a direction of travel, and/or an orientation of a remote-controlled vehicle; obtain sound profile information, the sound profile information specifying associations between configurations of components of the remote-controlled vehicle and one or more values of one or more attributes of sound produced by the remote-controlled vehicle during operation of the remote-controlled vehicle; obtain sound production information, the sound production information specifying a set of sounds to be produced by the remote-controlled vehicle during the operation of the remote-controlled vehicle; generate sound control information, the sound control information including sound control signals that dictate changes in the configurations of the components of the remote-controlled vehicle to cause the remote-controlled vehicle to produce sounds in the set of sounds during the operation without altering one or more of the amount of thrust, the direction of travel, and/or the orientation of the remote-controlled vehicle; and effectuate transmission of the sound control signals to the remote-controlled vehicle so that the remote-controlled vehicle produces the sounds in the set of sounds during the operation without altering one or more of the amount of thrust, the direction of travel, and/or the orientation of the remote-controlled vehicle; wherein the sound profile information specifies a first association between a first configuration and a first value of a first attribute of sound, and a second association between a second configuration and a second value of the first attribute of sound; and wherein the one or more physical processors are further configured by the machine-readable instructions to: responsive to the set of sounds including sound having the first value of the first attribute, effectuate transmission of a first sound control signal to the remote-controlled vehicle to cause the remote-controlled vehicle to be configured in the first configuration to produce the sound having the first value of the first attribute without altering one or more of the amount of thrust, the direction of travel, and/or the orientation of the remote-controlled vehicle; responsive to the set of sounds including sound having the second value of the first attribute, effectuate transmission of a second sound control signal to the remote-controlled vehicle to cause the remote-controlled vehicle to be configured in the second configuration to produce the sound having the second value of the first attribute without altering one or more of the amount of thrust, the direction of travel, and/or the orientation of the remote-controlled vehicle; and wherein the set of sounds includes temporal attributes dictating temporal occurrence of the sounds within the set of sounds, such that the set of sounds includes the sound having the first value of the first attribute occurring temporally before the sound having the second value of the first attribute, and wherein the first sound control signal is transmitted to the remote-controlled vehicle prior to the second sound control signal. || 10. A method to control sounds produced by a remote-controlled vehicle during operation of the remote-controlled vehicle, the method comprising: obtaining operation control information, the operation control information including control signals that dictate one or more of an amount of thrust, a direction of travel, and/or an orientation of a remote-controlled vehicle; obtaining sound profile information, the sound profile information specifying associations between configurations of components of the remote-controlled vehicle and one or more values of one or more attributes of sound produced by the remote-controlled vehicle during operation of the remote-controlled vehicle; obtaining sound production information, the sound production information specifying a set of sounds to be produced by the remote-controlled vehicle during the operation of the remote-controlled vehicle; generating sound control information, the sound control information including sound control signals that dictate changes in the configurations of the components of the remote-controlled vehicle to cause the remote-controlled vehicle to produce sounds in the set of sounds during the operation without altering one or more of the amount of thrust, the direction of travel, and/or the orientation of the remote-controlled vehicle; effectuating transmission of the sound control signals to the remote-controlled vehicle so that the remote-controlled vehicle produces the sounds in the set of sounds during the operation without altering one or more of the amount of thrust, the direction of travel, and/or the orientation of the remote-controlled vehicle; obtaining audio information, the audio information defining the sounds produced by the remote-controlled vehicle during the operation; comparing the audio information to the set of sounds to be produced by the remote-controlled vehicle during the operation of the remote-controlled vehicle; determining differences between the audio information and the set of sounds; and effectuating transmission of one or more additional sound control signals to the remote-controlled vehicle so that the configurations of the components of the remote-controlled vehicle are changed to reduce and/or eliminate the differences. || 16. A method to control sounds produced by a remote-controlled vehicle during operation of the remote-controlled vehicle, the method comprising: obtaining operation control information, the operation control information including control signals that dictate one or more of an amount of thrust, a direction of travel, and/or an orientation of a remote-controlled vehicle; obtaining sound profile information, the sound profile information specifying associations between configurations of components of the remote-controlled vehicle and one or more values of one or more attributes of sound produced by the remote-controlled vehicle during operation of the remote-controlled vehicle; obtaining sound production information, the sound production information specifying a set of sounds to be produced by the remote-controlled vehicle during the operation of the remote-controlled vehicle; generating sound control information, the sound control information including sound control signals that dictate changes in the configurations of the components of the remote-controlled vehicle to cause the remote-controlled vehicle to produce sounds in the set of sounds during the operation without altering one or more of the amount of thrust, the direction of travel, and/or the orientation of the remote-controlled vehicle; effectuating transmission of the sound control signals to the remote-controlled vehicle so that the remote-controlled vehicle produces the sounds in the set of sounds during the operation without altering one or more of the amount of thrust, the direction of travel, and/or the orientation of the remote-controlled vehicle; wherein the sound profile information specifies a first association between a first configuration and a first value of a first attribute of sound, and a second association between a second configuration and a second value of the first attribute of sound; and wherein the method further comprises: responsive to the set of sounds including sound having the first value of the first attribute, effectuating transmission of a first sound control signal to the remote-controlled vehicle to cause the remote-controlled vehicle to be configured in the first configuration to produce the sound having the first value of the first attribute without altering one or more of the amount of thrust, the direction of travel, and/or the orientation of the remote-controlled vehicle; responsive to the set of sounds including sound having the second value of the first attribute, effectuating transmission of a second sound control signal to the remote-controlled vehicle to cause the remote-controlled vehicle to be configured in the second configuration to produce the sound having the second value of the first attribute without altering one or more of the amount of thrust, the direction of travel, and/or the orientation of the remote-controlled vehicle; and wherein the set of sounds includes temporal attributes dictating temporal occurrence of the sounds within the set of sounds, such that the set of sounds includes the sound having the first value of the first attribute occurring temporally before the sound having the second value of the first attribute, and wherein the first sound control signal is transmitted to the remote-controlled vehicle prior to the second sound control signal.