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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2018
Applicant:
Thales, Courbevoie, FR;
Inventors:
Clément Victor Huber, Toulouse, FR;
Michel Roger, Toulouse, FR;
Assignee:
THALES, Courbevoie, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 7/20 (2017.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/70 (2017.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); G05D 1/0094 (2013.01); G06T 7/20 (2013.01); B64C 2201/021 (2013.01); B64C 2201/123 (2013.01); B64C 2201/146 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to a method () for tracking a target (), using an electronic target tracking system () on board a drone (), the method () comprising at least determining () a movement trajectory of the drone (), the trajectory comprising a plurality of successive orbits respectively centered on a plurality of successive positions (C) of the target (), the orbit radius being able to vary, from one successive orbit to another, based on at least one element belonging to the group comprising: