Geo-location or navigation camera, and aircraft and navigation method therefor
US10386188B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 29, 2016 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/90
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Provided are a geo-location or navigation camera, and an aircraft and a navigation method therefor. The geo-location or navigation camera comprises an image capturing apparatus (15), an image capturing direction of the image capturing apparatus (15) being vertically downward. The camera further comprises a gimbal stability-enhancement system comprising a gimbal body and a gimbal control system connected to the gimbal body. The image capturing apparatus (15) is arranged on the gimbal body. By means of the balance control and shock absorption effects of the gimbal stability-enhancement system, the stability of the image capturing apparatus (15) is better, and the image capturing direction of the image capturing apparatus (15) is maintained to be always vertically downward. The aircraft can still be navigated without a GPS. The method has advantages of being highly accurate and widely applicable.
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