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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2017
Applicant:
Hanwha Defense Co., Ltd., Changwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
HANWHA DEFENSE CO., LTD., Changwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/18 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G05D 1/12 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/185 (2013.01); G05D 1/0094 (2013.01); G05D 1/0246 (2013.01); G05D 1/12 (2013.01); H04N 5/23203 (2013.01); H04N 5/23212 (2013.01); H04N 5/232123 (2018.08); G05D 2201/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A following apparatus which follows a target object while photographing the target object includes a driving apparatus configured to move a main body, a photographing portion configured to continuously photograph the target object, and a controller configured to obtain an area value of the target object in a live-view motion picture from the photographing portion, obtain a distance value according to the obtained area value, and control the driving apparatus to maintain a distance between the photographing portion and the target object at a reference distance value according to the obtained distance value.