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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2016
Zerotech (Chongqing) Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd., Chongqing, CN;
Shuaiqin Wang, Beijing, CN;
Xiongwei Zhu, Beijing, CN;
Yiqiang Zheng, Beijing, CN;
Lin Yang, Beijing, CN;
Jianjun Yang, Beijing, CN;
ZEROTECH (CHONGQING) INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., Longxing Town, Yubei District, Chongqing, CN;
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) are provided. The UAV comprises at least one rotor. The method includes: receiving a take-off preparatory signal instructing the UAV to enter into a take-off preparatory state; controlling the at least one rotor of the UAV to rotate at a preset rotation speed in response to the take-off preparatory signal, wherein the preset rotation speed is smaller than a rotation speed that enables the UAV to hover in the air; and controlling the UAV to enter into a hovering mode under a predetermined condition, wherein the UAV is controlled to hover at a predetermined height in the hovering mode.