Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd.

Hualiang Qiu

Yin Tang

Feihu Yang

Mingyu Wang

Jun Wu

Zisheng Cao

Guyue Zhou

Mingxi Wang

Xiaozheng Tang

Xingwang Xu

Huaiyu Liu

Jinzhu Huang

A UAV includes an application processing circuit configured to process primary image data obtained by a primary imaging sensor carried by a gimbal; a real-time sensing circuit configured to process, in a real time manner, secondary image data obtained by a secondary imaging sensor not carried by a gimbal; and a flight control circuit. The flight control circuit is configured to communicate, through a first communication channel, with the application processing circuit to receive the processed primary image data and use the processed primary image data to control the UAV to perform a first function; and communicate, through a second communication channel, with the real-time sensing circuit to receive the processed secondary image data and use the processed secondary image data to control the UAV to perform a second function different from the first function. The second communication channel is independent from the first communication channel.

UAV hardware architecture

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes one or more propulsion units that effect flight of the UAV, an application processing circuit configured to verify a validity of a system image of the UAV in a secure environment, and a flight control circuit operably coupled to the application processing circuit. Generation and/or transmission of control signals from the flight control circuit to one or more electronic speed controllers (ESC controllers) is prevented prior to verification of the validity of the system image.

An apparatus includes a camera unit including an optical lens, a circuit board unit connected to the camera unit and disposed at a periphery of the camera unit, and a casing including a first housing body and a second housing body attachable to the first housing body. The first housing body and the second housing body are configured to enclose a receiving space to receive the camera unit and the circuit board unit, and jointly define a front opening that intersects with an optical axis of the optical lens.

Image capturing module

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with audio filtering components includes a background noise-producing component, a background microphone, and a noise emitter. The background noise-producing component is configured to produce a background noise. The background microphone is positioned within a proximity sufficiently close to collect interfering noise from the background noise producing component. The background microphone is configured to collect audio data including the background noise. The noise emitter is disposed within a proximity sufficiently close to the background noise-producing component to reduce the interfering noise. The noise emitter is configured to emit an audio signal having a reverse phase of the audio data collected by the background microphone.

Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for collecting audio data

An image capturing module includes a casing, a lens component arranged in the casing, and a lens shade disposed directly facing the lens component and having a thin plate shape. The lens shade includes a first bottom surface close to the lens, a second bottom surface disposed opposite to the first bottom surface and away from the lens, a snap portion configured to snap the lens shade with the casing, and a light incoming pathway running through the lens shade to allow external light to enter the lens. The light incoming pathway includes a first light inlet formed at the first bottom surface and a second light inlet formed at the second bottom surface. A size of the second light inlet is greater than a size of the first light inlet.

Image capturing module and lens shade thereof

Systems and methods are provided for swapping the battery on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) while providing continuous power to at least one system on the UAV. The UAV may be able to identify and land on an energy provision station autonomously. The UAV may take off and/or land on the energy provision station. The UAV may communicate with the energy provision station. The energy provision station may store and charge batteries for use on a UAV. The UAV and/or the energy provision station may have a backup energy source to provide continuous power to the UAV.

Systems and methods for UAV battery power backup

An image capturing device includes a camera unit and a casing enclosing the camera unit. The camera unit includes an optical lens and an image sensing module. The casing includes a first housing body, a second housing body attachable to the first housing body, a front enclosure, and a back enclosure. The first housing body, the second housing body, the front enclosure, and the back enclosure jointly enclose a receiving space. A first ventilating window is disposed on the first housing body or the second housing body, and a second ventilation window is disposed on the back enclosure. The first ventilating window and the second ventilation window are configured to provide ventilation to the receiving space.

An image capturing module includes a camera unit, a circuit board device connected to the camera unit, a heat dissipation device, and a casing enclosing the camera unit, the circuit board device, and the heat dissipation device. The circuit board device includes a circuit board unit disposed at a periphery of the camera unit and including a functional module. The heat dissipation device includes a heat sink attached on a surface of the functional module for dissipating heat from the functional module. The casing includes a ventilating window including a first opening portion and a second opening portion connected to the first opening portion. The second opening portion is arranged farther away from the front enclosure than the first opening portion, inclined relative to an optical axis of the camera unit, and oriented towards the front enclosure.

An image capturing module comprises a lens and a body. The body is provided with a circuit board component comprising a main control board, an image sensing board and an image processing board that are electrically connected. The image sensing board is substantially perpendicular to an optical axis of the lens. The main control board is disposed at the back of the image sensing board and located at a side thereof away from the lens. The image processing board is disposed at a side edge of the body.

Image capturing module which has an image processing board disposed at a side edge of the body of the image capturing module

An image capturing module including a casing, a camera unit disposed in the casing, a circuit board device connected to the camera unit and disposed in the casing, and a heat dissipation device. The circuit board device includes a circuit board unit disposed at a periphery of the camera unit and including a functional module. The heat dissipation device includes a heat sink attached on a surface of the functional module for dissipating heat from the functional module.

A circuit board device includes a polyhedral support frame and a circuit board unit. The circuit board unit includes two rigid boards and a flexible board connecting the two rigid boards. The two rigid boards are folded with respect to each other through the flexible board and are disposed on different sides of the support frame, respectively.

Circuit board device and image capturing module having the circuit board device

A UAV is provided to cancel background noise from audio data collected by the UAV. The UAV is provided with one or more background microphones in a proximity of one or more background noise-producing components. The UAV is also provided with one or more audio source collecting microphones. The audio data collected by the background microphones may be used to reduce or cancel interfering background noise from the audio signal detected by the audio source collecting microphone. The target audio may be captured or recorded with little or no background noise.

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