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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2016
Yuneec Technology Co., Limited, Kowloon, Hong Kong, CN;
Yu Tian, Jiangsu, CN;
Wenyan Jiang, Jiangsu, CN;
Yuneec Technology Co., Limited, Hong Kong, CN;
Abstract
An aircraft and an obstacle avoidance method and system thereof. The obstacle avoidance system comprises an image capturing apparatus (), a gimbal stability-enhancement system, and a second controller (). The gimbal stability-enhancement system comprises a gimbal body () and a gimbal control system (). The image capturing apparatus () is arranged on the gimbal body (), and is used for capturing an image in a flying direction when the aircraft is flying. The gimbal control system () is connected to the gimbal body (). The second controller () is used for determining whether an obstacle exists in the image captured by the image capturing apparatus (), and if yes, changing the flying direction of the aircraft according to a position of the obstacle, and if not, controlling the aircraft to fly in the current flying direction.