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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2022
Applicant:
Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US);
Inventor:
Simon Nielsen, Beverly Hills, CA (US);
Assignee:
Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/695 (2023.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0094 (2013.01); G05D 1/0808 (2013.01); G05D 1/101 (2013.01); H04N 23/695 (2023.01);
Abstract
A UAV having a fixed camera (e.g., without a gimbal or having a manually adjustable gimbal), and a control system configured to establish a still camera position at an image capture point for an extended time at a predetermined pitch angle. This implementation allows a camera fixed to the UAV to capture a photo(s) at a pitch angle for a predetermined image capture time, given that there is enough space to obstacles/ground to avoid a crash. The control system plans the optimum flight path for achieving minimal movement for a given position and camera angle.