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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2017
Applicant:
Xiaomi Inc., Beijing, CN;
Inventors:
Pengfei Zhang, Beijing, CN;
Wei Cai, Beijing, CN;
Yongfeng Xia, Beijing, CN;
Hualin Ye, Beijing, CN;
Assignee:
Xiaomi Inc., Beijing, CN;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 39/02 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 39/024 (2013.01); G05D 1/0011 (2013.01); G05D 1/0016 (2013.01); B64C 2201/141 (2013.01); B64C 2201/146 (2013.01);
Abstract
A flight control method includes: determining a positional relationship between an aircraft and a control device; determining a polar coordinate system with the control device as an origin according to the positional relationship; receiving a flight direction control instruction sent by the control device, the flight direction control instruction being generated on the basis of the polar coordinate system; and driving, according to coordinate information about the aircraft in the polar coordinate system, the aircraft to fly in accordance with the flight direction control instruction.