Unmanned aerial vehicles

Abstract

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) comprises a controller. The controller of the UAV causes the UAV to access an interior of an object. The controller of the UAV causes the UAV to clean at least part of the interior of the object.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) comprising a controller, the method comprising:
 causing, by the controller of the UAV, the UAV to access an interior of an object; and   causing, by the controller of the UAV, the UAV to clean at least part of the interior of the object.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising:
 receiving one or more visual representations of the object; and   recognising the object based on the one or more visual representations.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the one or more visual representations comprise one or more computer-generated representations of the object. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said cleaning is based on a shape of the object. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the UAV comprises a liquid container. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the liquid container is removable from the UAV. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 5 , comprising causing, by the controller of the UAV, a liquid dispenser of the UAV to dispense liquid from the liquid container. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the liquid dispenser comprises a nozzle. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the method is performed in an indoor environment. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the object comprises a vehicle. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the vehicle comprises an aircraft or a train. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising providing status update report data relating to said cleaning. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said cleaning is based on a schedule set up for said cleaning. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said cleaning is in response to the UAV being summoned to clean the object. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the UAV monitors a dirtiness level of the object. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the UAV cleans the object in response to determining that the dirtiness level exceeds a threshold dirtiness level. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the UAV comprises a vacuum cleaner, an air blower, and/or a window-cleaning implement. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the UAV comprises a camera and wherein the method comprises capturing, by the camera of the UAV, image data corresponding to a field of vision of the camera. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the image data is captured before the UAV has started said cleaning, while the UAV is performing said cleaning, and/or after the UAV has completed said cleaning. 
     
     
         20 . An unmanned aerial vehicle, UAV, comprising a controller, the controller being configured to perform the method of  claim 1 .