Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd.

Honghui Zhang

Cong Zhao

You Zhou

Zhenyu Zhu

Ketan Tang

Guyue Zhou

Yin Tang

Jiangang Feng

Guisheng Nong

Xiao Liang Hu

Lei Han

Jiaqi Yan

Zhiyuan Wu

An apparatus of controlling flight of an aerial vehicle includes a memory storing a computer program code, and one or more processors, individually or collectively, configured to execute the computer program code to: collect, while the aerial vehicle traverses a flight path, a set of images corresponding to different fields of view of an environment around the aerial vehicle, construct a map of the environment using the set of images, and control the aerial vehicle to return along a return path using the map of the environment.

System and method for auto-return

Automatic terrain evaluation of landing surfaces, and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. A representative method includes receiving a request to land a movable object and, in response to the request, identifying a target landing area on a landing surface based on at least one image of the landing surface obtained by the movable object. The method can further include directing the movable object to land at the target landing area.

Automatic terrain evaluation of landing surfaces, and associated systems and methods

A method of controlling flight of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes collecting, while the UAV traverses a flight path, a set of images corresponding to different fields of view of an environment around the UAV using multiple image capture devices, extracting one or more image features from the set of images, constructing a map of the environment using one or more selected image features from the one or more image features, and generating a return path for the UAV using the map of the environment. Each of the multiple image capture devices includes one of the different fields of view.

Systems and methods for auto-return

A method for detecting a displacement of a mobile platform includes acquiring a first frame and a second frame using an imaging device coupled to the mobile platform, obtaining an angle of the imaging device relative to a reference level while acquiring the first frame, and determining the displacement of the mobile platform based at least on the first frame, the second frame, and the angle of the imaging device relative to the reference level.

System and method for measuring a displacement of a mobile platform

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes a vehicle body and a multi-ocular imaging assembly. The multi-ocular imaging assembly includes at least two imaging devices disposed in and fixed to the vehicle body.

Unmanned aerial vehicle and multi-ocular imaging system

A method of controlling flight of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes collecting, while the UAV traverses a flight path, a set of images corresponding to different fields of view of an environment around the UAV using multiple image capture devices. Each of the multiple image capture devices includes one of the different fields of view. The method further includes extracting a set of feature points from the set of images and selecting a subset of feature points from the set of feature points to be stored based on a number of image capture devices that collect images including the subset of feature points to aid navigation of the UAV.

A method for assisting obstacle avoidance of a mobile platform includes determining to use a detection mode from a plurality of detection modes, detecting a characteristic condition of the mobile platform with respect to an obstacle using the detection mode, and directing the mobile platform to avoid the obstacle based on the detected characteristic condition.

System and method for obstacle avoidance

A method of distance measuring includes obtaining a depth map and a stereo pair of images of a scene of interest, and enhancing a precision of the depth map based on disparity values of corresponding points between the images. The images have a higher resolution than the depth map. Enhancing the precision of the depth map includes determining the disparity values by optimizing an energy function of the images and replacing low precision values of the depth map with corresponding high precision values based on the disparity values.

Imaging system and method

A method includes receiving a plurality of images from an imaging device carried by a movable object. The method further includes determining whether an environment type of the movable object is a first type or a second type according to sensing data received from one or more sensors of the movable object, identifying a target based on the plurality of images using a first method in response to determining that the environment type is the first type and using a second method different from the first method in response to determining that the environment type is the second type, and determining state information of the movable object or the target based on the plurality of images.

Camera configuration on movable objects

A method for determining position of a target includes determining at least two measurement points of the target, obtaining vector data of at least two direction vectors based on an imaging position of the target on an imaging system and parameter data of the imaging system, and determining a distance between the target and the imaging system according to the vector data and a current vertical height of the imaging system. Each of the at least two direction vectors is a vector from the imaging system to a corresponding one of the at least two measurement points.

Method and device of determining position of target, tracking device and tracking system

A method for detecting a displacement of a mobile platform is provided. The method includes acquiring a first frame and a second frame using an imaging device that is coupled to the mobile platform, and obtaining rotation data using an inertial measurement unit (IMU) that is coupled to the mobile platform. The method also includes calculating a translation array based on the first frame, the second frame, and the rotation data. The method further includes determining the displacement of the mobile platform based on the translation array.

A method of controlling flight of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes collecting, while the UAV traverses a flight path, a first set of images corresponding to different fields of view of an environment around the UAV using multiple image capture devices. Each of the multiple image capture devices has one of the different fields of view. The method further includes extracting a first set of feature points from the first set of images, controlling the UAV to traverse a return path, and while the UAV traverses the return path, collecting a second set of images corresponding to the different fields of view using the multiple image capture devices and comparing the first set of feature points with a second set of feature points extracted from the second set of images.

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